Monthly Archives: November 2014

“I can’t draw.”

Posted on November 19, 2014 by bullersbackporch

It’s a common refrain from most adults whenever you ask them to draw anything. Ask instead, “Do you doodle?” Confessing yourself a doodler embarrasses a lot of people. Many of us got in trouble for doodling in school and got the message … Continue reading →

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David Wilcox Shows the Way

Posted on November 13, 2014 by bullersbackporch

“You say you see no hope. You say you see no reason we should dream…” From Kerrville to Asheville with stop-offs at small & large stages in Austin, my wife, Sara, and I have been following David Wilcox since shortly after we … Continue reading →

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Glimpses from the Other Side

Posted on November 11, 2014 by bullersbackporch

This week, stories & images from Berlin & London put me in mind of a personal conversion experience of mine: a brief glimpse from the Other Side. Red poppies pouring out of a castle to flood the moat… Luminescent balloons rising over a darkened cityscape… Miles and … Continue reading →

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3 Rabbit-holes for your Weekend

Posted on November 7, 2014 by bullersbackporch

If I was a cat, I’d have run through my 9 lives already. Being a curious fellow, I continually seek sources of ongoing inspiration and insight. Given the tsunami of information inundating us on the “interwebs,”  you want a reliable guide to topics you like to … Continue reading →

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Granddad Goes to Washington…well, almost

Posted on November 3, 2014 by bullersbackporch

Once again, please welcome my grandfather, G.M.C. Massey as a guest blogger with another memoir excerpt. Back in east Texas, in 1910, I was living in the THIRD Congressional District and Gordon Russell, Was the representative of that District, And he … Continue reading →

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