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There have been some devices very important to me,
That I always wear every day for everyone to see.
If I didn’t wear this thing, my pants would soon be,
Falling off as I walk along, right on down to my knees.
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It is my belt buckle fastening my pants on very tight,
That keep my pants secure and looking just right.
So I’ll tell you all about a few buckles I have owned,
That served me well in the long life I have known. Continue reading
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The other day I found some old Post magazines,
In a bottom drawer where they could not be seen.
I looked through two of them and loved the old ads,
So I took some pictures of the ads just feeling so rad. Continue reading
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I had just graduated college in 1966 working a while.
As Engineer for Phillips Petroleum Company in style,
I was rolling in the dough and shopping for a gift,
For my brother Craig for Christmas to give him a lif
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I have always been a collector since I was just a boy.
At first it was marbles and those Craker Jack toys.
As I got older, it was postage stamps and arrow heads.
In later life, It was 33 1/3 rpm LP records that I collected. Continue reading
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They used to make a lot of heavy cast iron gadgets in the past
Those things made of iron were very strong and they did last.
I have found a few to see if you might just remember them too.
I’ll show them for your guess as what they were meant to do.
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I think I can guess about how many items you may just get right.
By your age, my guess is you know the following number by sight.
5 to 15 you will none at all, 15 to 30 may get 3 to 5 of the bunch,
30 to 50 will get 6 of 10, and 50 to 80 will get 8 to 10 by my hunch. Continue reading
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We lived in a company house in Phillips, Texas, as I grew up,
We never ate out so my Mom cooked every meal for us to sup.
She had a very small kitchen, but it was equipped very well.
This poem recalls the tools she used to cook there by her self. Continue reading
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My Granddad Frank had a metal tackle box he kept in the garage,
I loved the old wooden fishing lures looking like a nice art collage,
They were made of wood and some had glass eyes so great.
This poem reviews the lures I loved to use on our trips to the lake. Continue reading
There are things lying hidden in your home from the far past
Waiting for you to rediscover them from their hiding spot at last.
I looked in an old brass box sitting on top of my bedroom chest.
This poem reviews things I found in the box that I liked best. Continue reading
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Today I am featuring just a few examples of my 45 rpm record collection for Hank Williams and Bob Wills. These are just a small fraction of my collection for these two super country stars. I doubt that I will be able to part with these when I die so I guess they can bury them with me. Continue reading
Finding Bill
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Sometimes you run across something that looks like you modeled for it. This story describes such an item. Continue reading