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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Word Confusion Writing Tip
At some point, we’ve all had writing mix-up of words we don’t intend. Within my own writing, I’ve come across some common words that I’ve gotten confused many times. Sometimes – yes – sometimes it does happen – spellcheck does confuse words and inserts the opposite word. Most often these words are interchanges of…
Read MoreAccessing Texas Death Certificates That Are Public Record
Awhile back I traveled to three different Texas courthouses to access older death certificates to complete some specific research. At each courthouse, I encountered clerks who did not know or understand the public record law of accessing these records. Those clerks argued with me even after I showed them the law web links on my…
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Forgotten Winds 