Meandering
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Hog Tight, Horse High and Bull Strong
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I cannot discover when Mom and Dad moved to the Old Hyde Place. I know it was before 1945 —…
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Failures of American Modern Medicine
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Photo by Online Marketing on Unsplash Well, guess what happened on the way to the holidays. I mean, there I…
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There but for the grace of God, go I
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This posting will seem like a departure from my usual Letters From the Old Hyde Place; and in a way,…
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November 22, 1963
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Photo by Florida Memory on Unsplash I always remember the day and the times. But the times seem more relevant…
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Bell Victory, A One-Room Education
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Photo by cin . on Unsplash Seems quaint now, but my family lived in a part of rural America in…
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A Tough Old Bird
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Subscribe to our newsletter Photo by The Oregon State University Collections and Archives on Unsplash Uncle Lon was what everyone…
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You Cannot Teach Before You Know
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You may have heard this said before by other sons, but my mom, Lena Mae Renfro, was the best woman…
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Tearing Down the Barn and Lessons Learned
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Photo by Roger Starnes Sr on Unsplash If I ask you to conger up an image of an old country…
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The Fire: A Lesson on Resilience
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Photo by Nguyen Duc Khoi on Unsplash I’ve thought a lot about how to tell this story, even about why…