This is Part 1 of 3. George Short was my husband’s uncle. This is HIS story. This story was serialized in the online magazine, http://www.texasescapes.com Part 1: http://www.texasescapes.com/GOS/1-My-Father-Zola.htm Part 2: http://www.texasescapes.com/GOS/2-From-Hitting-Homers-to-Hitting-the-Hun.htm Part 3: http://www.texasescapes.com/GOS/3-Surviving-WWII-and-Coming-Home.htm Baseball, Love and a Love…
The small notice in our local evening newspaper was seeking homes for exchange students. I cut out the ad and called the phone number the next morning. They made an appointment to meet us, check…
Years ago, G. I. Joe and his military buddies were a passion of our oldest son West. He memorized vehicles, accessories, weapons, outfits, uniforms advertised in magazines and on television and carefully collected each branch…
19 December 2011 Kitty, our “tiny terrorist” chihuahua mix had been having heart spells in increasing frequency in which she lost consciousness. It was terrible to see. Then, quite suddenly, a spell would be over…
Important message for people with Restless Leg Syndrome, nightly leg cramps or Morton’s Neuroma!!This is not a story. It is a revelation and a life changer for me…and maybe others. Help .. finally. For over 30 years I…
The good news is my daughter is getting married. The bad news is my daughter is getting married so I have to go shopping for clothes. My personal idea of hell takes place in a dressing room fitted…
A large, old black dog showed up on my sister Joanne’s doorstep, thirsty and hot. The owner of eight dogs, she took pity on the old dog, who wore no collar or identifying tags. She…
Our dad, James Tinkle West, didn’t often talk about his World War II Air Force experience. He was like many veterans in that way. One story, however, he did talk about with equal parts embarrassed…
Growing up in central Texas in the area known as the blackland prairie, snow was very rare. As children we measured each winter by whether there was snow, how many days it stayed and if…
It was Christmas and our two youngest children each asked for a gerbil from Santa Claus. I had gone to the local Wal-Mart to buy two, careful to choose different-looking ones so the children could tell…
Being a twin, an “identical” twin is something I have always taken for granted, like having two arms, two feet, two parents. There have always been two of us, or … me..and another me. It…
I am well into my 60s. Aging brings few perks. Such “bonuses” as Medicare, mailed offers for motorized wheelchairs, hearing aids, pre-need funerals, adding such benefits as not having to drive carpool, not worrying AS…
People often ask twins what it is like being a twin. It’s hard for me to answer that question, as I have always been a twin, an identical twin, and don’t know the difference. Growing…
