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Big Sugary Drinks & Raw Milk
“In a free society, you will always be able to buy a big drink with a lot of sugar in it.” Those of us who attended the 1st breakout session at the Texas Republican Party Convention will never forget the … Continue reading
Uniting the Republican Party
So I got a little taste of some of the internal conflict within the Texas Republican party this past week while I participated in the Texas GOP Convention, which was the largest political convention in the world to date. It … Continue reading
All My Peaches are Gone
Something (birds suspected) ate every bit of every peach that was on my tree. All they left was the pits, hanging there as if my tree only grows peach pits. Dang birds.
We’re all packin’
One of the best speeches from today at the Texas GOP convention was from Jerry Patterson, land commissioner and 2014 lieutenant governor hopeful. Here was one of his jokes: Patterson, the author 17 years ago of the state’s concealed weapon law, … Continue reading
Can Police “Terminate” Your First Amendment Rights?
“What should be concerning to many Americans is that while police and government officials are taking unprecedented steps in surveillance and monitoring of Americans’s activities, which may not be constitutional, they are at the same time cracking down on the … Continue reading
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Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
When it seems like everything around me is SNAFU, it helps to remember where we are in the pyramid of needs. I can’t remember a time in my life when I woke up and questioned if I would have food, … Continue reading
Using the Victorio VKP250 to Make Plum Jam
Just a few days ago, Amber and I spent hours cutting up fresh plums from our fruit tree to make the most awesome batch of plum jam I’ve ever tasted. After waterlogged fingers and tired feet we both thought there … Continue reading
The EPA Hates the Environment
Looking at the EPA’s website, notice almost all of the top-rated vehicles are hybrids, which have about double the complexity of an engine-only vehicle. Also notice most of these cars get a combined rating of around 42 MPG. I estimate … Continue reading
Tell the Children: America Was Land of the Free
If there is one thing that has distinguished the United States of America from the rest of the world, it is our unwavering belief of freedom. If there is one thing that upholds and protects that freedom, it is the … Continue reading
Booty of Plums
The plum tree is throwing off lots of fruit this year. It doesn’t look like I have the worm problem I had in the past. (the ‘experts’ say once you have a problem, you will always have a problem) Looks … Continue reading
