Caussey’s Corner
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Caussey’s Corner: Days of Grand Adventure with Patso
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Caussey’s Corner: Walking Through Tall Grass
It was unseasonably cool in Texas for a late June day. Low hanging, puffy-white clouds moved quickly westerly...
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Caussey’s Corner: Pathway of Gold
Summer finally arrived some time ago, and did so with blistered vengeance. Temperatures well over 100 settled uncomfortably...
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Caussey’s Corner: The Tale of the Soldier and the Little Boy
A Marine with his weapon at the ready was checking the street perimeter. He peered around a corner...
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Caussey’s Corner: Fireflies in a Jar, the Glow of a Texas Summer Night
This May in Texas, the weather was not late spring typical. It rained often, and the temperature moderated...
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Moonlight Walks the Water: Breathtaking Beauty on a Texas Lake
Beauty is not found in things created by hand or machine, but miracles that have waxed firm over...
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Caussey’s Corner: The Beat of a Texas Sparrow’s Heart
Saturday is my special day. In the morning, I putter around the kitchen fixing a light breakfast of...
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Caussey’s Corner: Don’t Worry Honey—They are Both in Heaven Now!
The live squirrel appeared reluctant to leave the body of his dead comrade. At the last moment, he...
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Caussey’s Corner: A Look Back at a Letter to a Soldier
(Columnist’s Note: The daily sacrifices of the American soldiers and their families are too often forgotten by those...
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Caussey’s Corner: Come Take a Stroll with Me
Readers, come with me and take a walk. Walking is an activity that helps me calm the tension...
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Caussey’s Corner: A Warm Moon on a Soft Summer Night
The night is clear and deep. Stars appear as though diamonds flung against a canopy of ebony satin...
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Caussey’s Corner: Mailbox On a West Texas Dirt Road
I grew up at the end of a dirt road, where only those coming to my house used...
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Caussey’s Corner: A Look Back at The Passion of the Christ
Mel Gibson, the producer and financial supporter, had presented a film, “The Passion of the Christ” in a...
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Caussey’s Corner: The Purge, or a Spoonful of Daddy’s Tonic
As I was growing up, medical doctors were in short supply and never seen. I recall seeing the...
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Red Birds Ride the Cresting Wind: Watching a Texas Red Bird
There on a single jasmine limb waving back and forth like a passenger on a state fair ride,...
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Caussey’s Corner: A Night of Wind Chimes in the Rain
It is late at night. The house is quiet. Only the bathroom night-light gives enough direction to recognize...
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Christmas Holiday in the City: A Texan’s Memory from 10 Years Ago
It is wonderful, this city called New York. During Christmas, bright lights and festive sounds smash against one’s...
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The Red Fleet Line Wagon: One Last Christmas Wish
Ben was born before the Great Depression. His dad had a grocery store that went bankrupt in 1932...
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Caussey’s Corner: Pass the Ketchup Please! A Hilarious Tale
I don’t know much about the history of ketchup, but I do know that I like it a...
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Be Quiet—Listen: A Texan’s Poetic Words of Light Amid the Darkness
Sometimes the world is confusing to me. Noise, movement, and sounds swirl around like once painted horses on...
