Tag: family
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Paris
As a child of 13 in Padre on vacation with family friends I saved the life of our friends 11-year-old son from an ocean current. I had heard John yelling to Brian and saw my father running down the beach yelling to Brian. I looked and Brian was out about two football fields from the…
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Church Outreach
I lived in an upper scale neighborhood. I never had lunch money. No big deal. There was nothing to fix. Every once in a while, I would get a new lunch pail box as a big thing but no follow through. A kid at school, my new friend from Church, arranged for us to do…
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Kit Carson
In third grade they forgot to teach me cursive – in second grade. Or perhaps I was still recovering. I am a Genius and I spoke French and in third grade the school forgot cursive. My neighbor brought the neighborhood kids to see the Battle of Midway in ’73. His wife brought just me to…
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Through the Mirror Sideways
Child, does your mother know you are out here? Who gave you the right to ask me that? Your mother. Come here. I don’t know. I am busy. Myself is trying to get his memories back and I keep moving them. Sometimes they are hidden in French. Other times…he’s not as smart as me. Who…
