Archive for January 2nd, 2007

Tuesday, January 2nd, 2007

The ice cream man

GW took a $50 bill and bought ice cream for all his friends and then carried the change home in a giant paper bag.

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Tuesday, January 2nd, 2007

Growing up on Hazelwood

I spent the first 8 years of my life living on the corner of Hazelwood and Ashford Parkway in Houston.  It was a great street to live on.  My friends were Nick Baker, Robbie Cooksey, and Bobby Skinner.  We got into lots of trouble together, as will be reflected in the next few posts.
I went […]

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Tuesday, January 2nd, 2007

My first fight

My grandfather was a Captain in the Houston Police Department.   When I was about 6 years old, he gave me a fingerprinting kit for my birthday.  I was playing with it in the yard one day, when the neighborhood bully showed up.  Of course, he spilled the graphite powder (the most important part of the […]

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Tuesday, January 2nd, 2007

In the beginning…

I was born in Houston, Texas, on January 20, 1970.  For some reason unknown to me, my biological parents didn’t want me.  The best thing that ever happened to me is that my biological mother decided to put me up for adoption. 
I arrived at 12502 Hazelwood Drive on January 22, 1970.  Ready for action.  Mother […]

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