Remarkable History of Two Historical Markers in a Small Texas Town

    It’s hard to believe that it was four years ago when I was working on two Texas historical marker applications for the small Texas German town known as Nazareth. Time really does fly. With any historical marker application, extensive research must be conducted to prove the history of the subject, the building, or…

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What’s the Point of Texas Animal Cruelty Laws?

Note – contains raw language. Concern for animals is a matter of taking the side of the weak against the strong, something the best people have always done. – Harriet Beecher Stowe     One situation that always pulls at my heart is the sounds of a puppy crying and nothing breaks my heart more…

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A lesson in Humility from Bird Seed

  I love birds, except for blue jays. Why my hate of them? There was a blue jay last year that destroyed the barn swallow nest under the patio. The swallows laid four clutches of eggs and with every clutch, the blue jay would eat the eggs. On the last attempt by this blue jay,…

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Personal Outrage Note To the Dog Dumper

Warning Graphic Language! It’s not often I rant, but today calls for me to rant. This goes out to the frigging asshole who dumped their dog between Slaton and Lubbock, Texas. How dare you dump your dog? How dare you not take care of your dog? How could you not to even attempt to take…

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