Submitted by Neal Murphy

"Sticky Hands" by Neal Murphy

September 21, 2018 - When I was pre school age, a trip to Nacogdoches was always an adventure. If I was with my mother we always stopped by the large Perry Brothers Five & Dime store on Main Street in Nacogdoches where I would purchase a small sack of warm cashew nuts. These are my favorite nuts, but they have always been rather expensive.

"Law and Order" by Neal Murphy

September 16, 2018 - Way back when I was in high school I decided that I wanted to be a lawyer. My dad, Cecil, was good friends with James Doherty, the County Attorney in San Augustine at the time, and I had several conversations with him about law school. He encouraged me to go to law school but warned me about the tremendous amount of research and reading required of law students. So, I enrolled in Baylor University in 1956 as a “pre-law” student. 

"Say it with Feeling" by Neal Murphy

September 7, 2018 - When growing up in East Texas in the 1940’s and 1950’s, my mother made sure that I had all kinds of lessons….piano, choir, and one that I remember quite fondly – “Expression”. Now, you younger readers probably never heard of such a thing, but it was a very important matter in my early days of development which has stood me well over the years.

"Miss Kitty" by Neal Murphy

July 31, 2018 - The veterinarian opened the door and said, “You can come back and look at the x-rays now.” As my wife and I examined the film of Miss Kitty’s left front leg the break was evident even to the untrained eye. “The bone shows no sign of healing after a month in the splint”, he explained.

Where's the Free Air?

June 29, 2018 - In the last six months I have had two occasions when the “low tire” icon lit up on my car dashboard.  I had a very low tire and I needed to air it up as soon as possible.  However, I could not find a service station that offered air, either free or for sale.  Fortunately, I had purchased a small gadget when plugged into the cigarette lighter allowed me to put air in my tire.  That brings up the question, where has the free air gone?

"Mother-in-Law or Woman Hitler?" by Neal Murphy

June 15, 2018 - Life, like dealing with your mother-in-law, is all the more challenging if you can’t laugh at it once in a while. No other relationship has created more love or hate, depending upon your situation, than mothers-in-law. Men all learn, sometimes too late, that when they marry that beautiful young lady they are also marrying her family. The mother-in-law seems to create angst more than any other in-law. Consequently, there are more jokes told about her than any other family member.

Student Piano Recital to be Presented May 22nd

May 14, 2018 - Clara Murphy will present her students in recital on Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at 7:00 pm at First Baptist Church in San Augustine. Participating students are: Kambree Hall, Vi’Siscile Caroway, Aspen Morton,  A’nesiya Burrell, Jakajsa Clark, Yarihanna Clark, Bonie Consford, Lillian Collins, Kailey Sowell, Charlisa Teagle, Justine M. Chavez, and Bethany Dorsey. Katie Lindow and Brianna Craig, students of Bethany Dorsey will also be presented in this recital. Don’t miss Clair de Lune on the piano and a beginner student playing a song on the organ pedals.

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