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Author: cworetired

Wannabee Hemingway, Half Irish, Half Greek, Left Handed, Big nose, Bad Back, Cold War Warrior, Yankee by Trade-Texan by Choice, Veteran's Advocate, and more...

Dateline El Paso Texas … Home of the Amigo Man!

The 23rd Day 0f the 3rd month, in the second year of the C-19 era. Dateline El Paso Texas … Home of the Amigo Man! H. W. “Bill” Sparks The world was already awake and a half-step ahead of me when I awoke this morning. The air outside was crisp and the skies were clear… Read More Dateline El Paso Texas … Home of the Amigo Man!

March 23, 2021 cworetired

A twisted History of the United States – Part 1

Note from the author: This outline is the beginning of what I hope will be a meaningful essay on the state of our country today – from my perspective of course. H. W. “Bill” Sparks The longer essay may be broken down into its component parts in order to more concise with my opinions and… Read More A twisted History of the United States – Part 1

August 1, 2020August 2, 2020 cworetired1 Comment

A quiet Memorial Day 2020

Memorial Day is the day that we stop, just for a moment, and honor those men and women that have made the ultimate sacrifice for us to enjoy the freedoms that we have today and to remember those that have passed during the past year. This Memorial Day will be a quiet day of remembrances… Read More A quiet Memorial Day 2020

May 25, 2020 cworetired1 Comment

Waxing Nostalgic for Breakfasts that I have known

So, sitting in my recliner this morning with my coffee and my orange for breakfast, followed by a bowl of Honey Nut Bunches of Oats with pieces of fresh strawberries and milk, I started to wax nostalgia over the breakfasts that I have had in my lifetime. Now THAT was a snake sentence for the… Read More Waxing Nostalgic for Breakfasts that I have known

May 22, 2020May 22, 2020 cworetired

As a matter of Introductions

“Words Matter” – that will be the title of my new WordPress page when I get it up and running. Who am I, you might ask? Well, that is a legitimate question and deserves a legitimate answer. However, comma, having spent more than seven decades trying to be “me” and define exactly who I am,… Read More As a matter of Introductions

May 12, 2020 cworetired

Authors

  • artedemontoya
    • Remembering Mercedes
    • The Art of Resistance: EP JO-TX
  • Belinda Subraman
    • Surviving Artistically, Part 2
    • Surviving Artistically
    • Pandemic Notes
  • bordertwincities
    • Latinos in El Paso at Risk from COVID-19
    • Health Disparities and the Coronavirus and Why This Matters for El Pasoans
  • boxingandhistory
    • Humberto Rosales
    • The 4th of July When I Almost Lost My Hand
    • Eulogy for my Uncle
  • cworetired
    • Dateline El Paso Texas … Home of the Amigo Man!
    • A twisted History of the United States – Part 1
    • A quiet Memorial Day 2020
    • Waxing Nostalgic for Breakfasts that I have known
    • As a matter of Introductions
  • David Dorado Romo
    • The Lynching that Sparked a Revolution
  • Donna J Snyder
    • Collecting Uteruses—the American Way
    • Richie David Marrufo and the Tumblewords Project–writing and reading and music and reading and publishing and reading
    • Another AMENDMENT to the UPDATE of The revolution came to my front door
    • My Red Fez review of Christina Quinn’s Looking Up the Down Spout
    • Poetry by Donna Snyder and Lee Ballentine published in Setu Western Voices issue 2020
  • Shawn Nixon
    • Local pastors ‘stand with George Floyd and those who demand’
    • Meet Candidate Shawn Nixon: I’m Running to Be Your Next District 4 Representative
  • epnewsteam
    • El Paso Women’s History Timeline, One Version, March 1, 2021
    • SEEDS for Change: Learning Without Borders
    • WILL Empower is now recruiting the next generation of activists and apprenticeship host sites in preparation for its Fall 2021 class of apprentices
    • DHS Announces Process to Address Individuals in Mexico with Active MPP Cases
    • Curbside service is NOT “re-opening the libraries!”
  • Martin Paredes
    • The El Paso Political Civil War of 2020
    • University Medical Center of El Paso Economic Outlook
    • The News Is Dead in El Paso
    • El Paso Was Pilot Program For Child Separations
    • Register To Vote
  • gamesquita
    • El Paso fund dedicated to help Borderland families during pandemic
  • hydafloats
    • Dispatches to El Paso from the Boston Surge: Early Days.
  • Maria
    • PEOPLE OF COLOR – MATICES DE MI RAZA
  • Michelle E. Carreon
    • What a Difference a Year Makes: Reflections on August 3, 2019
  • Miguel Juarez
    • Art Collector and Former UTEP Librarian Juan Sandoval II Passes Away (January 7, 1946 – January 3, 2021)
    • “Cruising with Crosno,” The Lost Tapes
    • Let’s Breakup COVID-19 in El Paso, Texas—Take the Pledge
    • Remembering The Interurban to Ysleta
    • Opinion Editorial: The City of El Paso, the El Paso Public Library’s Main Library Downtown, and the Dilemma of Inadequate Parking in the Downtown Arts District where the Main Library is Located
  • Jonathan Pérez
    • To Exist
  • txmarine915
    • El Paso and C19
    • VERO & THE VETERANS
    • District 16 Congressional Seat
    • Samuel L Williams Jr The Epilogue
    • Samuel Williams Jr “The Unraveling”
  • vatonorte
    • The Fifth Commandment
    • Passive Racism
    • Political Revenge
    • Scenic Traffic

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