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From the Book of Clifford - June 18

Written by Clifford Parker Tuesday, 18 June 2013 18:29

You would think that after cutting off the end of my finger, my story would come to an end. But it didn't!During the last few weeks I have been reminiscing about my lifelong bumps, bruises, cuts and scars I have received. Last week I shared the gruesome story about the loss of the end of my finger to a boat lift. My son and I were visiting Uncle Ed and Aunt Brenda for a weekend of fishing at Cedar Creek Lake in East Texas. We were several hours from home and in a place we had never stayed. It was…

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From the Book of Clifford - June 3

Written by Clifford Parker Tuesday, 04 June 2013 16:20

Bumps, bruises, and battle scars. For some reason I have been pondering my accident filled boyhood of 60-plus years. Yes, I know I'm not a boy anymore, but I've been accused sometimes of acting like one. I must admit that I am still a risk taker when it comes to manual labor issues, but I have learned to act a little smarter. The truth is, that my childhood injuries were really never my fault per se – well, on the other hand, I guess part of them could have been avoided if I would have been more cautious. During my…

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From the Book of Clifford - May 14

Written by Clifford Parker Tuesday, 14 May 2013 17:48

Somewhere in the Bible there is something written that states "your sins shall find you out". Now I know that I may have butchered this up somewhat and I also know that it wouldn't take two minutes to look the scripture up, but then I wouldn't have been able to fill up this paragraph with words. The truth of the matter is that I have started this story without the foggiest idea of where I'm headed. I kind of know what I would like to say, but I'm just not sure if it will come out all right so I'm…

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From the Book of Clifford - April 22

Written by Caleb Harris Tuesday, 23 April 2013 15:59

During my growing up years here in the Tomball area, I was privileged to be under many fine educators. I was always the class angel and all of my teachers had been told time and time again by my parents and all of our adult family friends how calm I was and how I never caused anybody any trouble. I was simply a sweet, little, timid boy who never caused trouble, never played practical jokes on anybody and never got into any trouble at all. (Precious Lord, I ask you to forgive me right now for lying……). In time I…

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From the Book of Clifford for April 1

Written by Caleb Harris Tuesday, 02 April 2013 15:05

"Art, Art, where are you Art? Art, come in here right now! Art, are you listening to me? Where are you Art?"The sounds of Marylyn. I can still hear them ringing in my ears after all these years. Art and Marylyn Cummings have been family friends for many, many years. Art and I went to high school together and after a few years, we settled into the same church. After my wife and I were married, we joined a church known as Grace Tabernacle here in Tomball. Art and Marylyn were married and joined the same church. We both have…

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From the Book of Clifford

Written by Caleb Harris Wednesday, 20 March 2013 15:08

I was sitting at the kitchen table having my supper one night several years ago and happened to have the TV on channel 8. I enjoyed a documentary about a musical group named The Band. That show went off and a tribute to Muddy Waters was playing. Now in case you may not be from these parts, Muddy Waters was not muddy water, but a man simply named Muddy Waters and he played good old fashioned blues soul music. My mind was brought back many years to the late sixties. During these days Tomball Independent School District was the largest…

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From the Book of Clifford for March 11

Written by Clifford Parker Tuesday, 12 March 2013 19:06

I was thinking about my cousin Wayne the other day and it made me think about his dad. Wayne's wife recently retired and I guess he is about to move into another realm of life. I will have to watch how he handles having his wife around him all day long and see how he reacts to the probable long list of honey do's and harass… ahhh…the new full time togetherness .Just kidding! Congratulations to the two of you for the long love relationship and retirement!Wayne's dad was of course my uncle. His first name was Freddie and to me…

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From the Book of Clifford

Written by Clifford Parker Tuesday, 05 March 2013 19:28

This is part two of a story I started last week named Confessions of an Altar Boy. I hope you had an opportunity to read last weeks article but in case you missed it I need to re-cap. I am describing actual events during my days as an altar boy in my childhood church.Boys and lighter fluid are a dangerous mix. Our duties were designed to bring honor and dignity to the church service, but if the congregation only knew the number of little devils that were lighting their candles, they would have probably passed out.We used lighter fluid to…

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From The Book of Clifford for Feb. 25

Written by Clifford Parker Tuesday, 26 February 2013 17:02

Yes, I know someone is going to tell me they have heard this story before, but my family has been fighting the various sick bugs that have been floating around and I'm just plain tuckered out. I just don't feel like writing a new story this week. It always feels good to confess one's shortcomings, so I guess numerous confessions ought to bring me up a notch or two with my maker. Therefore, I am re-running this story entitled Confessions of an Altar Boy.I wonder how many families have spent Thanksgiving dinners learning old dark secrets held by the men…

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From the Book of Clifford - Feb. 18

Written by Clifford Parker Wednesday, 20 February 2013 16:27

I am living proof that wisdom comes with age. The older I get, the more wisdom I exude with each day that passes. My greatest wisdom is related to marriage and therefore, I need to expound this wisdom to the younger generation of men. It is my duty to pass this wisdom along to make marriages better for the men of the world! Young men, hear my words of wisdom and heed them, well! There are a few rules you must learn to live by in order to keep peace in the household.Rule # 1. Never assist the woman in…

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