Behind a Waterfall — by Norm Brown
On our recent summer camping trip in Oregon one of the best parks my brother and I explored was Silver Falls State Park. As in so much of this beautiful state, the campground is forested with huge...
View ArticleThe Wedding “Crasher”— by Norm Brown
While leaning on the railing out on my back deck this morning, enjoying the fresh autumn chill, I couldn’t help but notice construction starting on two more new homes across the canyon. As I sipped my...
View ArticleHoliday Update — by Norm Brown
In March of 2012 I posted a blog about a visit to a prison near Bryan, Texas to see my “baby” brother. At the time we were hopeful he would soon be considered for release after serving time for a DUI...
View ArticlePreserving a Moment in Time — Norm Brown
When my sister-in-law Anna downsized to a smaller house recently she passed along to me some of the collected memorabilia of the Brown family. Among the odds and ends accumulated by my parents over...
View ArticleLife Through a Straw
I don’t remember the exact date, but it was a morning in March 1984 when I awoke on a wheeled cart following oral surgery in a Houston hospital. Can that really be thirty years ago? The memory is...
View ArticleSpring Street Party — by Norm Brown
As I’ve mentioned in a number of previous blogs, I live in a wooded subdivision located a few miles outside Austin, Texas. Yesterday our voluntary home owners association held our Spring street party...
View ArticleA Most Unforgetable Camping Trip — by Norm Brown
During the latter part of the 1980’s my sons lived at their Mom’s and spent every other weekend with me. We had some great times. If it was Spring or Summer, most of that time involved fishing and...
View ArticleOut My Back Door — by Norm Brown
My backyard consists of a five foot wide strip of San Augustine lawn that abruptly drops away down a rocky brushy hillside. Sometimes it’s surprising what appears just beyond my rear deck. Over the...
View ArticleBuddy and the Bear — by Norm Brown
I think for most people, the early years of life before they were old enough to start attending school are mostly a blur. Now, at the age of…let’s just say pretty old…I can only actually recall a few...
View ArticleFor Whom the Bell Tolls—But Who the #%&@! is Calling? by Norm Brown
I know a lot of people nowadays are using only their cell phone instead of a dedicated phone line at their home. Mostly due to the fact that I have an older ADT alarm system connected to my landline, I...
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