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This article by Ray Spitzenberger first appeared in Images for East Bernard Express, Feb 9, 2024.                My parents loved animals, even their cows, chickens, guineas, and especially their dogs and cats. They passed that love of animals on to my brother and me.                 Of course, each of us had our own favorite animal

This article by Ray Spitzenberger first appeared in IMAGES, June 23, East Bernard Express, East Bernard, Texas. Usually, my childhood memories are very vivid, wherein I remember amazing details, — no doubt because childhood was a very happy time for me. However, the one yearly “event” that I remember vaguely with few details is my birthday

This article by Ray Spitzenberger first appeared in IMAGES for Oct. 21, 2021, East Bernard Express, East Bernard, Texas.             “Mum” is an extraordinary word in the English language, and a very old word, going back to the medieval era. Unlike us, the British tend to call their moms “Mum” rather than “Mom.” We Americans

This article by Ray Spitzenberger first appeared in IMAGES for August 12, 2021, East Bernard Express, East Bernard, Texas.           Although the flute or “pipe” has been played since the beginning of humankind, I never found favor with it, — in fact, hardly paid attention to it, — until recently.           Years ago, when I