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  • It may be illogical, but I am generally loyal to Texan companies, until they abandon the thing that made them special. Whataburger sold out. Southwest became… like the rest. No reason for loyalty. https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/dallas-southwest-airlines-gets-worse-with-end-of-free-bag-policy-21906895

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  • We Need A Name!

    We Need A Name!

    The Delwood Grasshoppers need a name for their new mascot!

  • This Doesn't Make Sense

    This Doesn't Make Sense

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  • We don't move on from grief

    I haven’t lost a spouse, but a dad when I was 12 and been touched by grief very recently. She’s hit the mark pretty well.

  • Drive Like You’re Invisible

    I drive a white 10-passenger Ford Transit. It’s a decent size. This morning, someone stopped and proceeded through the intersection (where I had no stop sign) right in front of me. Standing on the brake and laying on the horn, I’m not sure how I didn’t hit him, but stopped just short. I’m in a…

  • Next season

    I just realized that if all five of my baseball girls play next season, we would be spread across four teams. 12U, 10U, 8U, and two in 6U. That would be a lot of practices and games to juggle! Yikes.

  • Dad’s Birthday

    Dad’s Birthday

    Today, Dad would have been 76 years old, which is an odd thing to think about. Still young enough that, all in all, it would be normal for him to be living still, but old enough that I can’t imagine him actually being that age. Here is me with him at probably the last time…