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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.

When drinking, I prefer straight bourbon whiskey. (If you considering sending me

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Health & Fitness > First Aid Assembling a first aid kit for babies: 17 of 19
You can go to the store and buy each of the items that are recommended by the Pedia-Pak commercially produced infant first aid kit but why would you do it? All of the items that you need have been carefully selected, checked for quality, organized and packaged in a handy kit that can be used at home or on the road. The Pedia... More..
Business > Leadership Strategies How to write a mission statement: 18 of 20
All successful organizations have developed living, evolving documents that combine rules, regulations, policies and procedures, goals and objectives into a single work called "Written Directives." The most detailed of these writings are the procedures used to implement a policy and the broadest, most sweeping yet simple sta... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Astrology & Prophecy How to develop psychic abilities: 29 of 32
After years of having known Harry, a small town newspaper publisher I was somewhat taken aback when one evening over a cup coffee on his patio he asked me if I liked to travel. I responded affirmatively and he replied, "Yes, so do I and I go somewhere new every night." He went on to explain that he had developed the ability ... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Appreciation: 39 of 43
There was an old Man of Eyre, Who was full of exceptional Cheer; But on March Eighteenth, He knelt on the brink; Till he was rid of St. Patty's Green Beer. More..
Health & Fitness > First Aid First aid for black widow bites: 11 of 12
Texas is loaded with nearly everything that bites, stings, pinches or scratches and Black Widow spiders are not an exception. I am from the dessert Western half of the State and as a child we would crawl under the pier and beam foundations of our houses and hunt for the jumbled, tangled webs of the spiders. We would gather t... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Remembering: 248 of 267
Was it the raven black hair that caught my eye, or perhaps the flash of a brilliant smile exploding in my heart like dawn in the night; Help me remember what captured my soul, don't let me forget as the sun grows cold Of such natural beauty coupled with a gentle spirit Try the best you can for I ache to be near it More..
Politics, News & Issues > War in Iraq Should the United States pull troops out of Iraq and surrounding countries?: 44 of 47
Mission Accomplished III? How many missions do we have to accomplish to get out of Iraq? Prior to going into this war the administration of President George W. Bush outlined specific goals: 1. Remove from power Saddam Hussein, a tyrannical dictator; 2. Destroy the Iraq Armed Forces Cache of "Weapons of Mass Destruction;" 3. ... More..
Sports & Recreation > Baseball (Other) Why steroids have sullied Major League baseball: 30 of 32
Cheating! When the subject of "steroid use" comes up in discussions of Major League Baseball (MLB) just insert the word "cheating" and it becomes abundantly clear what the growth and strength hormones have done to the game - transforming the American National Pastime into a hooded "wrestler" in a gilded ring. A sport that me... More..
Pets & Animals > Birds Bushes and trees that attract the most birds: 16 of 17
Crashing into the Gulf Of Mexico near South Padre Island, Texas, the semi-arid desert of the Lower Rio Grande Valley is home to some 465 species of wild birds, many of which can be found nowhere else in the United States. Thousands of veteran "birders" flock to the lower Valley each year searching for birds among the many sp... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: War in Iraq: 122 of 129
The Baghdad Walk I went for a walk the other night, going here and there, left then right Was a jumbled trail of ups and downs; By dark alleys and doorways I passed, but no one was there for my way to ask A walk through my mind was free of cost But at journeys end I found I was lost More..