Mar 30, 2021 | Family, Story-Telling
Who Is Tommy Moore? An unusual springtime snowfall canceled Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s plans for a March 22, 1968 protest. More than 16 inches fell: the second largest snowfall in Memphis history, and well beyond the city’s yearly snowfall average of 5.6 inches....
Mar 30, 2021 | Story-Telling
The Mayor and I There once was a county clerk in Memphis, by the name of Dick Hackett. He was a hard line fundamentalist right winger who required female employees to wear bras. I wrote him and volunteered to be the county bra “inspector.” Needless to say, I didn’t...
Mar 30, 2021 | Family, Story-Telling
Scanning Family Photos March 30, 2021: My cousin, Betty Millican Barnes, sent a packet of old family photos. I’ve been scanning them and trying to figure out who’s who. To see what we’ve scanned so far, click on the “Family Photos” link in the menu above; or click...
Mar 25, 2021 | Politics, Trump
According to “The Lancet,” Trump and his administration exhibited open and relentless “hostility toward Puerto Ricans.””The Trump administration’s unremitting hostility toward Puerto Ricans was also reflected in its 2019 proposal to cut...
Mar 24, 2021 | Biden, Politics, Trump
Did the increase of children arriving at the border start under Trump or Biden? Answer: Under Trump. Biden had nothing to do with it. The fact-checkers had a look. https://tinyurl.com/34em9ytv ...
Mar 13, 2021 | Politics, Trump
AP says it’s a LIE that her witnesses refuted her allegation. “WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and his Senate supporters misrepresented the record when they stated that three witnesses refuted Christine Blasey Ford’s allegation...
Mar 12, 2021 | Biden, Politics, Trump
Trump Depleted Vaccine Reserve for Biden According to Kate Riga and Josh Kovensky of Talking Points Memo, Trump’s Health and Human Services Secretary Azar gave “health officials the impression that their stockpiles would grow and allow them to dramatically expand the...
Dec 17, 2019 | Family, Health
“Loneliness” Is There a Medical Cure for Loneliness ? With older Americans at higher risk for social isolation, science may have a treatment From AARP – The Magazine Genomics Researcher Steve Cole had never really thought much about loneliness and...
Jan 11, 2019 | Story-Telling
Volkswagen Bug Tommy Moore | Quarter Beer Night | Mayor | Wall Jesus | Todd's Creek One of my favorite memories of driving a “Bug.” Running out of gas, but then coasting into the next gas station. One of my WORST memories of driving a “Bug.”...
Aug 31, 2017 | Story-Telling
We Dodged a Bullet! Randal Byrd | August 31, 2017 | Storytelling We dodged a bullet! This picture was sent to us at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday morning. It was taken by our across the street neighbors. Our neighborhood became a river and a lake. Not one drop of water, though,...
Nov 2, 2016 | Story-Telling
Coming to Houston Back in 1998, we were invited by Houston Baptist University to come to Houston.1998She received her call on Monday, June 29, and they flew the two of us down on Wednesday, July 1, 1998. They made their offer to hire on Thursday, July 2nd; then on...
Sep 16, 2016 | Story-Telling
Who Is Tommy Moore? Tommy Moore | Quarter Beer Night | Mayor | Wall Jesus | Todd's Creek | Rassling Who Is Tommy Moore? An unusual springtime snowfall canceled Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s plans for a March 22, 1968 protest. More than 16 inches fell: the second...
Sep 14, 2016 | Story-Telling
The Mayor and I There once was a county clerk in Memphis, by the name of Dick Hackett. He was a hard line fundamentalist right winger who required female employees to wear bras. I wrote him and volunteered to be the county bra “inspector.” Needless to say, I...
Sep 14, 2016 | Story-Telling
Tommy Moore | Quarter Beer Night | Mayor | Wall Jesus | Todd's Creek | Rassling A recent post to the Frayser High Class of 1969 website by Gary Harrison (class of ‘72) mentioned famous wrestlers, Tojo Yamamoto and Jackie Fargo. It reminded me of two other famous...
