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My family arrived in Texas during the last year of the Republic and I consider myself a Texan before anything else. "All Hat and No Cattle 'Texans'" keep the smirk on my face.

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Home & Garden > Gardening (Other) True gardening stories: What happened when I tried to combine gardening with kids: 31 of 68
Bees, Chickens and the best dang vegetable garden ever! When my son and daughter were in the first and second grades respectfully, my wife and I purchased the vacant lot next to our home in order to plant a self sufficiency vegetable garden. The tricky part was that we were in the middle of a large city but we were tucked in... More..
Travel > Rental Cars & Driving Rental car website reviews: Alamo.com: 3 of 6
"Remember the Alamo" when you want to rent a car anyway. With the competitiveness of car rentals being turned up a notch since the days of the Hertz v. Avis slugging matches, Alamo has risen to a first line competitor with a first class web site and great deals and over a 1,000 locations in 42 countries world wide. Alamo mem... More..
Business > Human Resources Best practices in interviewing: 14 of 27
Next to our families on the list of "people that we spend time with" are our co-workers. Successful organizations who desire a harmonious workplace have a four step process for selecting the next member of the team who may spend 20 years working side by side in the office. The first step is initiated by the Human Resources (... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Christian Doctrine & Issues Guide to Christian principles of sexual morality: 30 of 48
The Bible, the law giver of Christianity is composed of two distinct and separate texts, The OLD and the NEW Testaments and there is considerable ambiguity when it comes to matters of sexual morality. Some Christians seem to act and believe that the Old Testament somehow does not count as a moral authority but in fact Jesus ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Environmental Awareness The dangers of politicizing the issue of global warming: 12 of 19
Global warming a theory? That the number one story at Helium concerning global warming could begin with the premise that the phenomenon is a "theory" is scary. Global warming is a fact. It is such a fact that some Pacific Islanders are already having to leave their homes; Inuits in the Arctic region are moving inland because... More..
Celebrations & Holidays > Birthdays How to honor but not indulge your child on his/her birthday: 23 of 34
Birthdays mark rites of passage from one year to the next and I have always made a point of celebrating the accomplishments of my children, with my children as a beginning for the next year's step on their very difficult journey to adulthood, a sort of personal "New Year." Having now raised six children ( 3 & 3) to young adu... More..
Business > Human Resources Great ways to show employee appreciation: 14 of 20
"Will work for change!" read the sign a disheveled young man was holding by the side of the road as I drove into the office one day. "What did that mean?," I thought. Was it a political statement or the offer of bargain labor? I broadened the thought to include the people who work for me. Money, security health and education... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Personal Morals & Values People would not be 'good' if there were no rules to obey: 34 of 48
You may be surprised to learn that there a many people, including myself, who do not refrain from anti-social behavior because of "rules," "laws," or "mores," but rather are "self-managed." The posting of the 10 commandments on public buildings or the publishing of the penal code have absolutely nothing to do with how we str... More..
Politics, News & Issues > News Industry The impact of blogs on the news industry: 30 of 40
The Media Battleship, The USS Karl Rove has just been torpedoed by one of it's own tactics . . . "The hit and run swiftboat." Had blogs been past their infancy and feeling their power just three years ago, John Kerry would be President, Iraq would be a bitter memory and Al Gore would still be on "The Hill" instead of showing... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Christian Beliefs & Culture Saved? Christianity becoming a fad in Bible Belt high schools: 12 of 16
Christianity was a competing fad with the Roman religion Mithraism from the earliest days of the cults so it is not news that it is once again becoming a popular fad. In fact it is argued that Christianity won out over Mithrasim because anyone could become a Christian, thanks to the convenient inclusion of Gentiles to the fl... More..