The Idle American
On the bubble By Dr. Don Newbury Though documentation may be several years away, athletes coming of age in the 50s, 60s and 70s perhaps had a decided edge in development of coordination. A criticism...
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Bring back the lay-away plan? Dr. Don Newbury He was as solemn as I’ve ever seen him. My Uncle Mort, looking down the gun barrel at his 101st birthday, was pensive, his thoughts filled with yesterdays...
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Teachers and Ides of March By Dr. Don Newbury Julius Caesar’s assassination marked ‘em, Will Shakespeare wrote about ‘em, and teachers seem destined to perpetuate ‘em. Bad news–like “Ides” of...
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High roads and bunny trails By Dr. Don Newbury The trails of life–marked by obstacles of many kinds–rarely intersect with bunny trails of blue sky songs and joyous egg hunts. Haley Whatley They draw...
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Crazy about an Impala By Dr. DON NEWBURY Unlikelihood hardly ever deserves boldface emphasis as much as a classic car for sale now in May, Texas. A 1958 Chevrolet Impala. It’s a 1958 Chevrolet Impala,...
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Looking down the nose By Dr. DON NEWBURY When sensory body parts were assigned, growing evidence suggests that noses got a raw deal. They haven’t made much noise about it so far; what can they...
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Life was simpler then By Dr. DON NEWBURY Keene, TX, isn’t today—nor was it ever—Mayberry, RFD. With a few decades peeled back, however, history suggests there were some parallels. Keene “town...
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Out-smarted by a smart key By Dr. Don Newbury Introspection of retrospection should never be taken lightly. Generally, getting on with life is preferable to dwelling on what might have been. On rare...
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Go ahead, name something By Dr. Don Newbury Worthy cause enthusiasts postpone sleep until wee hours–sometimes beyond–trying to come up with names for days, weeks or months that might reap the highest...
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Who are you busier than? By Dr. Don Newbury A guess–not even an educated one–is that the average person these days believes himself or herself far too busy for engagement in conversational drivel...
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News from the zoo By Dr. Don Newbury We should count our blessings daily that Noah herded animals onto the ark. They’ve gotten basically “good press” ever since, even as much of the world crumbles...
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Steering in the right direction By Dr. Don Newbury A half-century ago, cigarette companies flew on the wings of advertising that blitzed the nation like June bugs in Mr. McGregor’s garden. Chesterfield...
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Let’s make this perfectly clear By Dr. Don Newbury If somehow Socrates were restored to life for just one day, it could be one of the worst of all Greek tragedies. Optimists, however, might believe his...
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My Uncle Mort and color wheels By Dr. DON NEWBURY Credibility of many professional athletes’ opinions on matters involving their sports is marginal, and on various “common sense” topics, it deserves...
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Pull up a chair By Dr. Don Newbury Ask any chiropractor, masseur or masseuse, and answers will be similar. Most Americans are tense, on the wrong side of the frazzle equation. They are...
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Mort’s theory of everything By Dr. Don Newbury My Uncle Mort’s screeching to a stop on his golf cart isn’t a rarity; seldom, however, does he leave the motor running. I thought this meant his visit...
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Irresistible chocolate chip cookies By Dr. Don Newbury Patrick Voith, an accomplished pilot who flies a sleek King Air 200 plane for M&F Western Products Co. in Sulphur Springs, would have stumped...
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Small town shenanigans By Dr. Don Newbury Home towns keep bars held high when they measure up to the ways they are remembered. Memories’ afterglow is abundant with “warm fuzzies.” We gather memory...
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Uncle Mort on aging By Dr. Don Newbury On a night when sleep was fitful, I caught the tail-end of a TV talk show. A guy quoted my Uncle Mort, who believes drinking buttermilk daily is the secret of his...
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We all scream for ice cream By Dr. Don Newbury It is considered a short poem, ditty, slogan or even a hard, cold fact–we all scream for ice cream. Purists may sniff, however, insisting that initially,...
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