From I was a kid, I’ve listened to Eddie Arnold with a great deal of pleasure.  He was truly one of the best performers in country music.
Back before he was big, he was playing at a theater in California; and needed a second guitar.  My dad, George Morgan, played backup for him; and the audience […]

Posted on May 9th, 2008 by torone
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If only…
Seems like I say that a lot, nowadays.  I guess it comes with gettin’ as old as I am.  After all, as I’ve said before, I’m two weeks older’n dirt.
I’m gonna try to get some of the ‘if onlies’ out of my system.  Basically, they’re bad decisions that I’ve made.  It’s true that ‘Hindsight […]

Posted on April 27th, 2008 by torone
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However, I think I’d rather be having a Feliz Navidad…

Posted on December 24th, 2007 by torone
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There is a TV ad running that strongly suggests that one should choose one’s mate by his/her credit score.  Anyone who is tempted to take that advice should also be aware of the Golden Rule: “He/she who has the gold makes the rules.”.  A good prenuptial agreement is also to be considered.

Posted on December 23rd, 2007 by torone
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This time of year is bad for me.  When I was a kid living in the Valley, This was the time of year to go duck and goose hunting.  I also liked hunting rabbits.  When I was a young man living in Southern Oklahoma, this was my favorite time to go squirrel hunting.  I preferred to […]

Posted on November 29th, 2007 by torone
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November 22, 2007
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In these times of trial and tribulation, I do still find something to be thankful for…
I am still breathing after the heart attack.
George Bush is still […]

Posted on November 22nd, 2007 by torone
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More and more, I feel the spirits of my ancestors calling me.  I find myself wishing that I had never left The Valley; and remembering only the good times.  Normal?  Maybe, and maybe not.  Logically, I know that hardly anyone there would welcome me back; and I know that there is little there for me, […]

Posted on November 21st, 2007 by torone
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Stuck in Houston, for now, at least.  I made several bad decisions that put me here.  I won’t try to rank them as to importance; because the effects are cumulative.  I left the Rio Grande Valley to service a computer maintenance contract with Fedex, because I couldn’t hire anyone in Waco.  I moved on the […]

Posted on June 7th, 2007 by torone
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I gave up the Valley, where I was born and raised, where I knew all of the good fishing holes, where I actually had to say ‘no’ to women, for Houston, where I know virtually no one, can’t find fish, and am stuck with one woman.  I think I got the worst end of the […]

Posted on May 14th, 2007 by torone
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