Oris George
No, folks, he ain’t pushing up daisies and his tail isn’t tucked between his legs. I spoke to him twice yesterday and once the day before. He’s even sitting up now and then to take a little nutrition and gets some exercise when the dog takes him for a walk. We’ve discussed it and decided [...]
Oris ain’t home…
So, that’s what Elmer said when I arrived at the George place out on the Arkansas River. Elmer Coyote has a big butt and he cannot lie, according to the Mag Pies in the wood pile. The Meadow Lark and Starlings keeping up a steady rhythm of chirps and cries from the light pole out [...]
Happy Thanksgiving
NOTE: Since Oris is still laid up (although healing quite nicely), we thought we’d share a Thanksgiving greeting from his daughter Marcia Lynn McClure — this is posted from her newsletter along with her promotion for Oris George’s book “Along the Back Roads of Yesterday” and one of her books too. Enjoy! Happy Thanksgiving! From [...]
Burning Embers
Elmer Coyote thinks he is king of the lower Arkansas River and Oris George’s castle-on-the-plains; he presumes to instill fear all around him. But we all know he’s delusional, ‘cause ole’ Oris ‘tain’t scared of a thing’! Real fear, the kind that prickles the hair on your arms and makes you check your door locks [...]
Along the Back Roads of…pink
Oris hates the color pink. It’s my favorite. He invited me to write, so, I’ll add a few notes of praise for the color pink. You’ll be stacking wood today, Oris, so you don’t have to look! Pink highlights many nooks in Nature’s tapestry; it brightens the clothes we cherish, fills the logos that lead [...]
Along the Back Roads of Yesterday
Hey, I just noticed “Along the Back Roads of Yesterday” is available on Amazon in Kindle and Nook format. If you’re looking for a great read about times long gone, the 1930′s and boys gone wild, mules and mule apples (yes, I said MULE APPLES) and Anna, the woman down the road who lived to [...]
Two boys clip a donkey
Spring isn’t far away. With spring out comes the clippers to clip horse, mules and donkeys. My memory kicked in: A muggy Tuesday morning in the summer of 1943 , the year I was nine years old, Dad had four large black mules tied to the hitchrack in front of the barn. He roached their [...]
Another “Mom Remembers”
Oris: Mom. Do you remember Old Buck? Mom: Yes, I remember that darn mule and your little brother. In the event your dad had a hurried need for a saddle mule, he kept Buck in the small pasture behind the barn. Buck was so afraid his urine would splatter on his legs, horse mules are [...]
Identification Branding – Recognition
Jan Verhoeff: Brand Your Market By Jan Verhoeff Marketing potential of any product is based on recognition and quality. Name based recognition happens with a variety of products. We have Paul Newman salad dressings, Robert Redford productions, George W. Bush policies, and Oprah Magazines; the list goes on. Each of these has a unique emblem [...]
