by Marie Watts | Mar 11, 2024 | Blog
Buried treasure was unearthed at the ranch last week! Can you believe? I am now $2300 richer. The booty was left on the property several years ago, and Mother Nature managed to obscure it with a luxurious coat of grass. And what was the loot, you ask? Suckers. You...
by Marie Watts | Mar 4, 2024 | Blog
My March 2nd Independence Day celebration with the Texas Exes was eye-opening. What, you say? March 2nd? I thought Independence Day was July 4th? It is, but Texans celebrate two different independence days. INDEPENDENCE DAY FOR TEXAS In 1836, a delegation convened at...
by Marie Watts | Feb 26, 2024 | Blog
The telephone landline is apparently a thing of the past. Its demise became evident when the AT&T cellular network had a meltdown this past week, leading to howls of protest. One businessperson reported that, without her cell phone, she could not take orders for...
by Marie Watts | Feb 19, 2024 | Blog
The fact that Edmonia Lewis was able to fulfill her destiny is astounding; that her works were ignored and lost—shameful. Authorities are unclear on the exact details of her life because Lewis was known to tell stories about herself to win over the audiences she was...
by Marie Watts | Feb 12, 2024 | Blog
Bear with me as I rant against ageism in America. The special counsel report on President Biden’s handling of classified documents really punched my button. My purpose is not to debate whether Biden has the mental capacity to be president. My beef is that Americans...
by Marie Watts | Feb 5, 2024 | Blog
At my ranch, Las Tortugas, I find that life imitates art these days. What, you say? I thought the phrase was art imitates life. Apparently, the argument has been around for a long time, way back to Plato and Aristotle. Plato felt that all artistic creation is a form...
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