Go Cowboys!
I extend my gratitude for including such a small town like ours in your amazing magazine—and also the tradition we hold sacred, celebrating our Dallas Cowboys [There’s No Party Like La Pitada, October 2024]!
Santa Garcia, Magic Valley EC | Brownsville
Hauling Grass
Hadn’t seen lawn mower racing in years—since I left the hills of Kentucky [Grassroots Movement, October 2024].
Mark Wright | Via Facebook
Come Together
Thanks for the old Beatles memory [Invading Dallas, September 2024]. I saw them the night before in Kansas City. I was a sixth grader in Topeka, Kansas.
Larry Chabira, Pedernales EC | San Leanna
Felton Cochran’s store is clutter comfortable, with a collection that seems as vast as his beloved state.
Dave Shafer
The Cactus Experience
I have looked for a book—Gunsmoke in the Redlands, about feuds in San Augustine. Felton Cochran said he had the book in his hand, and two days later I had it in my hand [Texas Book Man, July 2024].
Buddy Hancock, Deep East Texas EC | Center
I ventured into Cactus Book Shop about 22 years ago. Felton Cochran was so pleasant and welcoming, and I picked out several books totaling well over $100. Back then, he didn’t take credit cards.
I asked him to hold my books until I could come back in a few days with a check, as I was a 100-mile round trip from San Angelo. He insisted I take them with me and mail him a check later. He didn’t ask for ID, phone number or anything.
Susan Wellborn, Concho Valley EC | Robert Lee
Saltshaker Logic
I especially enjoyed the last two sentences: “Oh well, even the imperfect ones have purpose. I grabbed the saltshaker.” We humans are imperfect and sometimes say or do something that rubs another person the wrong way [Culling Time, July 2024].
Instead of getting upset at someone, grab the imaginary saltshaker. Take what the other person said or did with a grain of salt.
Ted Pasche, CoServ | Argyle
