Thoughts at Midnight

Thoughts at Midnight There comes a time when the young man becomes oldand stops, shakes his head and wondershow did I get here?Which turn brought me here from myriads of directions, hundreds of thousands of stepsthat lead to and frothen back again? He stands alone...

Oh, But I Had to Stop Singing

         Oh, But I Had to Stop Singing Of course, things are differentas I knew they would bebut, you know, “that’s life” as they all say. I’d like to say that everything is okayand not a big deal but I’d hate to lie.Well, maybe...

I Didn’t Leave a Thing

          I Didn’t Leave A Thing I didn’t leave anything in Newsomeexcept memories of some who have been gone for years and years. I didn’t leave much in Dallaswhere, these days, I hate to returnto concrete, cars, and too many peoplewho...

The Day I Didn’t Think of You

THE DAY I DIDN’T THINK OF YOU Hours pass,of course, and the minutes are but a blink.What else could be expectedfor life continues to flowto have demands of its own. The days are always spentwith all the to and fro of lifeas we do the things we mustThings like work,...

Antique Dealer

I owned and operated two antique malls for over seven years. Each one had approximately twenty-five dealers who rented space from me. I had about 25% of the total space for my own items.  My own offerings were of a wide variety of antique, vintage, and...

Personal Property Appraiser

Since 2007, I have been a certified personal property appraiser and a member of C.A.G.A. (Certified Appraiser’s Guild of America).  For several years, I was the lead appraiser for ASET (Appraisers of Southeast Texas) and was very active. I handled...

Estate Liquidator

I have managed Estate Sales since 1998. The first ones were done in Fort Worth and Dallas. Later I did a couple in Florida, but most were done in southeast Texas, Houston, southwest Louisiana, and central Texas. Around five years ago, I moved back to where we lived...

Photography

These days, photography has become much more of an interest in my life and is largely a daily activity. While it is not my major source of income, the return is growing. Actually, the money part is not that important to me these days. I do sell a photo here and there,...

Biologist

I worked as a biologist for the University of Texas System after I got my degree but found it was no fun to survive on a biologist’s pay. After a life that largely revolved around nature, being a biologist was a natural progression. I did get away from much of...

Biologist

I received my biology degree in 1975.  I graduated with 57 hours in biology (only 30 were required for a major).  I also had two minor, Geology and Chemistry. Plus I needed one more math class to have a third minor in math.  It matters little now, but I...