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Published Wednesday, May 21, 2014
By Gerre Joiner
I've been in kind of a writing slump lately ... until a recent morning. After a little good-natured (no content to speak of) conversation at the coffee shop, I mentioned a Facebook post from a Louisiana preacher friend who wrote, "Tell us of a town/city with a most unusual name and where they got it.
Published Wednesday, April 16, 2014
By Gerre Joiner
Well, I got to the coffee shop too late to neighbor with anyone. Everyone is already gone. Phoned one friend who is doing a little farming today. Too busy to drink coffee with anybody today. So I have a little time for reflective thinking.
Published Wednesday, April 2, 2014
By Gerre Joiner
The idea for writing this little column every once in a while has been rewarded by comments from friends and new friends all over the county.
Published Wednesday, March 12, 2014
By Gerre Joiner
This little story won't mean much to you unless you: (1. know retired banker/rancher Jimmy Cunnius, (2. knew Chock Longmire or (3. grew up marveling at the fine art of horse trading in the 1950s.
Published Wednesday, February 19, 2014
By Gerre Joiner
I recently sang for the funeral of a gentle giant. Bill Askey's life touched the lives of so many people in our area.
Published Wednesday, January 29, 2014
By Gerre Joiner
Today at the coffee shop, we agreed that some in the bunch don't care if the Cowboys win or lose. We wondered if Romo is as good as Jerry Jones thinks he is.
Published Wednesday, January 15, 2014
By Gerre Joiner
Almost every old-timer remembers when, over 50 years ago, a few entrepreneurs would travel through the country, find a good spot in a small town (one without a lot of high-class social events to work with), erect a tent and create a skating rink.
Published Saturday, December 21, 2013
By Gerre Joiner
Well, things at the coffee shop have been interesting.
Published Saturday, December 14, 2013
By Gerre Joiner
Well, the coffee shop talk has been interesting lately.
Published Wednesday, December 4, 2013
By Gerre Joiner
I watched an instructional YouTube video recently teaching the finer points of feral hog trapping.
Published Wednesday, November 27, 2013
By Gerre Joiner
Somehow the recent coffee shop conversation turned to fence building. Not sure how that happened.
Published Wednesday, October 23, 2013
By Gerre Joiner
Many of us "move-ins" and most of us "old timers" remember when, several years ago, a tornado did a sizeable amount of damage to our fair city.
Published Saturday, October 12, 2013
By Gerre Joiner
Saw my friend Evan Culpepper in the Wal-Mart parking lot yesterday. He noticed I looked like I had lost my pickup. I had lost my pickup.
Published Saturday, October 5, 2013
By Gerre Joiner
I've been having a bit of a "perfect storm" that has prevented me from submitting columns to the newspaper.
Published Saturday, August 31, 2013
By Gerre Joiner
The day this story unfolded, I phoned my friend, Don Newbury, and told him what had happened.
Published Saturday, August 10, 2013
By Gerre Joiner
Every once in a while, one of the guys tells a story that, re-told, helps the community. Here's one!
Published Saturday, July 20, 2013
By Gerre Joiner
I recently referenced a Wise County incident involving a bear. After the column was published, I noted that this story was worthy of more attention and detail.
Published Saturday, July 13, 2013
By Gerre Joiner
Interesting topics of conversation today were...
Published Wednesday, July 3, 2013
By Gerre Joiner
I was recently happy to discover (on the "internets") that George Washington, sometime before the age of 16, transcribed "Rules of Civility & Decent Behaviour In Company and Conversation." I thought they needed a little interpreting for today's reader.
Published Wednesday, June 26, 2013
By Gerre Joiner
Many interesting topics have been discussed recently at the coffee shop.
