I subtitled this book “true tales” because that are true. That being said, I want to admit now and for all time, that I do not claim to have a perfect memory. As you can see by reading these pages, most of these events happened suddenly – some experiences lasting only a few moments, so it would be miraculous if all the details were perfect. I have tried to be as precise as possible and I have used modern research tools (the internet) to verify what I could in my stories, and yet I sometimes cannot seem to resolve some details. For instance, in the tale “The Pecans”, I checked the historical weather data for Austin, Texas during Thanksgiving of 19893. Records show that the weather was normal for that time. But 10 days later in December there was a sudden drop from 41 degrees one day to 10 degrees the next. 10 degrees is certainly what Mike and I experienced at Lady Bird Park. So does that mean that our time with the pecan trees came before the park? That would have put us ten days longer on that road then I would have thought. Still, the important part of the story was the frozen ground that we slept on, the mysterious pecan trees, and Mike, and that was just as I have related.
As for MIke…I am not even trying to recall people’s names. But if I did accidently get it right, congratualtions.
If you are one of the people in these stories, Hello! Please feel free to contact me, schold me, correct me. I am open to all corrections. And if you remember some more extraordinary stories that we have shared in the past, let me know…we’ll write another book!
Sincerely, Bridget Carrie Davis

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