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Peggy Keener: Before there was mayo
Oh, dear! I had no idea I was so ill-equipped. Why didn’t you tell me? I am looking at “The People’s Home Library” circa 1919. ...
Peggy Keener, Author at Austin Daily Herald
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Peggy Keener: Fancy fare for Fido
“Do not feed the dog at the table!” Mom reprimanded us. Still, how many times did we continue to sneak little bites to Rex when ...
by Peggy Keener, Saturday, September 5, 2020 6:30 am
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Peggy Keener: Cerealously serious cereal
Snap, crackle and pop! If you can tell me what those words represent, then you, my friend, are a real American. And if you know ...
by Peggy Keener, Saturday, August 22, 2020 6:30 am
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The unfailing fervor of fruitfulness
Quiz. Why did God invent teeth? 1. So we could smile and not look all gummy. 2. So toothpaste companies could prosper. 3. So dentists ...
by Peggy Keener, Saturday, August 8, 2020 6:30 am
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Peggy Keener: Glorious and bountiful bat scat
Never in the deepest recesses of my mind did I ever dream I would one day write a column about guano. Yes, you heard me. ...
by Peggy Keener, Saturday, July 25, 2020 6:30 am
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Keener: Tick-Tock— or is it Tock-Tick?
Hmmmm, not sure. But, have you ever really thought about why it is that we do say “tick-tock” instead of “tock-tick?” At least I don’t ...
by Peggy Keener, Saturday, July 11, 2020 6:30 am
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The demise of a family member
Oh, Aunt Jemima, you’re gone. In the heaviness of my heart, I cannot let your passing go unnoticed as I lament yet another icon lost ...
by Peggy Keener, Saturday, June 27, 2020 6:01 am
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Death on the far side of the world
Part 6: True account from Peggy’s memoir “Potato In A Rice Bowl” As Glen, Gordon and I lay in the ship’s cabin soaking and ruining ...
by Peggy Keener, Saturday, June 13, 2020 5:01 am
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Death on the other side of the world
Part 5: True account from Peggy’s memoir, “Potato In A Rice Bowl” Submerged up to my chin in the fathomless waters of Tokyo Bay, I ...
by Peggy Keener, Saturday, May 30, 2020 6:50 am
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Death on the far side of the world, Part 4
During a storm at sea, there is little a capsized person can do to be seen. While being heaved about on its surging waves, you ...
by Peggy Keener, Saturday, May 16, 2020 7:01 am
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Death on the far side of the world
Part 3 of a true account from Peggy’s memoir “Potato in A Rice Bowl” Through the waves, Glen towed me over to a piece of ...
by Peggy Keener, Saturday, May 2, 2020 7:01 am
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Death on the far side of the world
This tale is true. I should know for it happened to me. Here is my story as I told it in “Potato In A Rice ...
by Peggy Keener, Saturday, April 4, 2020 7:01 am
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A woman of steel
She was born “Thelma Catherine.” Not liking the name “Thelma,” her father called her “Babe.” Her friends, however, knew her as “Buddy.” It was not ...
by Peggy Keener, Saturday, March 21, 2020 7:01 am
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Funny, frightening, freaky fears
The human psyche is a wobbly stockpile of the inexplicable. What makes us people tick? Or tock? And why? For pure unadulterated wonkiness, one component ...
by Peggy Keener, Saturday, March 7, 2020 7:01 am
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Our school system is Austinishing
In my hand I am holding a very old, heavily sepia-toned article from a vintage Austin Daily Herald. I don’t know what year it was ...