Great Marshall Train Wreck: The Day After

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Me and my Longbeach friend Louise at the Marshall historical courthouse, site of the world famous Wonderland of Lights, the day after the Great Marshall Train Wreck at the depot a mile or two straight down the main street we're facing.

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Rush Hour In Marshall, Texas

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Marshall's downtown revitalization efforts have had a huge effect on traffic flow from out of town tourists flocking to see the famous historical county courthouse on the courthouse square located in the center of downtown Marshall.

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The Pony Express No Longer Operates In Marshall, Texas

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The first telegraph office in Texas was located in Marshall, Texas in 1854. The current population of Marshall is about 23,523, but at one time Marshall was the fourth largest city in Texas, a major railroad center and the administrative capitol of the confederacy.

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Where's My Paycheck?

Terry Doyle washes the old sheets so he can put the new sheets on the bed and wonders where his paycheck is for his newfound internet fame here in the piney woods of east Texas.

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Pukeathon

Like finely-tuned Swiss clockwork, my sister throws up every Sunday night and is surprised by it.

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Who Called Human Resources?

Every time Adult Protective Services come out for a visit, mom and Beth break out this tired old bimonthly argument. I'm thinking of having it bronzed. Or making stick puppets and taking the show out on the road.

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Moving Back To Callie Inventory

One day not too long ago, I got tired of living in the drunkard's section of the piney woods of east Texas and decided to make a milk crate inventory of what it would take to move my stuff back to Callie. I was not pleased with my results.

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Drug Coma # 97636

It's getting harder and harder to tell if my sister is alive or not. Even when she's stumbling around the kitchen with her mouth open waiting for momma to feed her (which is rare because momma generally feeds Beth in bed during bedpan duty).

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