Traditions

Traditions are preferences, not precepts.

New

There is nothing new under the sun. We just assemble what is already here!

Season

There is NO such thing as an off-season.

Attitude

Attitude is everything. Pick a good one!

Pocket knife

When I see lovers' names carved into trees I don't think it is cute. I just think it's strange how many people take knives on a date.....Real men carry pocket knives!

Circumstances

Circumstances around you are not the project. YOU are the project!
                                                                          Glen Strock

Decide

Not to decide is to decide.

Life has many choices, eternity has two!

Good Times

You only go around once, but never again. Remember the good times... Sweet Lorraine

Grace

Grace--Your bad deeds will not keep you out of heaven. Your good deeds will not get you into heaven. Jim Mcatee

Love

The Bible never talks about "falling in love". It talks about "growing in love". Al Dillard

Teeth

If you want to kick a tiger in the butt, you had better have a plan for dealing with his teeth.

Labor Day

Labor Day at the Cole House, pre-marriage And other pre-things was a day of labor. After all, it was Labor Day. This was the day, usually hotter than everything to start gathering wood for the winter. I.e. pine knots in the morning a nd cutting oak in the afternoon. I don't remember a rain out--ever. The pine knots were gathered in little piles and then picked up with mule and slide to haul out to the road where the old rubber tired wagon awaited for loading. The wagon was drove to the house via mule and unloaded. We ate lunch. Cooled for a very minutes then back to the woods to cut oak. Using a heavy Sears chain saw, several trees were failed, cut into 30-32 in. Blocks and loaded on the old '49 Ford pick up. This was carried on until 4-5 o'clock in the evening. As the truck was loaded, we would haul to the house and unload. Later, after school started, we would split the wood for an hour or so, depending on what else had to be done. Later on, things got a little better. Labor Day became an adventure at Salmon Lake Park at Grapeland, Tx. For a family get-together and bluegrassing. Now, Labor Day has no special significance. Kind of sad, though, I am not one to relish the "old days". Tcole

Too Far

How are you? " I'll have it figured out before I go too far." Olin Smith