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God, Don’t Let Me Die in Louisiana – Part II
Not actual Family Members (Far as I Know) After a couple of days, I had recovered sufficiently from the horrors of swamp fishing (Part I) with my grandfather. My cousin, let’s call him J.D. (everyone else does), asked if … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Family, Humor, Louisiana, Religion, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged Animals, Christianity, Fishing, Louisiana, Religion, Travel, Wlidlife
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God, Don’t Let Me Die in Louisiana – Part I
Whenever my family and I would visit DeRidder, Louisiana, we would stay with my dad’s father, Charles A. Peddy. To me, he was Papa (pronounced “Paw-Paw”; no doubt a function of dialect). Papa was a small man, maybe 5’5″ tall, and one … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Louisiana, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged Fishing, Louisiana, Swamps, Travel
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Driving West Texas: A State Colo-rectal Exam
During high school and college, I would on occasion and at the behest of my father, go along on road trips from Tucson to DeRidder, Louisiana to see his family. Either my older brother, sister or both would come as well. The trip … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Louisiana, Texas, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged Louisiana, Road Trips, Texas, Travel
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My First Car
Racy Red; mine was Grandma Gray My first car was a two door 1971 Toyota Corolla. I paid four hundred dollars for it, which in 1981 was, I believe, four hundred dollars. Even back then, for that kind of money you … Continue reading
Posted in Automobiles, Cars, Humor, Toyota, Uncategorized
Tagged Autos, Cars, First Car, Toyota
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A Time to Give Thanks
It’s Thanksgiving week, and on top of that, today is our twenty-third wedding anniversary. It is proper on this holiday to remind ourselves what we are thankful for. As I sit here, belly distended, still miserably full (yet strangely content) … Continue reading
Scary Arizona – Don’t Come Here!, Part V
Gregory Peccary Since my encounter with the rattlesnake (part IV), I’ve changed my routine when walking through the desert surrounding my customer’s homes. Before then, I had relied upon the sounds inherent in transporting my considerable girth through bushes, cacti and around exterior walls. Clearly, … Continue reading
Scary Arizona – Don’t Come Here, Part IV
Snakeus Triedabiteus And now, without further ado, the most vicious creatures with which I have had direct confrontation and why, therefore, you should think before moving to Arizona: I was working in the desert on the northeast side of … Continue reading
Scary Arizona – Don’t Come Here!, Part III
I promised in Scary Arizona – Don’t Come Here!, Part II to tell of my harrowing personal encounters with some of the most tenacious, vicious wildlife in Arizona. Though I haven’t had a terrifying personal experience with either, I would be … Continue reading
Scary Arizona – Don’t Come Here!, Part II
So. Let’s get right to it; a truly creepy reason for not coming to Arizona, carelessly strewn headless corpses, skeleton-faced Governor and drug runners (see part I) aside: …well, first, I feel it’s important to dispel the notion that Arizona’s … Continue reading
Scary Arizona – Don’t Come Here!, Part I
Thanks to our wonderful ambassador of goodwill, Governor Jan Brewer, who looks like a Dio de los Muertos( Day of the Dead )Barbie doll, Arizona is already known to be too dangerous to even visit, much less reside in. According to her, our … Continue reading
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