The Fire Ant Gazette

Music to Smile By

Sometimes, you just need some nice music to serve as a backdrop to doing nothing.

Cabrillo landscape, San Diego, CA

A&M excels; drought spells; wildlife swells; ugly cars don’t sell. (Yes, I’m unjustifiably proud of that.)

The gray tree frog saga continues, this time with 137% more bugs.

"Life Comes At You Fast" - Nationwide Insurance circa 2004

Frogs are once again dominating the local nature scene, but also a goofy raccoon, for you mammal lovers.

Sunrise over Horseshoe Bay as viewed through the windshield of my truck

Nature is all around us. Sometimes, nature is even in our house. And sometimes, we are not amused.

A bridge across Pecan Creek in Horseshoe Bay, Texas

We’re experiencing a pretty severe drought right now. But is it really worse than what’s come before?

We went from giving up on Starlink to using it in just a matter of a few days, thanks to a company in Austin.

Reading the printing on packaging is not just for cereal.

We were happy when Starlink service finally came to our area, but less so when we learned about their billing practices.

After decades of using its software, I’ve left Adobe and I have no regrets.