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Editor’s note: Amos is a church mouse, who types by hurling himself at the keys, but he can’t work the capital shift keys, and he shuns punctuation marks — except hyphens and dashes. amos finds a firecracker one grand and bright sunshiny day as i was whistling on my way boss — it was just before the fourth of july and i was so happy i could cry — when across my weary path i spied this odd hot dog with its tail just fried what is it says i to no one in particular why it s a ufo from roswell says willifred the white rat who c...
Gary Mitchell and amos: A view from under the pew Editor’s note: Amos is a church mouse, who types by hurling himself at the keys, but he can’t work the capital shift keys, and he shuns punctuation marks – except dashes and hyphens. boss whoever first spoke or sang - i love a parade - must have been misquoted i m almost sure they said - i love a rodeo - the great bugtussle rodeo is here everybody s decked out in their buckaroo chaps bandanas and cowboy hats life takes on invincibility when you re stomping around in your boots...
Editor’s note: Amos is a church mouse who types by hurling himself at the keys, but he can’t use the capital shift keys, and he shuns punctuation marks – except dashes and hyphens. amos prepares for summer boss after two days of sweltering heat red-hot sidewalks and blistered little mousy feet i have decided that winter must be over and i have put away my mittens galoshes and fuzzy russian hat to top it off boss the church s air conditioner doesn t work the whole church pew underworld is facing a minor crisis bugs are falli...
Editor’s note: Amos is a church mouse, who types by hurling himself at the keys, but he can’t use the capital shift keys, and he shuns punctuation marks – except hyphens and dashes. a mother s day tribute boss i was searching for kite string the other day for my little niece annie marie when i stumbled across some old photos of me and mom there i was dressed up like the lone raider you remember him boss the masked mouse who rode his matchstick horse for cheese and justice for all and there was mom with a bandana on her head...
Barbara Thomas Services: Have been held. Mrs. Barbara E. Thomas, 85, of Clovis, died Monday, April 12, 2004, at the Retirement Ranch in Clovis. She was born on Dec. 8, 1918, near Farmersville, Texas, to Walter Roy and Dora Lawrence Johnson. She graduated from Farmersville High School in 1936. She married Dumas T. Thomas on Dec. 22, 1939. She was a longtime resident of Merit, Texas, and had been a resident of Clovis since 1979. She moved to Clovis to be near her daughter. She was a member of Merit Baptist Church. Family...
Gary Mitchell: Amos Editor’s note: Amos is a church mouse, who types by hurling himself at the keys but he can’t use the capital shift keys and he shuns punctuation marks – except for hyphens and dashes. amendments to solomon s proverbs boss i ve run across some quippy sayings compiled by perry tanksley some of them particularly relate to the church pew underworld and i just had to share them with you for example one adage states that some church members have faces long enough to make a mule jealous and here are some notes...
amos the churchmouse: a view from under the pew Editor’s note: Amos is a church mouse who types by hurling himself at the keys, but he can’t use the capital shift keys and he shuns punctuation marks — except the hyphens and dashes. After seeing Mel Gibson’s movie, “The Passion of the Christ,” Amos has been intensely reviewing those devastating events of the first Good Friday in history. The agony of the Savior in Gethsemane, the kiss of betrayal by one of his own, the mockery and injustice of a kangaroo court, the beating...
Gary Mitchell and Amos Editor’s note: Amos is a church mouse who types by hurling himself at the keys, but he can’t use the capital shift keys and he shuns punctuation marks – except the hyphens and the dashes. spring is about to spring on me soon boss here i am glowing in the warm sunshine the gentle breeze the green grass the swaying trees it s glorious it makes you glad to be alive in the church pew underground as i was moseying along - that s what folks do around these parts boss - minding my own business and drink...
Gary Mitchell and Amos the Churchmouse Editor’s note: Amos is a church mouse who types by hurling himself at the keys, but he can’t use the capital shift keys and he shuns punctuation marks — except dashes and hyphens. the roaming ant riddler last week boss we had a celebrity of sorts visit the fair environs of our bugtussle community i don t know if you ve ever heard of roving red the ant riddler he may not have much of a following in people society but he s quite the hero to us bible-thumping folks in the church pew under...
Editor’s note: Amos, the erstwhile poetic church mouse, types by hurling himself at the keys, but he can’t use the capital shift keys and he shuns punctuation marks — except the hyphens and dashes. Lately, Amos has been having a tough time gaining inspiration for his writing. He has tried a number of suggestions to get rid of his writer’s block, including some warm milk and cheese late at night, but it just fed his insomnia. He tried tying bows on his tail, but he kept getting himself hung up on doorknobs, rocks and sticks in...
Gary Mitchell and Amos Editor’s note: Amos is a church mouse, who types by hurling himself at the keys, but he can’t work the shift keys and he shuns punctuation marks — except for hyphens and dashes. This week, Amos recalls when he first learned about Ash Wednesday. boss a lot of the big bugs and little mice around here in the church pew underworld are roaming about with what looks like smudged plus signs painted on their foreheads i don t understand it at all says me to my friend freddie the flea those aren t plus signs...
Gary Mitchell and Amos Editor’s note: Amos is a church mouse who types by hurling himself at the keys, but he can’t use the capital shift keys and he shuns punctuation marks — except for hyphens and dashes. willifred the white rat came by yesterday boss to see if i wanted to travel back in time in his experimental tiny time machine you remember willifred boss he escaped from a mad scientist s research laboratory and now he has started his own scientific research career at any rate he installed his tiny time traveler machi...
Gary Mitchell and Amos Editor’s note: Amos is a church mouse who types by hurling himself at the keys, but he can’t use the shift keys and he shuns punctuation marks — except the hyphens and dashes. In light of the upcoming Valentine’s Day holiday, Amos himself asked about our recapping his finding the love of his life, Jenny, the cute little girl mouse next door. In fact, it has become something of a problem. It has been rather difficult trying to make Amos keep up with his writing. Normally, he’s always eager to write and...
Gary Mitchell and Amos Editor’s note: Amos is a church mouse who types by hurling himself at the keys but he can’t use the capital shift keys and he shuns punctuation marks — except for hyphens and dashes. boss i was looking at my reflection in the toilet bowl the other day and i noticed a growth just under my whiskers what is that i asked myself and i leaned over for a closer look and nearly fell in it was a wart exclamation point here boss a big fat ugly wart - i don t think there are any small slim and cute ones anywhere -...
amos the churchmouse: a view from under the pew Editor's note: Amos is a church mouse who types by hurling himself at the keys, but he can't use the shift keys, and he shuns punctuation marks -- except for hyphens and dashes. amos takes up jogging boss i guess you heard about my holiday cheese binge the mouthy magpies and busybody blue jays can t seem to find anything else to talk about this week they could chirp and chortle all they wanted to about my eating habits boss but it wasn t a problem for me until just the other day...
Gary Mitchell and Amos Editor’s note: Amos is a church mouse who types by hurling himself at the keys, but he can’t use the shift keys, and he shuns punctuation marks — except for hyphens and dashes. boss this holiday season got the best of me i turned into a cheese-a-holic i don t know if you know it or not but church folk can throw some outlandish food parties this time of the year visions of cheesecakes cheese crackers and cheese rolls danced in my head on their way to my tummy it s joyous time of the year says i - with...
amos the churchmouse: a view from under the pew Editor's note: Amos is a church mouse who types by hurling himself at the keys, but he can't use the shift keys, and he shuns punctuation marks -- except for hyphens and dashes. sadie sings end-of-year blues boss i woke up depressed this morning it s the end of the year my life is in disrepair there are so many deeds left undone so many words left unsaid so many promises left unkept it s sad i said so why not go back to bed but my alarm clock kept ringing its little knob off...
amos the churchmouse: a view from under the pew Editor’s note: When Amos went shopping recently, he encountered the trials of last-minute Christmas shoppers. In frustration, he called out for the real meaning of Christmas. Just then, Sammy Salamander wiggled by and pointed him to a little nativity scene far from the malling crowd but in the heart of Bugtussle. Jenny (the little girl mouse next door) was playing the role of Mary; Willifred the White Rat was Joseph; Freddy Flea was baby Jesus; Virgil the Praying Mantis was a s...
amos the churchmouse: a view from under the pew Editor’s note: Last week, Amos dreamed about three small teddy bears in a barn, one with a scar across his heart, one with wrinkles and a lot of wear and tear and one with a forlorn face. In the dream, Elijah the little green lizard delivered a word of comfort and encouragement for the teddy bear with a wounded heart. Elijah then moves on to the other two teddy bears. Amos is a church mouse who types by hurling himself at the keys but he can’t use the shift keys and he shu...
Gary Mitchell and Amos Editor’s note: Amos is a church mouse, unable to use the keyboard shift keys and unschooled in the art of punctuation. boss a strange dream overtook me last night i still don t know what to make of it in my dream i woke up and wandered out of my mouse hole in the corner of the church choir room and instead of going outside i went down a long dark tunnel that emptied out into a brightly lit barn whose floor was covered with fresh hay right in the middle of the barn floor were three small teddy bears o...
Heart attack victims in rural eastern New Mexico will have greater access to medical attention, thanks to a recent $251,709 grant from the Federal Health Resources and Services Administration, Office of Rural Health Policy. The grant — for the placement of automatic external defibrillators (AEDs) in rural areas of the state — was awarded to the New Mexico Department of Health, Public Health Division, Injury Prevention and Emergency Medical Services Bureau. According to Donnie Roberts, training coordinator of the Eastern New...
Editor’s note: Amos is a churchmouse, unable to use the keyboard shift keys and unschooled in the art of punctuation. He decided last week to try out Willifred the white rat’s experimental tiny time machine. So Willifred installed his Tiny Time Traveler on Amos’ 1957 Cheeserolet motorized matchbox. The moment Amos climbed in, he found himself in San Antonio, Texas, in the mid-1830s and confronted by one of history’s unusual characters. the ballad of davy crickett boss when i hit the ground i was astounded by an unusual...
Rajan K. Mirchandani, M.D., 46, will be opening a private practice in Clovis in January. Q: Where do you presently work? A: I’ve been working in the Urgent Care Center at Plains Regional Medical Center for the last 2 1/2 years. Q: What brought you to the Clovis area? A: Dr. William Gaspar and I were in residency together in Denver at Presbyterian Medical Center there. That was from 1993 to 1995. I was his intern, and he was a second-year resident, so we spent many nights together on call. He came here around 1997. I kept in t...
Those who knew her best invariably described Mary Carol Hartley as a brave, compassionate lady. Hartley, 62, died at her home Thursday after a 15-year on-and-off bout with cancer. Hartley’s husband, 9th Judicial District Judge Ted Hartley, choked back his emotions late Thursday. “It’s kind of a tough time, but the Good Lord will see us through,” he said. “She loved her church, she loved her community, and she loved her children and grandchildren. I’ll miss her.” Mary Carol Hartley was Clovis/Curry County Chamber of Co...
FARWELL — Through Financial Peace University, the average family eliminates $5,300 in debt while saving $2,700, according to its founder, Dave Ramsey. “Financial Peace University is a series of 13 biblically based, life-changing personal finance lessons,” Ramsey said. “The course shows people how to apply proven, common-sense principles in their ‘real world’ that allow them to walk in financial peace.” Ramsey’s Financial Peace University will be coming to First Baptist Church of Farwell, first for an orientation ses...
