Author: Charlcyann
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THE SISTERS
Going Back in Time At times, I observe people and places and write descriptions of them. In an attempt to organize some of these writings (scribblings?), I have decided to share some of them. The following was written describing South Padre Island around 1970. The fast- growing Port of Brownsville could be seen in the…
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CHERISHED MEMORIES
William E. Bullard, Jr. October 2, 1919 – September 14, 2015 We have been blessed with wonderful friends throughout our lives. We have known members of Bill Bullard’s family for over fifty years. This excerpt from his obituary written by his daughter, Linda, is a tribute to a hero of the Great Generation. Our last…
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TRAUMATIC TEST
The card read that it was time for my in-person driver’s license renewal. I had done that a few days earlier. As I tossed the card into the trash, I thought back (way, way, back) to my initial driving test. It was not as cut and dried as this one had been There was no…
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SAILOR AHEAD
It was 1945. The war was over. The boys were coming home. They were using whatever means available to get back to their families as quickly as possibly. They were riding buses and trains and hitchhiking. My cousin had driven her mother and mine to Abilene, Texas, for some shopping. The roadway was lined with…
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STAY SAFE
There is a rip-snorting western on TV. It portrays lawlessness and gun fighting in the streets. The old West was not a safe place to live. One of my great, great grandfathers kept a diary. He frequently referred to what he called “Indian Excitement.” The diary lists numbers of people killed by the Indians and…
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US AND THEM
I leaned against the door frame that separated the two rooms. I looked to the left and then to the right. On my left was a commercial kitchen complete with a deep fryer and convection oven. To my right was a classroom. This was to be my domain for the school year. I was in another…
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EGG “BABIES”
The child development classroom was abuzz with activity. There were murmurs of pleasure and giggles of excitement. The egg babies had arrived! Some students even went so far as to say, “Congratulations” to fellow classmates. Or, they might ask, “Is it a boy or a girl.” The students had one class period to decorate and…
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THE OLD LIND FAMILY CAR
This article was written by my son, Charles Standifer, in 1979, when he was a junior student at Georgetown High School. Under the guidance of his history teacher, Ms. Marietta Mugford, he entered it in a contest sponsored by the Williamson County Historical Commission. He placed second. He still has the car. The old Lind…
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GUEST BLOG
My thanks to my cousin, Dick Williams, for permission to use this story which he wrote on February 26, 2003, after learning of the death of one of our classmates, J.K. Dick’s Memories: In high school days, J. had been the class clown. I was sad to learn of his death. My first thought in…
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A Doggie Dad
This is from a blog post for my children’s book, Butch The One Of A Kind Dog. Butch’s dog friends in the neighborhood were like people. They came in different sizes, shapes, colors, and degrees of attractiveness. Butch probably had the distinction of being the most unattractive of the group. Some even referred to the…