Rednecks…

Got this one from a couple of different sources, including Houston, Florida, and South Louisiana today… Author unknown, but pretty much on the money… Hundreds and hundreds of small boats pulled by countless pickups and SUVs from across the South … Continue reading

Back in Battery…

Country drives… You find some interesting things… Like wild marshmallows that need harvesting! Seriously, I can’t remember seeing this much hay stacked in the fields in a long time! Hay’s going to be cheep this year! One wag, either bored … Continue reading

Still busy…

Go read the folks on the sidebar, I should be back in battery tomorrow. Oh yeah, and always check those grocery bags before you throw them out… … Continue reading

On the road…

Doing some stuff, and had to drive across North Texas heading east. Quite an amazing change from 4 years ago, when I made the same drive. Back then, it was dead grass, empty stock ponds, and no stock to be … Continue reading

A book, and a short story!!!

Ben English is a native of the Big Bend area, now retired and he’s written one helluva book about growing up in the region, and follows through to the present day. It’s coming out from TCU Press, the end of … Continue reading

TBT…

I saw a VERY unusual old car heading toward Amarillo yesterday afternoon, and decided to do a TBT on them… It wasn’t this car, I pulled this from the net, the one I saw was bluish green. I’m pretty sure … Continue reading

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Worth the read…

Article by: Daniel Greenfield, a Shillman Journalism Fellow at the Freedom Center  Forget the Syrian Civil War for a moment. Even without the Sunnis and Shiites competing to give each other machete haircuts every sunny morning, there would still be … Continue reading

New book!!!

Alma’s got a new book out! Written more for a YA audience, it’s still a fun read, for her world creation! Click the cover to order! The blurb- Adventure! Exploration! Martinus the m-dog! Lost cities and conspiracies! Strange creatures! And … Continue reading

Never Forget…

0937, September 11,  2001… This picture, to me, epitomizes the Pentagon’s response… 184 lives were lost that day. The benches face in opposite directions for a reason. If they face west, the bench memorializes those who were on AA Flt … Continue reading

Dayum!!!

There are gonna be some FAT deer in the woods this fall… This is what happens when an oak tree gets plenty of water!!! Last year, they were about 1/2 this big, if that… It’s now September, and there is … Continue reading