Richard Connor
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🔒 Richard Connor: Is rain driving you crazy? Don’t scream – eat ice cream
Surely there is an ark on the way to our not-so-little Texas town of Fort Worth. Get on board if you see it. Rain. Rain. Rain. And then for good measure more rain. If you’re stuck inside you might want to ponder the symbolism of rain in Ernest Hemingway’s novels, most notably A Farewell to […]
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🔒 Richard Connor: Surprise endorsement in mayoral race? Not really
The first major endorsement in Fort Worth’s mayoral campaign broke from the gate while the other horses were still loading.
Congresswoman Kay Granger’s endorsement of...
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🔒 Richard Connor: Mitt misses the boat, Kamala makes history
Thoughts and ramblings as the future begins ...
Thanks for nothing, Mitt, on the otherwise glorious day of Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s inauguration as 46th...
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🔒 Richard Connor: On a day of darkness, one shining moment
On a day, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, that none of us will ever – not simply “not soon enough” but ever – forget, our...
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🔒 Richard Connor: Goodbye 2020
Reflections on 2020 will bubble up like Champagne as the year ends and they will be gone just as swiftly as we focus on...
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🔒 Richard Connor: Sweet or sour, Christmas traditions are important
Sometimes you have to keep traditions alive. Even if they taste bad.
Mother made oyster stew each Christmas Eve. I hated it but after the...
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Richard Connor: Nearby or distant, still together at Christmas
A year ago, almost to the day, a close relative was hovering near death, dying from cancer on the East Coast while in the...
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🔒 Richard Connor: Fort Worth Piers into future, sees City Hall
What would Marvin Girouard think?
He was CEO and oversaw creation of what is now known as the Pier 1 Building. It opened amid much...
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🔒 Richard Connor: Good balance is hard to find, but we’ll keep trying
A publication that is not dedicated to home design or boating or any specific niche should strive for balance. So should electronic media.
Unfortunately, balance is...
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🔒 Richard Connor: An election ends, a door opens to new perspectives
Well, it’s over.
Or is it?
It’s over. Joe Biden is the new president.
He’s ahead by too many votes. The math does not work. But President...