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All right, for all of you fellow wildlife lovers here are a few wildlife

photos that my long time business partner, Dick Weinland, took this year at our place in Freer and entered in the 2011 Coastal Bend Wildlfe Photo Contest.

This first one is a pair of Crested Caracara ( Mexican Eagles ).

This is a A Green Jay, enjoying a little yellow gold.

And while we're in the bird category how about a Rio Grande Turkey hen.

And last but not least, one of my favorite birds and cartoon characters, the wiley Roadrunner.

And to steal a line from another of my long time favorite cartoon characters, Tha,Tha Tha, Thats all folks!

08/29/11 09:13 PM

#4281

Well TJ, thats a boid of a different color...gonna try to post a picture of a boid just captured out of lake livingston...
this bad boy weighed 1200 pounds and was 14 foot long...lots of shoes and hand bags...methinks captured Sunday...this ol meany was eating peoples pets...thats just wrong...

and to think lots of us have been swimming in that ol lake and lake houston and lake conroe...glad I have mine very own cement pond...aint no alimagators and crocomadiles in that body of water...only lawnmowers and pot plants and hand trucks and cell phones and hammers etc...and none of those will bitecha...

08/29/11 10:52 PM

#4282

Speakin of alimagators, did you see in the New Yawk Times, that a NASA scientist has come out of the closet, and said that Aliens might have to destroy mankind, just to save the planet...
That was a for real topic in that commie rag...will they be ILLEGAL ALIENS???? or just undocumented immigrants...

It was rather an in depth article about space aliens...and how they are watching us from afar, and probably WILL, at some point have to get rid of us to save planet earth, and their own planets...I kid you not, this was a serious article...I wonder which aliens it will be!!! Klingons...??? Coneheads...???? and will Dan Ackroyd lead them???? I hope so, I like him...er it...if indeed he is an alien...

IF it's the blob, we'll have to try to resurrect Steve McQueen to save us again...PERKIER BOOBS???? Just went by a channel, that had that for a show topic...should I look????nah, dont want to get my hopes up too much, just in case it means "ALERT IDIOTS"...well, you know how those television people lie...came across a channel that said "Naked Archeologist"...whoa, maybe I've hit the mother lode here...didnt know I had any xrated channels... shucks, they were'nt nekid at all...just babblin on about rocks and dirt...I waited around for awhile, just in case they decided to get nekid...no such luck...

What we need, is a set of rules for life...and wouldnt you know, just happened to have a set rat cheer...
1.Money cannot buy happiness, but it's more comfortable to cry in a Mercedes than on a bicycle.
2. Forgive your enemys...but remember the bastards name...
3.Help someone when they're in trouble, and they will remember you...when they're in trouble again.
4.Many people are alive only because it's illegal to shoot them...
5.Alcohol does not solve any problems...but then neither does milk...

Speaking of rules, come September the foist, there will be new lawrs on the books, two real interesting ones that I will discuss here...

It is now legal to go "noodling" in texas...I didnt know that it was illegal to eat noodles!!!!
I've been eating them my whole life...I love noodles...with cheddar cheese and gravey and butter...how come no one told me I was breakin the lawr????? Should I turn myself in???? I will if you will, because I know all yall been eating noodles...there are even Noodle houses around town...what, the cops look the other way???...been getting noodleola on the sly???? Well, it's good to know I can now eat noodles lawfully....

Here's another lawr that will go into effect September the foist...you can shoot feral hawgs from helicopters and aeroplanes...I didnt know them ol boys could fly....who knew??? I've seen em run across my place in the country, but never fly...some of em can run real fast too...but fly????I've heard that old saying, "when pigs can fly"...so now, I guess that time has come eh???? Wonder if they will change the other term, "dogfight", and call it "hogfight"...Hey Paige, you ever see one o them flyin pigs whilst you was soarin in the wild blue yonder???... does it takes special corn that lets em fly???? maybe "pork n beans"...if the aforementioned is true,I would suggest that everyone invest in heavy duty umbrellas, I know I am... man, just pay attention, and you learn something new everyday...

I know, lets rename Delmar sports complex, "THE FLYING HAWG NOODLE HOUSE"...yeah, thats the ticket...

08/30/11 05:03 PM

#4283

HELLO???? WHERE'D EVERYONE GO????

08/30/11 05:19 PM

#4284

Scotty Croom

hey,beau..heard about that gator...everyone must on riviera cooling off...

08/30/11 08:16 PM

#4285

Beau, you mentioned undocumented workers. I like the analogy that calling them undocumented workers is like calling a drug dealer an undocumented pharmacist.

I think I sent you this picture before, but below is a photo from one of our wildlife surveilance cameras taken at one of our water troughs back in March of this year. We have never had that many pass through our area because we're fairly well off the beaten path, and they tend to follow highways for navigation purposes. This is the first documented ones (there's that word again), or evidence of any type, we've had in six or seven years now. Before nine eleven I saw them or found evidence of them passing through several times a year.

So the good news is that the total of all of the efforts on the border, which we're about 65 miles in from, have helped significantly.

Never the less I pack heat of one type or another at all times, especially when I'm down there by myself. But in all of my years of spending time in South Texas near the border and through many encounters, I personally have never had any problems or any that were aggressive. What you always worry about is a drug mule, or mules, as they would tend to be packing their own major heat.

Anyway, they are another part of the flora and fauna that make the South Texas brush country a mystical and unique place.

08/30/11 10:58 PM

#4286

Hey Teddie, how do they get over your high fence???? I've seen your fence, and that aint no hucklebuck fence...thats the real deal...plus, if I could never find your place again...took so many unpaved roads, and right of way gates...if they are on your place, they must really be lost...

Hey guys, I bought curtains today, by myself...and my beloved likes em too...I made sure I could bring em back, just in case my beloved didnt like em...I even like em...hmmm, maybe I'll start an interior design company...if you like camo, then I'm your designer...

I have had a zillion folks, most of em I know, send an email asking to be my friend on facebook...I wouldnt mind so much, but I dont know how to get into face book...my son set me up on it about 5 or more years ago...I got on it a few times, and when I discovered that it would only let you write a few lines, I got disinterested...when have I ever just written a few lines???? It's just not in my genes to stop at one sentence...I try, oh how I try...but my mind just aint havin it...I guess thats what happens when you spend too much time alone...you'll talk to anyone, even your ownself...

But anyway, I cant for the life of me figure out the password, or how to get back in facebook, so, to all those out there that want to be my "friend", you can, just not on facebook...for instance, you can take me to lunch if you want to...I'm pretty much free everyday, and, I know lots of great places to eat, and reasonable too...Angies on old hempstead highway at 34th street, and Mels diner in Tomball are about the best two down home food places, and very reasonable...

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz, oops, fell asleep...ME of all people, snoozing...guess I will sign off for now... sayonara little doggies, and happy trails, maybe the end of 100 degree plus days is in sight...one can only hope...

your frien and bretheren DOD...

08/31/11 08:11 AM

#4287

hey teddie,thats a nice crisp camera you have set up there;those guys dress better than i do.it reminded me of the time a marine photographer tripped a hand grenade and came flying over my head as he was passing through a fence line,about that close,i looked down on him and saw a hole the size if a cantelope in his thigh.i thanked god that day that all i got was rocks and bamboo from it.another marine going home as we moved on.he was a nice guy and was on our patrol from"stars and stripes" magazine.here comes the tears,im sorry.god save us.

08/31/11 09:49 AM

#4288

Hello brothers and sisters,
Just thought I'd pen a few lines whilst waiting for Sears and Roebucks to open up...
Your right Burge, them ol boys are stylin for sure...I was noticin their jeans and shoes...seems I got some of those in my closet...somewhere...but they've prolly shrunk by now...aint it funny, you hang something up in the closet, and next time you go to use it, voila, it's shrunk...or purple heart has it...

Just back from the jungle patrol...looks like the humididity is back, like it ever left...but them ol boys down at the weather bureau says that the wind is out of the north, and humididity is down...maybe in the studio, but here in the real whirld, it's same ol same ol...I have a fan that faces south, and blows at me...guess thats the north wind they be talkin about...

Wind will be howling out of the high country sometime I reckon...not soon enough to suit me...dont think I'm gonna be wantin summer back for a spell, if it ever leaves...generally the first thing you notice about fall, before it gets cold, is the smell of wood smoke coming out of the already cold high country...thats a smell I remember from my youte, that and the sounds of crows cawin in the now almost barren corn fields...dont reckon they gonna be doing much hanging around the corn fields of Texas this year...no rain, no corn...no grits...and nobody left on...

you can almost always put on enough clothes to stay warm, but CAN NEVER TAKE OFF ENOUGH to stay cool...how bout that revolution???? almost always...cept when it's 35 degrees, overcast, misting rain, and your doing 70 up I-45...on a motorcycle...

As me and the boys were making our morning rounds, walked by a house that you could hear the TV or radio blasting away, all the way down the street...musta been a old folk in need of hearing aids...it wasnt music, just someone talking...didnt know what was being said, as I dont take my ears out on patrol...Jack can hear anything I need to be alerted to, and will alert me to same...wouldnta mattered no how if I HAD my ears, they dont seem to be working as well as when I first got em...probably just me...

I've always had a hankerin to learn sign language, looks like thats one task gonna come to pass...remember "SIGNING WITH CINDY", on channel 8???? She made it look easy...I think I could probably learn it with a little practice...I learned morse code at bettern 20 words a minute, and could send it just as fast...with morse code, you need to devote your UNDIVIDED ATTENTION, to it...I reckon sign language wont be so hard...

Well, butter my butt, and call me a biscuit, would you believe that the little woman liked the curtains I bought so much, she's sending me back to Sears Roebucks for some more...???
What a compliment...never bought curtains on my own before...I'm a "make do" kinda guy...If a window needs some blockage, well thats what they made broke down cardboard boxes for...You would be surprised how much heat and cold a cardboard box will sheild you from...or maybe you wouldnt...plus, I allus was allowed that buying frilly curtains was "womens work"...theyve got better sense than us men folk anyway...

Looks like it's time to head to Sears and Roebucks...think snow and ice...stay cool
and Happy Trails...your frien and brother

DOD

08/31/11 10:46 AM

#4289

i thought about deleting my ealier post but decided to go"flow of conscienceness"as one thought led to another.i break down when i think about those who loose arms and legs in war;its just a reality that i get emotional about it;cant help it.there were no tears then and its just really sad when i think about that guy,so excited that we were in a firefight and he was gonna get those pictures;he was dashing through a portal that we grunts knew better than to transit,we were aware that hedge and fencelines were booby-trapped.poor guy.

thanks for letting me vent;sometimes i cant just keep it all boxed up.sorry bout that folks;its hard to erase ugly,dirty,bloody crap from your mind once you've seen it.it may spoil the day for some dreamers but we are at war AS A NATION. dont blame the guys and gals that are fighting it;we have had enough of that evil.liberty is what we know,not an ideology or religion that fails.we know it with our bones cause we were raised with it.we may be the last generation to experience it.

"go tell it to the spartans".

08/31/11 08:33 PM

#4290

Burge, no need to apologize and glad you were able to tell the story. It's a way for us who have not been there and experienced that type of gore to be reminded of the fact that freedom is not free and war is not pretty.

Lest we and the politicians who make the decisions to send our men and women into battle forget that fact!

Thank you.

09/01/11 07:53 AM

#4291

teddie,i saw but a fraction of what these young people are seeing today and what most who go to war see,i was lucky,thats all.sure it has bothered me;we were not conditioned for it.that photographer was the victim of a channel blast which ruined him;i was protected by my gear of the day.all of us were unprepared for what we went through and left us with little defense.i apologize because it left me with a legacy of self destruction and violence.when i came back i was as destructive as i was ignorant.i was unable to lock into a normal life.drugs and alcohol only fueled the frustration.im at the end of my days and have nothing to show for it;believing that i could fix myself because no-one else could.i fear the judgment that is coming.i let down friends and family,crossed the line so often that i didnt even know where it was.waking up no remembering where i was or how i got there.we are a people who draw lines,the vietnam war and the 'sixties' in genaral blurred all the lines,personally and societially.what we knew back then,our culture(in my mind that was symbolized by oaks prespeterian and oak forest elem.)shifted to the mantras of"if it feels good;do it.we became a country where the hedonist propagated the standards.i was a little more than confused,i was angry,the libertine displaced our sense of the classic liberal education.coming back from vietnam was like coming back from another planet and not recognizing my own upon return.the va hospital became my new symbol,i didnt want to see anyone or talk to anyone;thats when and where my isolation and journey on chemicals began,how do you fix someone who is blind and crazy,fearful of the next step;in vietnam,one false step meant death or maiming.a pit dug to fall into,a grenade ready to blow your legs off.it was only a little bit different than conventional warfare;geared to psycological effect.like the improvised explosive devices found in iraq and afganistan; insurgency prescribes these for maximum effect.one mangled leg tied up a patrol,at least one helocopter and and the logistics to bring him out.it was protracted.the effect was not lost on a demoralized public here who were subjected to endless coverage of visual images coming out on the tv.conventual warfare is straightforward;as a nation,we were prepared for it.the vietnamese communists knew how we were,they knew about tv and that as little kids we watched the test pattern come on waiting for the saturterday cartoons.they had us profiled before we ever stepped on the ground in vietnam;they knew the training we would receive from spys in and out of our millitary/industrial complex (including 'fellow travalers in our educational system and media).they laid for us and ambushed our intire society.trust? out the window for this blind,crazy fool.

09/01/11 07:12 PM

#4292

Kay Watters '65 (Greene)

Hey Burge,

You're O.K.....wounds of the soul. You certainly did not let your country down...actually pretty impressive positions. Guess it all goes with everything you've had to endure. Life is good, I'm best when I don't dwell on the past which I'm not too good at when I'm at home alone. I too wake up and cry.

Like you, I have quite a wonderful doggy life here that is always here for me, God's blessing, Lord, do they hear me cry sometimes. Then I go to work, having teachers and staff around me and the attending work duties help me so much. Like you, I look at nature around me, it is continuingly amazing. Yes, we are part of this world, no matter our and their mistakes, and there are so many. We all really look forward to your comments.

We are tough 'ole birds, class of 64 and 65! (I agree with Ted) we are all here for each other, no matter what.

I'm proud of all our military, still signing up to serve their country. What unselfish resolve for America.

09/01/11 11:42 PM

#4293

thank you kay,i know that all is in the hands of a power that is far greater than anyone can imagine and that whatever i suffer is just a part of life.my problems are small relative to some.i find it hard to articulate the bounderies and think i sound like a broken record sometimes.in time god will direct that swords be beaten into plowshares.wars will end when man sees the futility and waste.the disputes and grievances will be hammered out and we will realize the concepts of those who established"one nation,under god,with liberty and justice for all";a concept that all may realize.good always overcomes evil.look how many times nations who are enemies become allies then degrade or retrograde back to enemies ad infinitum.man cannot be perfected until another way is found to reconcile the hopes of people.this republic is the closest man has ever come to that resolution;that beacon is real and those who hate us have no just cause.impires come and go,one overtaking the other,tyrants come and go,falling in thier arrogance.when i say i fear judgment, what sublimates from that is that i fear god.thats a good thing.when i read that god will destroy those who ruin the earth,i try to tread a little lighter,mabe its not too late.we try to correct our mistakes;we have been given the tools and have offered our help to every nation on the globe;some pay attention,some dont.i say leave those alone to figure it out for themselves.we dont have to force our way of life on anyone and lord help the barbarian who jumps on us.they will get the idea eventually.if we become the monster as some claim has already happened,then we will pay for that lesson.otherwise we carry on and remain sovereign;we have made the standard of living better for millions and it remains to be seen if we suffer too much for it.if a chinaman can afford a million dollar dog and a million dollar bed made from madagasgar rosewood then something is shaking out there.just what it is remains to be seen.

humpty dumpty

09/02/11 01:29 AM

#4294

Good Morrow mine waltripians,
Just back from the jungles of borneo, or the Meek Memorial Orchard, whichever comes first...no rain...like them ol boys down at the weather bureau promised...we dont get some rain and soon, dont know how much longer we can keep the orchard growing...bout to lose all the blueberrys, lost more than half the blackberrys...the larger trees, peaches, pears, figs, olives etc, seem to be holding their own...already lost a large oak tree...not enough time or water pressure to water them all...got about 400 ft of hose set up, so have to water by hand...not enough pressure to run a sprinkler...I wonder if they make an in line booster pump...hmmmm...

It's hard work, to be sure...but it gives me time to listen to my mp3 and moldie oldies, plus commune with my Rhodes Scholar, the mellow yellow fellow, Coop dawg hisownself...He is pretty good company, doesnt say much, and generally agrees with everything I have to say...thats a good quality in a friend...we never argue...cant ask for more than that now can we...

And, a big plus, at least for the Guatamalans that hold their services at our church, I didnt baptize or drown any of em this go round...they dont do much singing...but they have a band, drums, guitar etc...bout all I can hear is the drums, but mostly the minister SHOUTING over the pa system about ol diablo, now my spanish is good enough to know who that is...and shouting a few halalujias...he really gets worked up sometimes...I've oft wondered which denomination of religion they are...havent seen any snakes or pisen...I have spoken to them, but mostly they just grin and wave and go on about their bidness...and I go on about my waterin...

Lots O stars out this late or early in the morn...lots O em winkin at me and Cooper...see a few bats from time to time...no UFOs...yet...the other guy that helps me water, or I help him, says he has seen and heard some strange things emanating from the empty church on Sunday nights...last Sunday night I watered, and I heard and saw nothing unusual...but he says he hears music, and voices and sees apparitions of sorts...now, he generally kills a 6 pack whilst he is there, I'll just bet he's seeing all that stuff...I have seen a lot of BOOZE induced apparitions in my youte and beyond...thats a good reason to stay away from the firewater, at least for me anyhoo...got my hands full JUST seeing real life, let alone akehal (east texas for alcohol) related commotions...

Rode pegasus today...out looking for those K-cup coffee thingies, you know, the one cup brewers of from regular coffee to fru fru coffee...rode to Dunkin Donuts on Hwy 6 west, and couldnt get anyone to wait on me...they were busy jaberin in whatever tongue they are fluent in, and helping some more jaberin folks pick out a hundred dozen sprinkle donuts, one at a time...so I left and rode to Costco...they had two brands of the "one cup wonders"...and about three different brands of coffee...Kirkland, Newmans, and Donut Shop brand...all 80 cups for 34.79, which makes it about 43 and a half cents a cup...just regular coffee, no fru fru stuff for my beloved....seems they have one of the "one cup wonders" coffee makers at her office, so just trying to see to it she is included...

Any of youse youtes out there have the "one cup wonders" coffee maker????? CostCo had a Krueig ??? and a Cuisinart...the former was 149.00 and the latter was 164.00...Macys has one, for 99.00 and is a smaller version, but made by Krueig??? Anyway, if anyone can give me some feedback I would depreciate it...my cuisinart brewer, is about to enter the afterlife...I will, if I need to, resort to stove perked coffee...got some old percolators just for that bidness...sure does make the house smell good, eh what!!!!

Yeah Burge, sometimes I contemplate things in the past...and thinking about the young men that I knew that didnt make it back, sort of brings a lump to my throat...such needless loss and suffering...riding with the PGR, we've laid to rest more young men than I can count...stood silent vigil holding the AMERICAN FLAG around their remains and their family...families have even walked the line of flag bearers, and shook hands with each and every one of us, and thanked us for being there...if I could speak, at that particular moment, I would tell em that if it were within my power, I would take their loved ones place...

I have lived a long and productive and mostly happy life...but, I am not GOD, nor do I want to be...and glad I am not...but still, I can feel their broken hearts and spirits, oh, not like they do at that moment, but I can only imagine what they must be going through...like those members of our class that have suffered the ultimate loss of a child and or grandchild...not a day goes by that I dont remember these good folks and try to put in a good word to our Heavenly Father that he may assuage their anguish...about the most we and they can hope for, is to circle the wagons of extended family, and try to muster the strength of character to keep the row straight and plow the field of life for a healthy harvest...

when I see a service man or woman, I never hesitate to thank him or her for their service...there was a time, when we were made to feel ashamed that we served our country...what a terrible feeling that was too...how dare us "baby killers" wear our uniform with pride...I got over it...now, lots of folks come up and thank me for my service...makes me feel proud again to have served...lots of folks in our class have extended their hands and hearts in appreciation of those of us that served...you know what I say???? God Bless em...and thanks..."what can I do for you"...

I guess thats one good thing about getting old, the loss and carnage and pain is numbed and muted...sometimes I forget...it was such a long long time ago...seems like another whirld...maybe, just maybe it didnt happen...just a figment of our imagination...but alas, cause Jerry and Gary and Frankie, and Duck, and 58 thousand young men aint never coming back...ever...for they have joined the millions that have fallen in battle...and the ones that have not yet become a casualty of political genocide...maybe they wont have to be...

Sorry about the maudlin mopie stuff...this time O day, generally brings out the seriously morbidity of a mind, but not to worry, maybe just maybe, it will rain one day, and get cool again...maybe we will have corn next august...and no war...

your frien and waterin brother...
DOD...til we meet again...

09/02/11 11:23 AM

#4295

Hey Burge, how about posting some updated photos of your four legged family. I go to the homepage and look at Tugboat's picture when I need a smile.

09/02/11 01:03 PM

#4296

Suzy Jones '66

Kureig K-cups are hard to find. Target has some and so does Dillards.You can order them on line from Kuerig.com, but its in larger quantities. They also have teason line. They do have the fru fru flavers. Good Luck

09/02/11 02:26 PM

#4297

Thanks Suzy...I really like regularly perked or dripped coffee...I was just trying to be a good hubby and find some for my beloved...she asks so little...and after almost 30 years together, finally got her liking coffee...yeah, thats me, contributing to the delinquency of a teacher...but she started it, she was the one that kept taking sips out of my cup for years...now she's hooked...use to be the question was, "you making coffee?", now it's "havent you made coffee yet?"...I tell her that she can make coffee, but she always says "I make the best coffee"...I guess thats one way to get someone to do somethin, eh!!! But she's right, I do
make the best coffee in the whirld...

gives new meaning to kitten on the keys...if this were big Oliver, and he has done this before, you couldnt see the laptop...I run to grab the camera, and when I come back, he's gone...I think he just does that to tease me...

09/02/11 03:11 PM

#4298

Jackie Crowe (Finch)

BroBeau - cute pic.

Barbara McKay, Carol Shapiro, Barbara Porter and moi had dinner the other night at Rudi's German Restaurant --- wunderbar!!!!

Everyone have a safe weekend and Labor Day! Hugs, J

09/02/11 07:26 PM

#4299

Robert Derrick

Hey Beau,

For years my wife (Kay) told me how sparking clean the dishes were when I did them and the carpet looked like new when vaccumed. Just the last couple of years, she has started handing back plates saying these are not clean, and pointing out spots on the carpet that were still dirty. Finally, she said "Oh I will just do it myself". Hmmmmmm. Is that old dogs learning new tricks?

09/02/11 10:13 PM

#4300

Hey Robert, now your talkin...just keep messin up, and pretty soon you'll be just a settin in the easy chair and the little woman will be excellin at house woik...I tried that, but when she gets home, she looks so tired and beat, I just cant bring myself to NOT do stuff right...I even have dinner ready about twice a week...well, I go over to Angies and she fixes me up with a togo pack of BEEF TIPS, SO TENDER THEY JUST MELT IN YOUR MOUTH, AND WHAT FLAVOR...generally I can get three meals out of one lunch serving...I eat part for lunch, and then we share for supper...at 6.85 per per meal, it only costs us 2.28 each...now that aint bad for great food...had turnip greens and black eye peas and good ol country rolls...hmmm, now I've gone done and made myself hongry...(east texas for, well, you know)...

It's first Saturday in the Heights tomorrow...it's always nice to go and stare at all the weirdos...I just know they are saying the same about me...I am a people watcher...

Oh, when I axed about the Krueig, or what the heck the name is, Kcup, I was wonderin if anyone has actually TRIED the coffee...is it good??? would a coffee expert like me, like it???? Oh, hey, an antique shop down on 19th street has one, and they always allow for customers to have a cup or threee...so, I will try one tomorrow...the one cup wonder does seem like a good idear...

Hey Sister Doc in Hearne, my grandson wants to go to A&M next year...can he stay with you????
Nah, just kidding...our oldest grandson Kenny will be graduating this year, and is going for his Masters next couple of years, and lives in a house in College Station, so Taylor can stay with him...they are both two peas in a pod...very studious, not interested in alcohol and partying, they know where they want to be...Taylor has a 3.6 average and says he should be able to raise it to 3.7 and maybe 3.8 with all A s this year...why is it so hard to bring a good grade up, but not a good grade down...

Taylor dropped a Calculus class today because he said he didnt understand it...he had already met his math requirement, and the calculus class was sort of an elective, so he was able to drop it successfully... now he's taking welding...wow, wish they offered that when we were going to school...I like to weld...anyone that welds, generally likes to weld...it is an art for sure...

They are looking at scholarships for Taylor...did you know they have them for LEFT HANDED PEOPLE, AND RIGHT HANDED PEOPLE, and any one born in 1994, just to name a few...there's a scholarship for kids whose grandfather was in the Navy...I knew I joined the Navy for a good cause...Plus the American legion offers scholarships...there must be millions of them...wouldnt that be something if there was one for the worst GPA...I woulda been first on the list for that one...

Tried to go to my gun club today, and forgot the Fire Departments are using it for staging their equipment...wow, lots o firetrucks...took a picture with my phone...Didnt get to shoot, but talked to some of the firemen...pretty good guys them...

think RAIN...and snow and ice...yeah, thats the ticket...maybe we will see ya down on 19th street tomorrow...oh yeah, go to Colinas for pizza and or lazagna or calzone...got to warn ya, if you get a calzone, a family of four could eat on it...and have left overs...or, you could get a samich at Carter and Cooleys...oh yeah, thats the ticket, a liverwurst sandridge, oh man...if we stay down there long enough, maybe I can eat at both places...

happy trails...
Great game on tonight, TCU and Baylor...11 minutes left and baylor leads 47 to 31...one of the best games I have seen in a long time...
Ok, see ya...DOD

just some of the equip at addicks range on Eldridge...

ok, got to go, pizzas here...

09/03/11 12:15 AM

#4301

hey beau;the cat pic is classic,cats are cool.i watched a nat geo program on leopards the other night and they are cool too. then there is their polar opposite:

09/03/11 04:24 PM

#4302