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E AIt was a busy day. The phone was alive with business and as I glanced out over my store, I was pleased to see everyone was busy.Then things started to go downhill. My wife was working too, and she walked up to me and gave me that look. “I wish you’d wake up.

It was our first day on the rifle range at Lackland air Force Base. I felt confident as I aimed and squeezed the trigger of my carbine for my first shot. “Good news and bad news,” my instructor said. “The good news: You got a bull’s-eye.

Quote of the Week…”There are two ways to conquer and enslave a nation. One is by sword; The other is by debt.

Where do you hear a compliment? Dolly Parton said her husband was receiving a number of compliments from a woman at their local bank. She subsequently wrote the song titled Jolene. In the song she penned these words, "Jolene, please don't take my man just because you can.

How many friends do you have? Possibly more or less than you think.Your real friends show up when everyone else has walked away.We have many acquaintances in life but not that many close friends. How many people know you and still love you and want to be around you?

Why Waste Paper?I recently asked a student where his homework was. He replied, “It’s still in my pencil.”Money Laundering “Don’t do that,” I said when one of my first graders playfully draped a dollar bill over his eyes. “Money is full of germs.”“It is?” he asked.“Yes, it’s very dirty.

How many friends do you have? Possibly more or  less than you think.Your real friends show up when everyone else has walked away.We have many acquaintances in life but not that many close friends. How many people know you and  still love you and want to be around you?

The Threatt Filling Station sold Conoco products for at least a portion of the Stations service life. A grocery store was added in 1935, providing produce and staples for locals who didn’t want to drive to the city for small grocery items, foreshadowing the modern convenience store.

The 4th of July is celebrated in the U.S. as Independence Day, to commemorate the Declaration of Independence that was officially adopted on 4th of July, 1776.

The 4th of July, also known as Independence Day, is a federal holiday in the United States that commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.