by Doug Nelson "The Bird Boat" I was looking through a boat trader magazine one Sunday afternoon when I came across a Tunnel Hull I/O and immediately thought of the boat we all worked on while I was in the service. I sat down and using the pictures in the magazine, drew up a set of sketches on how … [Read more...]
Thinking Out Loud by Greg Allen
"A Tale of two Parties" That old adage “History repeats itself” has a bit of fidelity to it. So what does history tell us about the current two party political system in America and those shifting tides throughout the years within them? It tells us there’s been an undertow of liberalism with a wake … [Read more...]
Miles of Memories by Brenda Miles
This past month has been extremely difficult. Our beloved brother-in-law passed away January 4. His death was unexpected after only a 38 hour stay in MD Anderson. Soon after, we lost another family member, a cousin. Another sudden death. In addition to our sorrow, we were unable to attend either … [Read more...]
Out of Bounds by Geary Leason
It should have happened a long time ago. Augustus Pompous Smedley had irritated enough of his relatives, the “Boulder (CO) Forty,” in the weeks following their Christmas family reunion as he accosted them with his phony “religious survey”. Always a man with huge opinions and totally fearless in … [Read more...]
Miles of Memories by Brenda Miles
"Remembering When the Music Died" A nice reader wrote: “You include old 50's song lyrics in your column often you must be an old rock ‘n roll fan. So, tell me, when do you think our music was born and when did it die?” The birth, Ralph? Many say it began with Bill Haley and the Comets recording … [Read more...]
Out of Bounds by Geary Leason
"Love Thy Enemies" January 18 is Martin Luther King Day, a national holiday set aside to honor the great civil rights warrior who fought in the 1950 and 60s against racism in the United States. Even after one hundred years following the Civil War, our nation was still plagued by the continuance of … [Read more...]
Out of Bounds by Geary Leason
Smedley Confesses Augustus Pompous Smedley, the Bay’s notorious irritant whose tales and adventures are often related in this column, confided to Out of Bounds the other day that he has been blasted by long list of offended readers - with most of them being his relatives. As you may recall, this … [Read more...]
DISABILITIES By Daniel J. Vance, MS, LPCC
TX Disability Advocate Changes Attitudes Kathie Snow's attitudes drastically changed in 1990, the year her son with cerebral palsy turned 3. Snow was participating in Texas Partners in Policymaking, a leadership program for adults with developmental disabilities and parents of children with … [Read more...]
Out of Bounds by Geary Leason
"The Big Question" Augustus Pompous Smedley and his faithful but suffering wife, Maudy Bob, journeyed to the “high” country of Colorado over this Christmas weekend and mixed it up with an assortment of relatives and a batch of the relatives’ relatives. For four days, it was a hug here, a shallow “ … [Read more...]
The Crazy Things We Did by Doug Nelson
'The Hick-up From Hell" Our all-night pool parties were loads of fun; we would eat pizza and drink carbonated beverages until they would come out our nose when we laughed. As usually, a belching contest would ensue. One particular Saturday night I had the winning belch in the form of a gas bubble … [Read more...]
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