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This is not sad. Really.
When you join the outlive your children club It is a journey no one choosesMany self destruct. I wanted to. Now at 21 years afterward. Moments bring quiet reflections and smiles at the memories Joy that we saw him go to 18 and a glimpse of the man he was becoming. Sad that we could…
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this day in 2013
So this day in 2013, I was working a project near Reklaw TX when I received a call that dad was headed home from Silsbee Oaks in final hospice care. I drove two hours and missed seeing him get home….My sister in law who is a home health RN said that as his gurney passed…
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Where my Demons Hide
When the days are cold And the cards all fold And the saints we see are all made of gold When your dreams all fail And the ones we hail Are the worst of all, and the blood’s run stale I wanna hide the truth I wanna shelter you But with the beast inside There’s…
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Blue Steel
Just to document that I was the original creator of Blue Steel look in 1960, long before Zoolander was even thought of. Just sayin
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Those who came before
I was listening to Philadelphia Freedom by Elton John. It came out in 1975 and I listened to it in 75 and 76. the phrase …Philadelphia Freedom…gave me a peace of life my daddy never had…. Since 1776, people came to the USA and were born here and wanted freedom, freedom to live their lives.…
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What is right
“If it is not right, do not do it. If it is not true, do not say it.” – Marcus Aurelius
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Will I stand
Newsboys Song Stand What will I do when everything falls…. June 22 2022 at 232 am I found out what I would do Joshua Blake Hargrove died at 1250am. Age 18 and 2 months plus. I thought he would outlive me, I thought I had a lifetime to make memories. I did not. Because of…
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18 with 47 years experience
I have never felt sure of myself. As an eagle scout at age 13, swimming the mile swim, hiking the grand canyon, working in a BWR Nuclear plant putting in a one of a kind radio system for nuclear security, designing a secure reliable nuclear warning siren system for 5 parishes, rebuilding a transcontinental microwave…