She’s a natural when it comes to ballet
According to her uncle, she is used to having her photo taken. “Yeah, because of dance, we take lots of pictures, like group shots and singles. I do ballet, tap, jazz and hip-hop. I’ve been doing...
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He likes the freedom to ‘hook up and go’
“This is where I live. This is all part of the RV park. Actually, this is spot No. 1 right here. I’m numero uno. “I moved here Christmas Day four years ago, and it’s the perfect...
School assignment led to career as truck driver
“I never was much of a reader in school. I probably needed glasses back then, which may have had something to do with it. Anyway, we were required in junior high to go to the library...
Freckles helps him tell twin grandsons apart
You may be battling a New Year’s hangover today, but that’s not why you’re seeing double. These little guys are twins. “Tallon is the one on the left and, let me make sure (walks around the...
Young mom seeks advice from her own mother
“I’m busy raising my son, Michael. He’s a month old. It’s not easy, raising a son. I’m not married. I live with my parents, and they’re helping me until I get settled.” What’s your biggest challenge?...
‘It was obvious I was not a normal kind of guy’
“It’s an ugly story, man. I’ve been in prison three times. I went for my first time when I was 17. Ted Poe sent me there because I was driving a friend of mine’s car, and...
12-step program ‘coolest thing I’ve ever done’
“I started going to NA and AA about 13 years ago, trying to get clean and sober. About five years ago, I finally did get sobered up. “I took the 12 steps. Did the whole process....
After divorce, he plans to do it better next time
“I’m a longshoreman, a fisherman and a Jesus lover.” Are you married? “I got married in 1996, but I’m divorced now. I blew the marriage. It wasn’t her. It was me. I thought the grass was...
She’s all about helping others in the community
“I started this thing called the Really, Really Free Market of Baytown. Basically, everybody brings stuff to donate and we have a giant garage sale, but everything’s free. Everybody gets a bag and they collect what...
‘I was into the addiction part of the money’
“I hung out with people who used to do a lot of dope, sell a lot of dope. That’s why I left from down here back in the ‘80s. It was too fast. I was getting...
