Cheryl E Preston
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Cheryl enjoys writing about current events, soap spoilers and baby boomer nostalgia. Tips are greatly appreciated.
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Black Cowgirls were prominent in the American West. Top Story - September 2025.
There were black cowgirls in the American West In the episode of Family Matters titled The Good the Bad, and the Urkel, Carl Winslow (Reginald VelJohnson) dreams he is in the Old West, where Rachel Crawford (Telma Hopkins) runs a saloon. This led me to wonder if there were Black cowgirls or African American female saloon owners in those days.
By Cheryl E Preston4 months ago in FYI
Knock Knock Knockin on Heaven's Door
Revenge has consiquences The old man hated the teenagers who ran through his yard with a passion. They didn't bother anything. They passed through on their way to other places or to retrieve a stray ball. It began in June, as soon as school was out.
By Cheryl E Preston4 months ago in Fiction
Deacon and Taylor might lean on each other for support on The Bold and the Beautiful
B&B fans are not happy about Taylor The Bold and the Beautiful fans are expressing their disinterest in a possible upcoming storyline. Those who watch the CBS soap say they do not want the changes that may be on the horizon, and Deacon Sharpe (Sean Kanan) and Taylor Hayes (Rebecca Budig) should not become a couple.
By Cheryl E Preston4 months ago in Geeks
Black & White television sets were once changed to color by a plastic panel
From black and white to color instantly If you, the reader, were born between 1946 and 1064, the Baby Boom/Jones Generation years, you are familiar with old-fashioned black-and-white television sets. Perhaps you might also recall a product created that was supposed to transform the B&W sets into living colors.
By Cheryl E Preston4 months ago in FYI
Who's that knocking on my door-Should I let em in?
Don't go knocking on my door It began on Halloween night 1966 when I was eight years old. We lived in what we later would call the Old House. I had just come in from Trick or Treating and had sat down on the livingroom couch to watch an encore of It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown which had debuted on October 27.
By Cheryl E Preston4 months ago in Fiction
The Piece of Texas Toast that kept reappearing
A piece of bread on the windowsill There is a saying that truth is stranger than fiction, and indeed it is. A relative moved into a house a few years ago and had experiences straight out of paranormal files. It began with her noticing a piece of bread on the windowsill next to their front door.
By Cheryl E Preston4 months ago in Horror
Brett James had a distinction to his name and a connection to Prince
Brett James left a legacy of music Country and Pop music songwriter Brett James died on Thursday Septemeber, 18, in a plane crash in North Carolina along with his wife, Melody Carole, and stepdaughter Meryl Maxwell Wilson.
By Cheryl E Preston4 months ago in Geeks
Who is Retta, and what is a papertarian?
What the heck is a papertarian? If the name Retta is not familiar, you are not alone. I had not heard of this entertainer before, but I know a lot about her now. She is the woman in the two slightly irritating yet funny “Papertatian commercials that have been airing recently.
By Cheryl E Preston4 months ago in Geeks
Tithing is not required for New Testament believers. Content Warning.
Please click on the accompanying links so you can see the progression of tithing for yourself. Is tithing a hoax? Is tithing required for modern-day churchgoers, or has a hoax been perpetuated on the people? The question of how tithes went from produce to monetary giving was a hot topic when Pastor Creflo Dollar changed his views.
By Cheryl E Preston4 months ago in History
James West's life is about to take a drastic turn on General Hospital
Nathan's return shakes up Port Charles General Hospital has an exciting storyline now in progress. Ryan Paevey has returned to Port Charles as Nathan West, which will shake up the Scorpio family. Nathan's wife, Maxie Jones (Kirsten Storms) is out of town in a coma, and her son James West (Gary James Fuller) will find that life as he knows it is over.
By Cheryl E Preston4 months ago in Geeks
