How To Stop A Drought
Want to know what it takes to make it rain in your neighborhood? Start a construction project. My corner of SE Texas has been in a drought for over a
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Author: Gary Boyd
Distractions Abound
There is a house growing in my backyard and I find my attention drawn to the activity for long periods each day. This is how it went in the last
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It’s WTF Time In Washington
(Rep. Eric A. “Rick”)Crawford, the freshman from Arkansas, was among 63 legislators who sent a letter to Obama on Thursday that imagined Aug. 3 arriving without a deal. In the
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Seasons and Change
I walked outside this morning to speak to our construction manager… It was early… It was HOT! After coming back inI started wondering why it felt so hot so I
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Happy Birthday America!
That said, I must admit the best fireworks display I’ve ever experienced took place in isolation and nearly-total silence, accompanied only by the murmurings of a couple of friends, the
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One Fine Day by Verlyn Klinkenborg
Last week, there was a day I hesitate to call perfect only because I would hate it if the perfect day had already come and gone in my life. But
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The End Of June 2011
It has been a busy week in our back yard. On Tuesday they cleared the site… On Wednesday a crew started the forms… And this morning the trucks came rolling
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A Video Walk
Early last week I wandered around my back yard and the woods behind my house playing with the Flip Video camera…No fancy editing just the “magic” of the Flip Share
