No matter that we’re in the decade of the 2020s, rodeos are still a part of Texas. Today, just for fun, I want to share a tiny bit about a Texas rodeo not involving any four-legged creatures, but instead four clackety old typewriters and their riders (or is that writers?). A few years ago, I came across a book, Typewriter Rodeo—Real people, real stories, custom…
Recently I finally finished my Pop’s biography. While originally written to preserve his (and a few of my mother’s) stories for our family, during the process it became clear that the tales should be available to a broader audience. Why? Because history books are filled with information, but hearing what happened from “the horse's mouth” is more impactful, and arguably closer to the truth. During…
Seven Sets of Horseshoes: An American Journey by Lynn Lloyd Back in the 1970s, Lynn Lloyd was a young gal with a horse and a dog. She saved a little money and left her home state of Pennsylvania on horseback, headed for her grandparents’ home in California. Spoiler alert: she and the dog are successful. She ends up trading horses, but all’s well in the…
Doctors from Hell By Vivien Spitz With a title like, Doctors from Hell, it’s easy to walk the other way, hoping to find a more relaxing literary escape. We’ve heard the story of the Nuremberg Trials following the Holocaust. Why keep looking at that awful part of our history? We face so many other problems now. That’s a difficult sentiment to refute. However, Vivien Spitz’s…
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