I was a big baseball fan in the early 1990s when Bobby Valentine was manager of the Texas Rangers. I was recently on an internet rabbit hole search and was looking up old players and whatever happened to them. First was George Brett. Then I thought of my old super crush Bobby Brower. Here is…
Enjoy this quick essay from my aunt about leaving for and arriving in Germany during the Vietnam War: “For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.” In 1966, after serving a 1-year trip to South Vietnam courtesy of the U.S. Army, my husband, Butch, received orders for Germany–the land of lederhosen, beer, polkas,…
Following is another guest post written by my aunt, Betty Haynes. This time, the subject is my great great uncle, Johnny. My uncle, Johnny Clarkson, was really my great uncle. He was only a few years older than my dad, Jack, so he often stayed with his oldest sister, my grandmother. Thus, he and my…
The following is a nice synopsis of my grandmother’s life and was written by my aunt: EDNA LOIS COTTON PIPPINS (aka Ed, Cotton, Honey, Mother and Meme) was born April 5, 1914, in Waco, TX. She often said that she thought she was adopted because she was the only sibling born in Waco. Her mother,…
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