Walk the streets of Austin, Texas and you’ll notice an abundance of colorful bushes and flowers, to include Fern Leaf Lavender, Texas Lantana, Mother-of-Thyme, Autumn Sage, Whirling Butterfly Bush, and Fall Aster, all of which are indigenous to the state. The parks are equally lush. River and creek banks are thick with greenery and foliage. […]
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But, I think, the noblest sea that Turner has ever painted, and, if so, the noblest certainly ever painted by man, is that of the Slave Ship, the chief Academy picture of the Exhibition of 1840. It is a sunset on the Atlantic after prolonged storm; but the storm is partially lulled, and the torn
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“GED room, Mr. Parent speaking,” I said into the telephone receiver. “Mr. Parent, this is admin. We need you to go out and look at your car.” I didn’t recognize the voice but the request was troubling to say the least. My fears were reinforced by two different people who stopped me and said they
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On February 5, 2017, the New England Patriots will play in their seventh Super Bowl since 2001. They earned this right by dismantling the Pittsburgh Steelers 36-17 in the AFC Championship Game, a game they’ve played in for six seasons in a row. Tom Brady threw for 384 yards and 3 touchdowns. He’ll be playing
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The people in the picture above come from a leper colony I brought aid to while living in India. They are Untouchables, some of the most abused people in the world. They live in constant physical pain and dire conditions because their society deems them unworthy of anything else. From birth, members of the Untouchable
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“Why aren’t you eating your salad?” my father demanded. “I will,” I answered as I carefully mixed just the right amount of peas into a forkful of mashed potatoes that were seasoned with butter NOT gravy. Peas are disgusting, but mama makes me eat some anyways, both for my nutritional health and in hope that
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