William W. Newcomb, Jr. , Ph.D. Oct. 30, 1921 - Feb. 8, 2010 Bill Newcomb, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at the University of Texas and long-time Director of the Texas Memorial Museum, died peacefully Monday in Austin, where he made his home for... Full Article at Austin American-Statesman
James L. Wood James L. Wood, age 89, an Austin resident of 44 years, passed away Monday, February 8, 2010. He will be remembered as a loving husband, devoted father and caring grandfather. He will be truly missed. Full Article at Austin American-Statesman
Don't call me a snob, but I don't want a dozen long-stemmed red roses for Valentine's Day. Flowers thrill me, but not the ubiquitous red rose. How did the American public get fixated... Full Article at Miami Herald
Published online 2/9/2010 10:33 PM Florence F. Taggart, 106, died Feb. 7, 2010, at Hester Care Center, Wesley Towers, Hutchinson. She was born April 17, 1903, in Philadelphia, Penn. , the daughter of Elwood and Gertrude Mae Wolfe Fink. Full Article at HutchNews.com
I brought Mary a bunch of flowers, champagne, a box of chocolates, an Ulster flag and a Rangers scarf. It was for her father. It was a wind up because her father is a Celtic man.
Where Have All The Flowers Gone, were the first she learned to play. But it wasn't just Mary Traver's voice that attracted Gretchen. The harmony singing was equally important. That was a great education, just picking apart who sang what on the albums ... Because sometimes, she actually sang lower than o...
I, too, am thinking Mary is developing a serious meth problem. Mary totally tweaked out last night and got a little aggressive with her nail gun. ‘What the fuck is up with these flowers. A vase? Greedy bastards!’ Blam blam. ‘Curtain rod? Oh, hell no. I’m just gonna nail these bitches right into the wall...
At about 10 at night there was a knock on the door. One of the girls said, 'Mary Jo, there's a soldier with a bouquet of flowers at the door for you.' I thought she was joking, but there he was, straight from Afghanistan in his fatigues with a bouquet of flowers.