I was pretty young when we lived on Indigo. We were there till I was 10 maybe. These were the days every dad on the block rolled out his mower on Saturdays and cut smooth the thick St. Augustine grass that grew well in the humid Houston, Texas area. Even with the perfect mow lines […]
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The lights of Las Vegas were especially bright and colorful that week, it was Christmas. Everywhere you looked there were reminders that the season was upon us. I was happy to be there working and happy to see my dad. Dad left our family when I was 13. He was an alcoholic and the summer
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I was raised an asphalt cowboy. I have always lived in or close to the major metropolitan areas of Texas. As a boy I ran barefoot in the bar ditches and bayous of Houston, Texas. I carried my trusted Red Ryder BB gun or Benjamin Pellet gun everywhere. I wore oversize cowboy boots, faded denim
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Well in Texas the temps are headed down. We should not crack 100 all next week. It may come back but I think for the most part, summer is on the down side. Even with the 100 plus temps outside in the last few weeks my buddies and I have started talking hunting. Dove hunting
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Men need to be empowered. I always longed for something I felt was mine. Not a possession but a mission, a job, a task. As a young man I worked on construction sites. The lead carpenters were men I grew to respect. Not having a dad around my heart longed for male mentoring and leadership.
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As the weekend comes many of us feel a sense of relief. Maybe there is a sense of excitement for the plans you have for Saturday and Sunday. Summer is still with us and there may be a few days planned away from the grinds of work. In some cases, maybe even the relief of
When I was sitting on a plane one morning recently, making small talk with the young guy next to me, I was taken aback by one of his comments. He began his interest in who I was with, “So are you retired.” He never stumbled or hesitated. To him, apparently, I looked retired. Done with
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“Just Say No” was an advertising campaign, part of the U.S. “War on Drugs”, prevalent during the 1980s and early 1990s, to discourage children from engaging in illegal recreational drug use by offering various ways of saying no. The slogan was created and championed by First Lady Nancy Reagan during her husband’s presidency. “Just Say No”. After all these years and all the fun poked at
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“Son I am so proud of you. Great job today. You did so good,” said a father to his son. For a man, for a boy, those are the words we long for. It doesn’t matter how tough you are, how disconnected or close you are with your father, they matter. We long to know
When I was in the elementary grades at school my dad was around. I got to experience his hands working on things. Building things, fixing things, tinkering. I was also the beneficiary of his gift giving. Not only did we get Red Ryder BB guns but we got pocket knives and screw drivers and even
