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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