Only those Houstonians over seventy would remember what the Gulf Freeway was like back in 1964. For that matter, most native Houstonians would not know or remember what any of the freeways were like that year. The Gulf Freeway was not much of a freeway back then. The freeway had […]
Monthly Archives: February 2023
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Most people do not remember when the AFL (American Football League) got started or what teams were part of that league. The AFL was started because the NFL team owners did not want to add more teams and they wanted the final say with any expansion teams. The 1960 American […]
Valentine’s Day was on a Friday in 1964. Eva and I had known each other since the third grade, but we did not have our first date until September 1963. At that time, I was dating other girls and not looking for a relationship with just one girl. My engagement […]
I am not sure of the year, but it must have been in the late 1960s when I went on my first deer hunt. Clifford, a good friend of mine since our days at Burbank Junior High School, asked me if I wanted to go with him and his younger […]
As we begin to learn things as a child, it is important that the values for what we learn about do not change during that learning process. When we teach a child about colors, we use items that are “red” to teach the value of “red” and “green” items for […]
This phrase has been used often by many, myself included. I think the older we get, either we become bitter about things in our life or grateful that the good times outweigh the tough times. During our early years, our focus was always on the current needs and the near-term […]