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I am a faithful viewer of the CBS TV show, Sunday Morning, and have enjoyed the feature reports by Bill Geist. He travels the country interviewing people who have fun doing odd things.

By Tumbleweed Smith   Posted Wednesday, March 3 - 11:40 am
As you travel along highways in central and west Texas you’ve probably seen those blue and white signs with crossed sabers indicating you’re on the Texas Forts Trail.

By Tumbleweed Smith   Posted Wednesday, February 24 - 10:10 am
Some folks in Nocona called the other day and said they wanted a copy of an interview I did with Enid Justin back in 1979.

By Tumbleweed Smith   Posted Wednesday, February 17 - 11:32 am
I’ve spent some time in the Rio Grande Valley. It is a place of sunshine and citrus and gentle people. It is friendly and welcoming and has an unhurried charm.

By Tumbleweed Smith   Posted Wednesday, February 10 - 12:56 pm
Doug Baum got a job at the Waco zoo some years ago and fell in love with big animals, especially camels. H

By Tumbleweed Smith   Posted Wednesday, February 3 - 11:17 am
Texon is a small place between Rankin and Big Lake almost dried up by time. But for people who lived there, the memories are strong

By Tumbleweed Smith   Posted Wednesday, January 27 - 10:39 am
We drove west over the holidays to see our kids in California.

By Tumbleweed Smith   Posted Wednesday, January 20 - 2:35 pm
Mike Siebert makes syrup on the family farm near Flatwood, just out of Eastland. “My grandfather made a living here with two mules and a walking plow,” says Mike. "He farmed cotton in the early 1900’s.”

By Tumbleweed Smith   Posted Wednesday, January 13 - 11:20 am
Cheryl Lenzi’s business card lists just about every artistic endeavor imaginable, everything from interior design or photography to a commissioned painting or space organization. Her office in Crockett is filled with her creations. She moved to Crockett to get out of the big city.

By Tumbleweed Smith   Posted Wednesday, January 6 - 11:43 am
Gaines County, with Seminole as its county seat, is the number one county in Texas for producing peanuts, cotton and oil. Butch Ragsdale has lived in Seminole all his life.

By Tumbleweed Smith   Posted Wednesday, December 30 - 10:43 am
Mary Urias of Fort Stockton has a beautiful family and a husband who loves her very much. He bought Mary her first bicycle after they were married.

By Tumbleweed Smith   Posted Wednesday, December 23 - 1:53 pm
The Civilian Conservation Corps was one of the many work projects originated by President Roosevelt during the depression years of the thirties.

By Tumbleweed Smith   Posted Wednesday, December 16 - 11:08 am
I continually make a study of characters, people who live life to its fullest and have fun every day. Some people look like characters but are not. Some people don’t look like characters but are. Buddy Moody of Harlingen fits both categories; he looks like a character and is one.

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