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Big steaks, big men, no trouble here…that’s the place for me…I live in Texas. Yeah. Yeah. This is a spoof of Chris Rea’s song Texas. If you haven’t heard it, you should. I heard the song when I was in college at USC in Los Angeles, and it made me wax nostalgic. I missed Texas. I moved back here as soon as I could. Although Larry McMurty has probably told every story you ever want to read about Texas, I’ll give y’all my feminine opinion. Commonly known facts about me: I grew up in a small Texas town, Bellville. I know how to play the piano. I graduated 3rd in my high school class. I have a: B.S. in History, USC; M.S. in Curriculum u0026#038; Teaching, USC; M.Ed. in Counseling u0026#038; Guidance, Texas State. I was full scholarship track athlete at USC. My brother, Hunter, played in the NFL for 8 years. My father played football for UT. My mother was “Woman of the Year” at Texas Tech. I am currently a middle school counselor. Lesser Known Facts: The fastest time I ran in high school was in Sweden, where women hit me and tried to push me off the track. The left scar on my kneeu0026hellip;
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ROUNDING HOME CHAPTER 1 “Are you Ty Miller’s sister?” a young girl asks me as I’m walking out of the Food Mart with a paper bag full of home grown tomatoes. “Yes,” I say. “What’s he like?” She sounds dreamy. “Sometimes he’s a real prick,” I say and walk away leaving the little girl confused. I know I shouldn’t talk to small children like that. I should go back and apologize, but I am mad at Ty. He told us last Saturday he was getting called up. Then last night he called and said he’s pitching tonight’s game. I know everything in the Pros is last minute. He’s surprised as we are. I don’t fault him for that. He hadn’t pitched that that much in the minors, and didn’t have that many innings under his belt. He thought they’d keep him Double-A at least another year. But the team that drafted him has the worst ERA in the National League and the worst batting average against, so they are desperate and willing to take a chance on a rookie, and he did put up real good numbers in the minors. I just wishu0026hellip;
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A Girl Named Willie
May 7, 2019
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Bobby Goodwin-Memories of My Dad
Mar 20, 2017
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Ed O’Bannon interview Plaintiff in O’Bannon v. NCAA
Aug 6, 2016
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Andy Schwarz: Sports Economist featured In The Business of Amateurs
Aug 6, 2016
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Interview with Bob DeMars on The Business of Amateurs
Jul 29, 2016
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My Obsession with My All-American (personal essay)
Nov 20, 2015
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Million Dollar Baby-from Popcorn Theology series by David Fikes (former priest)
Jul 5, 2015
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Q&A with film producer Mark Johnson
Jun 15, 2015
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