From Gene’s Notebook
…too good to pass up, this short piece ….
Orange pumpkins on Boca Chica, from Native Americans out in the Southwest who only sell to churches.
I stop and buy one. The woman says, “Any children at home?”
“No, but I consider myself one, and my wife often does the same!”
“No matter. Take a tiny pumpkin [...]

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An announcement from Virginia Gause

Fresh Fruit and Vegetables!
Natural Soaps!
Gulf Coast Shrimp!
Flowers, Herbs, & Plants!
Fresh Baked Breads!
Homemade Jams!
More, More, More!

See you there!

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An announcement from Virginia Gause
November 1st at Anzalduas Park, south of Mission, Texas, from 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM.
* International Canoe and Kayak racing!
* music and instructional clinics by
LOS LONELY PARENTS
JAKE CORTEZ
CECILIO GARZA AND MORE
* The Impossible Healthy Tex-Mex Cook Off
* guided nature tours, sports activities and more!
all free w/ $4 per vehicle entrance fee.
Bring [...]

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A video from Cube News

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From Gene’s Notebook
…must be the cool air, and my mind goes here and there ….
- Out at the edge of Cameron Park, more 18-year olds, unregistered, various in-the-US situations …. Like in Southmost and even at the other end of the pocketbook, Rancho Viejo, Cameron Park - I don’t fit, and, I do fit ….
- [...]

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A comment from Stan
There are two days left for early voting, today and Friday. If you registered to vote but haven’t yet done so, it is time. Go, my friend, and save democracy!
I voted last Thursday at the Brownsville Public Library. It took ten minutes, in and out, not the forty-five minutes it took the [...]

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From Gene’s Notebook
Clouds, always clouds, easy on the eyes and mind, a break from earthy issues, cares ….
But clouds can only go so far.
Places of confusion:
- Matamoros, where near midnight on walks, the bricks speak. Listen! And a city, where when Paco Renteria plays “free” guitar like no one else in the World, military [...]

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