Dial the clock forward to the fall of 1979. My brother had joined me in 1976 in the construction business after he finished a six year stint in the Army. We had contracted to build a nice housing subdivision on … Continue reading Glenn and the Hat Story:
This is a story about an old couple that showed up in Smithwick when I was just a kid. This story doesn’t involve actual family members. It does include the Smithwick Cemetery and a couple that were a part of … Continue reading Charlie and Minnie Campbell – A Love Story
(Originally posted on March 8, 2017) I’ve been waiting almost 47 years to retrace some tracks that I made in what seems like a different lifetime. Soon after graduating from high school, I was still 17 years old, I got hired on as a relief driver, driving a cattle truck for the Wenmohs Ranch. I was a team driver with Wallace Herbert. (Wallace if you have any corrections or additions please feel free to jump in) I guess you could say I was his understudy. It was the dream job for almost any kid that loved the sound and feel … Continue reading A Trip Up Sheffield Hill (Also called Lancaster Hill)
Every day events in our life happen that shape history. I sometimes play the “IF” game with myself. The most simple occurrence, the conversations we have, the chance encounters change the course of everything that will happen for the rest … Continue reading The Little Things That Happen In Our Lives……….
Click the link to start the music. https://suno.com/s/YLRdlAxHJk8ni8Ld Marble Falls back in the 60s Back when time moved easy… and everybody knew your name. Windows down… no matter the weather. KTSA cracklin’ at 55 on the dial… a little static, … Continue reading Marble Falls back in the 60s
Standing on the Corner in Marble Falls, Texas – that would be at the intersection of Second St. & US 281. There is so much to take in from this iconic photo taken by high school student at the time, … Continue reading A Familar Marble Falls Scene
Manuel T. Gonzaullas 1891 – 1977 Manuel Trazazas “Lonewolf” Gonzaullas was born in 1891 in Cádiz, Spain to a Spanish father and Canadian mother who were naturalized U.S. citizens. He served as a Mexican army major at age 20, worked … Continue reading “Lone-Wolf”
I was fooling around the other day and had ChatGBT create a Logo/Badge that I could place over a small hickey that happened on my new Gold Wing Trike, instead of taking it to the paint shop. It was caused … Continue reading I just had to smile and ask myself – where are we headed !
Below is a conversation I had with ChatGBT. All of my questions are in the highlighted text & AI gave the answers in non-highlighted text. The amazing thing to me is every answer is instantaneous. As off the wall as … Continue reading Is AI a Yes or a No for You?
The link below is a “true story” of becoming an old man and not realizing it in time to avoid spending money chasing a dream, chasing your younger self. In my case I got it in my head that I … Continue reading Being the Open-Book that I seem to be:
