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Fire Ant Flickers (#10)
The following post pairs well with a cold glass of Bosco and milk.

Photo: Bluebonnet growing in a crack in a granite boulder

The menu for today: tech bros as cowboys; Jeopardy for seniors; rock squirrels; magnolia blossoms. ¡Buen provecho!

Published Sunday, 20 April 2025, 16:25
Categorized as Fashion, Just Plain Silly, Plant Life, Society & Culture, Wildlife - Mammals Tagged Jeopardy, magnolia, rock squirrel, Welsh

A Veterans Day Tribute: In My Father’s Own Words

Photo: 104th Infantry Division - near Stolberg, Germany - November 1944 (LIFE Magazine, John Florea Photographer)
Members of the 104th Infantry Division (aka Timberwolves) - near Stolberg, Germany - November 1944 (LIFE Magazine, John Florea Photographer)

This is a story that I feel is worth repeating on this Veterans Day: my father’s account of his experience in the Army during World War II.

Published Monday, 11 November 2024, 6:00
Categorized as History, Society & Culture Tagged 104th Infantry, World War II, WWII

Yelling At [Musical] Clouds
Every generation thinks their music was the best...but only my generation is right.

Screenshot from Dire Straits music video 'Money for Nothing'

I think I have a fairly open mind and eclectic tastes when it comes to music, but I seem to be increasingly out of step with literally millions of other listeners.

Published Monday, 15 July 2024, 6:00
Categorized as Music, Society & Culture, Uncategorized

Random Thursday

Photo: Two male Northern shovelers in Pecan Creek, Texas

Make your own National ____ Day and stop relying on others. Also, fancy car stuff, and get to know your local dabblers.

Published Thursday, 25 January 2024, 6:15
Categorized as Cars, Memes..., Random Thursday, Society & Culture, Wildlife - Birds Tagged Bentley, Northern shovelers, pie

Random Thursday

Photo (highly retouched): foggy sunrise via drone

A soupçon of topics…nay, a mere melange of tidbits with which to while away yet another Thursday

Published Thursday, 11 January 2024, 6:10
Categorized as Books & Writing..., Random Thursday, Society & Culture, Weather, Wildlife - Turtles & Lizards

Serpentine Seasons Greetings…
...or, Snakes on a Sleigh!

Photo: Pierre the Palmetto Bluff (SC, USA) alligator

A Christmas Eve request from a neighbor turned into a quite interesting encounter.

Published Wednesday, 27 December 2023, 12:01
Categorized as AI, Society & Culture, Wildlife - Snakes Tagged ChatGPT, corn snake

Random Thursday: Thanksgiving Edition

Black and white photo of wild turkeys on a misty morning in Luckenbach, Texas

I hope you’re feeling especially blessed this Thanksgiving Day (in the good old USofA, anyway), and that this post doesn’t spoil that feeling. JK…it’s pretty upbeat, other than a sad story about green beans.

Published Thursday, 23 November 2023, 13:04
Categorized as Random Thursday, Society & Culture, Sports (Pro/College/HS)... Tagged food, football, Thanksgiving

Random Thursday

Photo: Geese flying in formation
More than 100 geese flying in formation

Non-functioning tats; baseball stats; a buck stands pat; and, uh, other things for which I’m out of rhymes.

Published Thursday, 16 November 2023, 15:08
Categorized as Around the Web, Cars, Music, Random Thursday, Society & Culture, Wildlife - Mammals Tagged baseball, bluegrass, cars, deer, lists, tattoos, Texas Rangers

Clueless Drivers

AI-generated image of a Buick stopped in the middle of the street
Not the actual Buick described below...as far as you know.

“Clueless” is a mild description for one particular driver (and many others in our vicinity).

Published Monday, 23 October 2023, 16:19
Categorized as Horseshoe Bay, Society & Culture Tagged bad drivers

Random Thursday

Photo: Cabrillo landscape, San Diego, CA
Cabrillo landscape, San Diego, CA

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

Published Thursday, 7 September 2023, 11:06
Categorized as Cars, Random Thursday, Society & Culture, Weather, Wildlife - Mammals, Wildlife - Trapping Tagged armadillos, drought, Lamborghini, porcupines, Texas A&M

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