Jerrys Journal
Part 2: Thanksgiving in Taos, 2013
It was cold with clear skies when my friend (and sometimes redhead) Pat and I departed Albuquerque and headed north...
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Thanksgiving in Taos, 2013
Dawn was breaking and the wind was cold and blustery when my friend (and sometimes red head) Pat and I...
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Gluten Free At Last
Lately, I see so many physicians that I remember only what they do to me. For example, Dr. “Mac” of...
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Lady Luck Strikes Again
Recently, I got lucky. It was back in the winter of 1948 when I was 7 years old. We lived...
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“Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child”- Mama’s favorite scripture
Recently, I was having a leisurely Sunday lunch with family and friends at a fine restaurant in Guntersville, when an...
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Voodoo – Jerry’s Journal
Editor’s note: By his own admission, Jerry likes to write things that are “edgy.” This article most definitely is that,...
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Yet Another Man Trip
It was another “Man Trip,” this time to Fort McClellan in Anniston. Naturally, women weren’t allowed. We didn’t have time...
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Jerry’s Journal – Another Man Trip
It was another “man trip”, this time to Lynchburg, Tennessee. As usual, women weren’t allowed. They would have hampered important...
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Jerry’s Journal – Across the Purple Sage – Part 9
The vacation for the Bonnie Pitts family and my friend and sometimes red-head, Pat ended. A crisis of sort was...
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Across the Purple Sage – Jerry Barksdale
Visiting the Great Sand Dunes – America’s version of the Sahara Desert - is never a good idea in the...
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Across the Purple Sage – Jerry Barksdale
Part 7 One day my quest for eating less cholesterol is going to result in my nose getting busted. I...
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Across the Purple Sage Part V – Jerry Journal
Part V By: Jerry Barksdale It was mid-morning, and the sun was hot in a turquoise sky when Bonnie Pitts...
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Across the Purple Sage Part IV – Jerry’s Journal
Friday the 13th broke clear and cool in Santa Fe. I had slept fitfully, waking up gasping for air every...
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Across the Purple Sage – Jerry Barksdale
From the Bar H Ranch we headed southwest across the flat Llano Estacado (Staked Plains) toward Palo Duro Canyon, said...
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Across the Purple Sage Part 2 ~ Jerry Barksdale
I exited the shabby motel room into early morning light, and was overwhelmed by the utter vastness of Texas high...
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Across the Purple Sage – Jerry’s Journal
The long road beckoned me west. I was hankering to see turquoise skies and gray mountains, smell juniper and pinion...
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Face To Face With The Last Of The Code Talkers – Jerry’s Journal
The dirt road leading to Taos Pueblo was rough and dusty, and bordered with chamisa and sage brush. Across the...
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The Trip To Aliceville – Jerry’s Journal
Tired of the hustle-bustle urban life in Athens? I recommend a therapeutic day trip to tiny Aliceville in Pickens County,...
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