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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 2011
Page
7
A playful, self deprecating take on Super Bowl Sunday notes the viewer’s ignorance about football and pop culture. The author enjoys the commercials and the halftime spectacle, cites Waterboy humor, and recalls wardrobe controversy while joking about research and costs.
Charlie Tallant and the Goose Creek Cookers prepare for the World Championship Bar-B-Que Contest at Reliant Park from February 24 to 26. The Baytown team, sponsor supported, will cook 1000 pounds of brisket 500 pounds of sausage and 500 pounds of ribs for about 1200 guests daily while funding Houston rodeo scholarships through private tents and events.
A nostalgic column recalls a mother’s wringer washing machine, and the author’s confusion over spelling wringer as wringer. The piece describes chores at the clothes line, sun drying, and the threat of soggy laundry when rain and wind interrupt chores, ending with a prompt to continue on page 2B.
A personal reflection on aging’s toll including more accidents like broken hips, health concerns, and lingering mental agility. The author notes a 2010 physical setback, humor about retirement life, and mentions a group of longtime friends who still joke and reminisce. See Finley page 2B.
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