by Marie Watts | Feb 22, 2021 | Blog
What a week! The Texas deep freeze was a sucker punch. Never in my life have I endured such frigid temperatures in the Lone Star state. While my humble abode can handle one hundred ten degrees with no problem, seven degrees is an entirely different matter. Aware...
by Marie Watts | Feb 15, 2021 | Blog
Perseverance was the hallmark of Dr. Carter Godwin Woodson (1875-1950), known as the father of Black History. Born in Virginia to illiterate former slaves, he spent much of his childhood working on the farm. Unfortunately, survival took priority over formal...
by Marie Watts | Feb 8, 2021 | Blog
My new bathroom scale scares the bejeebers out of me. This fancy electronic version replaces the Wii Fit I had been using to calculate pounds melting away. The ancient game console was spewing funky readouts—showing a weight loss from the day before all-the-while...
by Marie Watts | Feb 1, 2021 | Blog
I won the COVID vaccine lottery! My good fortune mind-blowing. And frankly, my excitement about the windfall is higher than that of winning the Powerball jackpot. (Well…not really. That’s a lie. Hitting the billion-dollar lotto would have enabled me to have the...
by Marie Watts | Jan 25, 2021 | Blog
I’m lotto fever dreaming these days. While not a regular player, the large jackpots for Powerball and MegaMillions have been calling my name. Taking home 400 million dollars after taxes opens a myriad of possibilities for me. Although somewhere deep inside, I realize...
by Marie Watts | Jan 18, 2021 | Blog
Short of cash? Bored? Y’all come and participate in the spring feral hog and coyote killing contests. No, I’m not making this up. Fayette County, Texas routinely runs these competitions sponsored by the Texas A&M University AgriLife Extension Service, Fayette...
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