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Month: August 2018

August 31, 2018October 15, 2018crookedcreek.live

Cow Eyes

“You Have Cow Eyes” Have you ever been told you have cow eyes? It’s supposed to be a compliment. Cow eyes are big and dark and kind of dreamy looking. That’s one reason to give up beef or at least to not get up close and friendly before a steak dinner. Well, I once knew […]

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August 28, 2018April 14, 2019crookedcreek.live

Book Review – Medicine Men

A Good Read Would you like an entertaining, easy-reading book? If you have an interest in medicine and if you love the Smokey Mountains, you’ll definitely enjoy “Medicine Men” by Carolyn Jourdan. Ms. Jourdan is a sophisticated Wall Street Journal bestselling author, who apparently never forgot her mountain roots. Her father was an “extreme Appalachian” […]

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August 24, 2018August 24, 2018crookedcreek.live

August Walk (repost)

On my neighborhood walks even though it’s the dog days of August, I see secret signs of autumn to come. Goldenrods, their yellow flags announcing six weeks ’till frost remain unfurled even though I see their heads peeking out from their hiding spots.  The burning bushes green all summer long now showing signs of smoldering […]

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August 23, 2018October 15, 2018crookedcreek.live

iPhone Oops

Dripping Phone You can always say you jumped into the pool with your smartphone in your pocket, but we know that is not only not smart, it is also not likely. What is far more likely is that you dropped your phone in the toilet! It happened to a friend recently when we were together […]

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August 20, 2018August 20, 2018crookedcreek.live

Doughnuts

Memories To those who do not live in this area, you cannot possibly know what you are missing by not ever having eaten a warm Krispy Kreme doughnut. Our family used to begin vacations with boxes of these glazed delights. The teens and kids would wear the Krispy Kreme hat as the ceremony took place. […]

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August 16, 2018August 16, 2018crookedcreek.live

Guest Poet

Lazy Part of Summer patches of queen anne’s lace dance across fields of fescue during the lazy part of summer, their lacey white umbels bobbling on spindly stems  as they catch  the dry august breeze   stands of purple iron weed  compliment sunflowers of yellow  in the palm of summer’s hand, unyielding on rigid stalks as […]

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August 12, 2018October 15, 2018crookedcreek.live

Quiz Results 2

Update Several more readers have weighed in on the Quiz of August 2. Surprisingly these additional answers skewed the results in two ways. First some readers do favor serious topics and eschew longer posts. Also, some of the last respondents follow other blogs. This will be the last update on the quiz. Thank you to […]

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August 9, 2018January 28, 2019crookedcreek.live

Race in America

A Tough Subject  racism | ˈrāˌsizəm | noun       prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one’s own race is superior: a program to combat racism. • the belief that all members of each race possess characteristics or abilities specific to that race, especially […]

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August 5, 2018October 15, 2018crookedcreek.live

Quiz Results

Reader Feedback Thank you to the readers who responded to the quiz of August 2. Of the few I’ve heard from, the results are that there are no strong opinions regarding the seriousness or length of posts. Readers were not particular about scheduling. A positive for me, is that all readers agreed that photos and […]

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August 2, 2018October 15, 2018crookedcreek.live

Blog Anniversary

Two Years! Crooked Creek, the blog, began two years ago this month. Giving birth to this site was traumatic in so many ways but the biggest pain was the technology. Writing became easier along the way and the aggravation of the WordPress platform less challenging to deal with. You readers and followers (190 to date) […]

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