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No goodbyes, just a lot of memories
This was the final post in the Astros’ Fan Blog at chron.com on July 8, 2013. “There is an appointed time for everything. And there is a time for every event under heaven.” –Ecclesiastes 3:1. My dad worked for Nabisco for 41 years. My mom was the assistant to the president of a local bank for…
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Welcome!
Welcome to Chipalatta! We hope you find some things here that will inspire, challenge, motivate or just make you laugh or think. Over the next few weeks, as we populate the site, you’ll find entries from Chip’s books, as well as those about life, funny photos and quotes and, of course, plenty of entries about…
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Meet Chipalatta
Chip Bailey lives in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and is an author and former sports editor and sportswriter who has followed the Astros for more than 40 years. A native of Natchitoches, La., Bailey enjoys watching baseball at most any level, especially pro and college. Several years ago, he worked as an associate of Pastor John Bosman,…
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After eight years, I’d like to say “thank you!”
For the past eight years, I have called the Astros’ Fan Blog home. It has been a place where family and friends could share the love of baseball and where friendships could be born and nurtured. Today, after nearly 2,000 entries and literally thousands upon thousands of comments, I’d like to say “thank you”. It’s…
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