Submitted by Neal Murphy

Where's the Free Air?

June 29, 2018 - In the last six months I have had two occasions when the “low tire” icon lit up on my car dashboard.  I had a very low tire and I needed to air it up as soon as possible.  However, I could not find a service station that offered air, either free or for sale.  Fortunately, I had purchased a small gadget when plugged into the cigarette lighter allowed me to put air in my tire.  That brings up the question, where has the free air gone?

"Mother-in-Law or Woman Hitler?" by Neal Murphy

June 15, 2018 - Life, like dealing with your mother-in-law, is all the more challenging if you can’t laugh at it once in a while. No other relationship has created more love or hate, depending upon your situation, than mothers-in-law. Men all learn, sometimes too late, that when they marry that beautiful young lady they are also marrying her family. The mother-in-law seems to create angst more than any other in-law. Consequently, there are more jokes told about her than any other family member.

Student Piano Recital to be Presented May 22nd

May 14, 2018 - Clara Murphy will present her students in recital on Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at 7:00 pm at First Baptist Church in San Augustine. Participating students are: Kambree Hall, Vi’Siscile Caroway, Aspen Morton,  A’nesiya Burrell, Jakajsa Clark, Yarihanna Clark, Bonie Consford, Lillian Collins, Kailey Sowell, Charlisa Teagle, Justine M. Chavez, and Bethany Dorsey. Katie Lindow and Brianna Craig, students of Bethany Dorsey will also be presented in this recital. Don’t miss Clair de Lune on the piano and a beginner student playing a song on the organ pedals.

“Is There A Doctor In The House?” (By Neal Murphy)

February 19, 2018 - If we fall ill or have an injury we want to be checked by our doctor as soon as possible. After all, doctors are concerned with promoting, maintaining, or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury, and other physical and mental impairments. Thus, we sometime tend to place them upon a pedestal for special admiration.

“A Bird In The Hand” (By Neal Murphy)

January 15, 2018 - Perhaps you have heard the phrase, “A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush”. But is that thirteenth century proverb correct? Our cat, Miss Kitty, taught me a lesson about birds several years ago that disputes the phrase.

As with most female cats, Miss Kitty, was  an avid hunter. She regularly scoured our one-acre tract for any game - rats, lizards, mice, baby rabbits, and birds. Mostly she just played with them and let them go, but sometimes she would devour a bird.

"The Twelve Days of Christmas" by Neal Murphy

December 15, 2017 - In December we begin to hear many radio stations play the famous, old Christmas carols that we all love to hear. Most of these carols or hymns are very old and tell the true story of the Christmas season and the real reason for the season. One of these songs is “The Twelve Days of Christmas” which predates most of the other carols as it was first published in 1780. As examples, “Silent Night” was written around 1818, while “O Little Town of Bethlehem” was penned in 1868.

“Happy Birthday to You” by Neal Murphy

December 1, 2017 - Who among you have NOT sung the little four-line ditty to honor someone’s birthday: “Happy Birthday To You; Happy Birthday To You; Happy Birthday Dear (fill in name); Happy Birthday To You.”

According to the 1998 Guinness Book of World Records, this song is the most recognized tune in the English language, followed by “For He’s a Jolly Good Fellow”, and “Auld Lang Syne”, the three most popular songs in the English language. The song’s base lyrics have been translated into at least eighteen languages.

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