unexpected finds

He Is Still Remembered

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Far from any large city, a small town in northeastern Arkansas sits on the eastern edge of a low range of hills that drop to an expanse of flat farm land.

I had no reason to stop except that a sign convinced me there was a special house there that offered an interesting tour.

After following the arrows into a quiet and uncluttered part of town, I saw it — a large and stately looking house plus a few outbuildings surrounded by spacious grounds studded with large shade trees. 

Its look of enduring elegance contrasted sharply with what I had … Read the rest “He Is Still Remembered”

You Just Never Know

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There I was, almost finished with military service at Ft. Riley, Kansas, but first having to suffer through one of the hottest and driest summers on record.

It was a sizzling Sunday afternoon and my buddy Roger and I were attempting to tough out the heat in the barracks with no air conditioning. Right then and there we decided enough was enough. We had to find some way to escape the heat. 

That’s when we got the idea of getting some leave time and going to Colorado. Roger didn’t have his car there, but I had mine. We found a … Read the rest “You Just Never Know”