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…

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Accessing 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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Mom’s Sadness and Happiness Over Giving During Christmas Season

My mom came home depressed. I was all happy with my tail wagging when she walked in the door. My happiness didn’t take away her sadness. Now I’m sad. She’s sad about the lack of caring of giving back to a nonprofit in need. She partnered one of her nonprofits with Lubbock Meals on Wheels…

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