HeyJaredReavis’s Substack
I write to entertain and to make readers think. These posts might take them back to a time that meant something special, or they might poke gentle fun at the world around us.
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The Scientific Method (opens the original)
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I was having a little trouble with science back in the seventh grade. The problem was reflected in my average of 39 for the six weeks. No matter what I did, understanding refused to sink into my thick skull, quite possibly because I had other things on my mind, like squirrel and bear hunting.Although there hadn’t been a bear in north Texas in fifty years, I always harbored the hope that I would someday stumble across a grizzly and dispatch him with a well-placed shot from my BB gun.As I struggle
Irritable (opens the original)
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“Uh, on.” Doreen looked crestfallen.The Hunting Club membership turned toward the front door of Doreen’s 24 HR Eat Gas Now Café to see Earl and Wynona Grubbs ducking inside, bringing in a gust of fall heat, and most of it came from their open mouths. As usual, they were arguing.Now most married couples argue at some point, especially those who’ve been a together for over fifty years like Earl and Wynona. In fact, they’ve been married for so long they’re on their third bottle of Tabasco. But it i
Ashes to Ashes (opens the original)
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Delbert P. Axelrod, who would be dead broke if he had to bank on his intelligence, once again turned up like a bad penny in the front door of Doreen’s 24 HR Eat Gas Now Café.“You guys up to anything?”“Peace and quiet until you showed up,” Wrong Willie answered. He and Doc made fists and touched knuckles.Manly.“I need some help.” Delbert shuffled his feet as if setting them to run. “I was cleaning out my garage and…”“We aren’t helping you clean out your garage again.” I pointed a finger. “The las
Warning Labels (opens the original)
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It was about thirty years ago when Doc came into Doreen’s 24 HR Eat Gas Now Café carrying a folded colorful piece of folded paper in his hand. He plopped it onto our large corner booth and slid into the seat beside Jerry Wayne. “The entire world is screwed up.” He moved mugs and plates around to make room. “I think lawyers are responsible.”“I completely agree.” Willie Nelson played a double-nickel and made twenty points. We usually don’t bother him when he’s in the café, because everyone always
Albert (opens the original)
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We noticed Albert’s eyes were getting bad a couple of years ago. He’s somewhere around ninety and small problems began to show up during dove season.Albert is one of our older friends who joins the Hunting Club from time to time, just to get out. He was once an avid hunter, but over the years his health deteriorated, and he couldn’t move around as easily as he liked.On opening day of dove season two years ago I noticed that he kept missing easy shots, and that was highly unusual for such a seaso
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