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June 18, 2004
I Could Waltz Across Texas With You
Reason #52 why my dad is one of the coolest guys I know:
Last night at the Broken Spoke after passing by the old Texas Top Hands tour bus outside, meandering through the front hall, viewing Willie Nelson’s stetson and debating the pros and cons of having a chicken fried steak and a slice of pie at 9:30 at night, we went on back to the dance hall. After paying our cover, my sweet daddy turned to me with a stricken look on his face and asked, “Um, they don’t line dance here, do they?”
“No,” I replied. “It’s mostly just two-stepping or swing dancing, and waltzing and maybe a polka or two.”
“Oh good,” he answered, visibly relieved and went off to get some tequila for himself and his dance partner, and an icy cold Lone Star for me.
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June 10, 2004
Window on the Word (1)
from “Walking Words” by Eduardo Galeano
Storytellers, storysingers, only spin their tales while the snow falls. That’s the way it’s done. The Indians of North America are very careful about this matter of stories. They say that while stories are being told, plants don’t pay attention to growing and birds forget to feed their young.