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Moving to Midland, Need advice.
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Late 1950's Mid air Collision above Midland
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My roots run deep in West Texas.
So deep, in fact, that when my father's granddad was a little boy, he witnessed a tomahawk thrown into his parent's front porch post, by an Indian that had ridden up with his tribal 'posse', to steal horses. A real…
"When the going gets tough, the tough get going... to "The Gage"!Just about everyone in West Texas is familiar with the historic hotel in Marathon, Texas. If you aren't, it's about time you paid a visit to see what was created in another time and p…
Yikes! I had no idea this was his recent business procedure....He was always a good and decent person to do business with, and quite talented...sorry to hear this is now the situation.
Mike, I hope you get your curbs done - one way or the other!
Today marks the anniversary of my oldest daughter's death. I share this not to stir raw emotion of the reader, but because it's important to this story. She died the day after the Martin Luther King holiday eleven years ago, on January 20th. Since h…
Every so often we are in the right place at the right time. Unexpected surprises are the best, and when they come blowing in like a mighty West Texas wind, then you better hold on, 'cause it's gonna be good!
Such was the case Saturday night, when a…
Friday's Funnies Revisted... "HOT DOG' in TEXAS...
Okay, well I promised a humorous photo every week, and somehow the time has gotten away from me!
BUT...I do have another addition of "Friday's Funnies" !
BUT...I do have another addition of "Friday's Funnies" !
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My roots run deep in West Texas.
So deep, in fact, that when my father's granddad was a little boy, he witnessed a tomahawk thrown into his parent's front porch post, by an Indian that had ridden up with his tribal 'posse', to steal horses. A real-life 'Cowboys and Indians' story. Fast forward 150 years or so, and some of my best recollections of my youth are spent out in this same wild part of Texas.
Every March and April - around Eastertime - I get
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"Your Home on the Range"
"When the going gets tough, the tough get going... to "The Gage"!
Just about everyone in West Texas is familiar with the historic hotel in Marathon, Texas.
If you aren't, it's about time you paid a visit to see what was created in another time and place. Deep in the bowels of West Texas, next to the edge of a famous state park and almost as close to Mexico, is The Gage Hotel.
Built in 1927, the hotel was commissioned by Alfred Gage, a Vermont native t… Continue
Posted on February 6, 2010 at 1:56am —
On the Wings of a Prayer...
Today marks the anniversary of my oldest daughter's death. I share this not to stir raw emotion of the reader, but because it's important to this story. She died the day after the Martin Luther King holiday eleven years ago, on January 20th. Since her passing, each day without her has turned into another week, or month or year. Now, we begin a new decade. A new decade of remembering and reflection.
We live close to the former football stadium, Memorial Stadium, in old Midland. It has become the… Continue
We live close to the former football stadium, Memorial Stadium, in old Midland. It has become the… Continue
Posted on January 19, 2010 at 10:30am —
Once in a Blue Moon....
Every so often we are in the right place at the right time. Unexpected surprises are the best, and when they come blowing in like a mighty West Texas wind, then you better hold on, 'cause it's gonna be good!
Such was the case Saturday night, when a new band blew into Midland.
Not just any old band. This was SERYN.
'Seryn' was formed only 8 months ago at North Texas State, in Denton, and has already picked up speed, catching the attention of Dallas, Nashville, Austin and now Midland. The… Continue
Such was the case Saturday night, when a new band blew into Midland.
Not just any old band. This was SERYN.
'Seryn' was formed only 8 months ago at North Texas State, in Denton, and has already picked up speed, catching the attention of Dallas, Nashville, Austin and now Midland. The… Continue
Posted on January 12, 2010 at 2:46am —
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- At 11:17pm on March 5, 2010,
Tommy Grace said…
- Hi Cindi
What's goin' on in the Tall City these days? Just thought I'd check in to see how you and yours are doing. The snow here is finally melting after over 30 inches in February. I'm defintiely ready for the warm weather do get here.
Hope all is well with you.
Talk at ya'll later. Have a good weekend.
Tommy
- At 10:45pm on February 7, 2010,
Tommy Grace said…
- Hey Cindi
Congratulations on your 30th anniversary. That's an impressive milestone in these times. Sounds like ya'll had a great time and got to visit a very historic and interesting place.
We are trying to dig out of about a foot of snow with 3 to 4 foot drifts, seems like I've been trying to plow thru them all weekend. And get this, we may have another 8 inches by Wed. I think it's about time to head south. :) Looks like ya'll have had a bit of nasty weather this winter also.
Watchin' the Super Bowl, looks like the game could get interesting here in the last few minutes. Don't really have a favorite in the game, so whoever wins is OK with me. It's been a pretty good game so far.
Anyway just wanted to say Hi. Looks like the Saints are gonna pull it out.
- At 2:09am on January 3, 2010,
Tommy Grace said…
- YES ....... RED RAIDERS WIN!!!!!!! GREAT GAME.
Now, Let's hope the Horns can put it all together Thursday night.
- At 11:32pm on January 2, 2010,
Tommy Grace said…
- Yeah, I'm watchin' the Tech game too. Gotta watch all of the Big 12 games
Watched the Sooners finally win a bowl game. I'm a big OU fan, have been since the Midland days.
I'll be pullin' for the Horns later this week.
- At 8:11pm on January 2, 2010,
Tommy Grace said…
- Hey Cindi
Hope you had a great holiday.
Hey, I can't get to your latest blog, not sure what's going on.
Anyway it's back to work on Monday, can't wait. :)
Talk at ya later
- At 8:48pm on December 21, 2009,
liberal old man said… - this old man doesn't have any idea where this will be posted. But in response to a reply to my early post, I say thanks for Mama Dinka. That said, how many folks out there remember when there was no loop? How many remember the Star Dust Honky Tonk in Odessa? That was where I met my wife.
- At 9:45am on November 25, 2009, Tommy Grace gave Mama Dinka a gift…
Thanks for bringing back the great memories and everything else you do. As I've said before you are one heck of a person.
- At 3:33pm on October 26, 2009,
Angela Seales said… - Thanks for the welcome. It is a great feeling when you meet someone who has been in Midland for a long time.
- At 8:42pm on October 21, 2009,
Tommy Grace said…
- Good job. That would really be interesting to see what kind of response it would get. I think it would get quite a few hits. I'm surprised thatyou hadn't known about the accident. Of course, I don't really remember hearing anything about in the years that I lived there either.
Hey, sounds like your weekend was a bunch of fun. I really enjoy listening to Asleep at the Wheel, they have some great music. I got to hear them at a fair in Euless back in the 90s. It was great and I even got to meet Ray Benson. Nice guy and really tall.
Let's hope the story works out.
Talk at ya later.
- At 9:19am on October 21, 2009,
Tommy Grace said…
- Hey Cindi
I put a response to the airplane collision out on the discussion. Just thinking, the anniversay of the crash is Saturday, it would be unteresting to see if you could get the original stry re-printed this weekend.
- At 12:15am on October 11, 2009,
Tommy Grace said…
- Hey Cindi
Just a quick note to say Hi. You must be stayin' busy, I haven't heard much from you lately. Hope all is going well for you. Glad to see football season is well underway, I try to listen to the Rebels on Friday nights, looks like they are playing some close games, just not quite there yet and it looks like they have a tough schedule the rest of the way.
The fall colors are beginning to pop out up here, looks like we are gonna have some pretty awesome color this fall.
Have a good one and we'll talk at ya'll later.
- At 12:52pm on October 2, 2009,
Santa Rita Club said… - Thanks for looking at our Blog. Sometimes I feel as though I am the only one interested.
- At 11:28pm on September 4, 2009,
Tommy Grace said…
- Hey Cindi
I just listened to the LHS-MHS game. What a game, how exciting does it get. After last week I was a little worried but the boys came thru with flying colors tonite. Let's hope that gets the boys in maroon on a roll for the rest of the season. GO REBELS!!!!
How are ya doin'? We've had some great weather this week, But that's gonna change as we're headin' south in the morning for Big D. We'll be there all week visiting with the kids and spoiling the grandkids.
Just wanted to say HI and let ya know I'm listening to some great West Texas again up here in Ohio.
Have a great weekend and we'll holler at ya'll later
- At 8:10am on July 22, 2009,
Tommy Grace said…
- Hey Cindi
Sounds like everyone had a great time. Glad to hear it.
Ahhh Ruidoso, I remember it well, seemed like we used to get over there about every other year or so. I bet it was a great relief from those 100 degree days in Midland. We always had an awesome time when we went. Going to the horse races and even going on a trail ride, it was great. The drive up to Sierra Blanca was also interesting. I remember the road up to the top was narrow and winding. My mom was freaking out all the way up, telling my dad he was getting to close to edge. It was worth it though, it was awesome once you got up there.
Everytime we chat you bring back some great memories that I hadn't thought of in many many years. Great stuff!!!
Try to stay cool and we'll holler at ya'll later.
Tommy
- At 8:05am on July 16, 2009,
Tommy Grace said…
- Hey Cindi
I'm a little tardy on inquiring as to how everything went with the reunion. I read your article on attending your reunion, good stuff as usual.
Hope the festivities went well and everyone was able to reconnect with old friends. My 40th will be coming up in 2011 and I am looking forward to coming back and seeing the old homestead again and visiting with everyone.
I'm sure that you have everything under control there in West Texas, we are enjoying some nice weather here lately. We're trying to get our plans together to get down that way to visit the kids and grandkids, probably sometime this fall.
Just wanted to drop a note to say HI and hope ya'll are having a good summer.
Tommy
- At 12:58am on July 14, 2009,
Coco said… - Thanks - I apprecaite it and look forward to meeting you!
- At 1:49pm on July 13, 2009,
Coco said…
- We are an Elite Airbrush Tanning and High-End Skin Care Studio! We just recently opened up about a month ago! We offer all natural, anti-aging airbrush tanning along with many other skin care treatments including anti-aging, deep moisturizing, etc...
We also provide Cosmetic Teeth Whitening! We're offering 15% off of all our treatments until July 31st! We are located at 3328 N. Midkiff in the same shopping center where Olan Mills photography & Flatbelly's is. I just though that with all of the high school reunions around here, that they might want to try our services for their night out! Thanks for getting back to me!
- At 10:00am on July 13, 2009,
Bob Lester said… - please join me on my new writing page. in his grace. bob
- At 8:12am on June 23, 2009,
Tommy Grace said…
- Hey Cindi
Just a quick note to say Hi. Hope all is going well. Sounds like you must have had a busy week. That sounds like it would be a fulfilling event to be a part of. Good for you and the kids.
It's getting close to time for the big weekend. Are you all ready to go? I hope ya'll have a great turnout and everyone has a great time. Sounds like with your great planning, all should go off well.
Again, enjoy the renewing of old friendships this weekend.
I'll holler at ya'll later.
Tommy
- At 5:01pm on June 22, 2009,
Coco said…
- Hi Mama-Dinka,
I just opened up my own business here in Midland last week & am now trying to get the word out! I have noticed that you are head of Midland and Lee High's 35th High School Class Reunion's and thought that some of the attendee's might be interested in some of my service's. I was wondering if you would give me some advice as to getting in touch with them about my services and the discounts I am currently offering? Thank You!!!
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