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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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Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Death of a parent: 153 of 155
Help Me Remember . . .Was it the raven black hair that caught my eye,or perhaps the flash of a brilliant smileexploding in my heart like dawn in the night;Help me remember what captured my soul,don't let me forget as the sun grows coldOf such natural beauty coupled with a gentle spiritTry the best you can for I ache to be nea... More..
Sports & Recreation > Golf Golf tips: Fighting fatigue on the golf course: 14 of 14
If there were such a thing as "Sedentary Sports" golf would top the list. Finding yourself yourself fatigued while playing golf calls for you to either leave the beer cooler off of the cart or check yourself into an emergency room.But just in case you are on the third day of a 72 hole tourney on the Furnace Creek links in Dea... More..
Home & Garden > Furniture What to consider when buying mattresses: 13 of 13
"Who will be sleeping on this mattress?," is the primary question to be asked before the purchase of the human equivalent of a bird's nest. If there is only going to be a single user then the considerations are entirely up to the individual based on whatever criteria they deem most important.If there are going to be two sleep... More..
Jobs & Careers > Professionalism Careers: How to go over your boss's head: 11 of 11
Going over your bosses head is a good way to lose your own, but there are occasions when the excursion around the chain of command can not be avoided. Office politics are separated from National Politics only by the number of assassinations, where clearly the office is by far the deadliest of the two killing grounds.There is ... More..
Arts & Humanities > Writing & Rating at Helium Opportunities expand for our writers with Marketplace, Helium's publishing partners: 10 of 10
Borrowing from "Bogey" in The Maltese Falcon, "This is the stuff that dreams are made of." Writing as an amateur with even the remotest chance of being discovered as the next JK Rowling, and being propelled from welfare to millionaire in a rush of fame is only made possible because of the internet.This seems somewhat of a par... More..
Home & Garden > Furniture Why rocking chairs are the quintessential piece of porch furniture: 7 of 7
The feeling of safety and peace that accompanies the gentle to and fro motions of a a woman carrying her child are born in the wombs of our mothers and are fondly recalled when we take to a rocking chair. I can remember watching my grandmother sit in her sturdy wooden rocker with larger runners and thick arm rests that curled... More..
Hobbies & Games > Card Games How to read poker tells: 6 of 6
When a detective sits across from you at a table for a game of "cat and mouse" they are looking for "tells" that will indicate whether or not you are lying. The way that you look up or down, left or right when answering a question for example, "tells" the detective whether you are retrieving stored information from the vaults... More..
Autos > Fuel Economy Why cars get better gas mileage in warm weather: 5 of 5
Click & Clack the Tappit Brothers (MIT Alumni Tom and Ray Magliozzi) of the fabulous NPR Radio program "Car Talk" say it is normal to lose about 10% of your gas mileage in cold weather.Car engines are like Human engines. It takes more fuel to warm you up to operating temperature and keep you there in the cold than in the heat... More..
Health & Fitness > First Aid Ocean safety: What marine first aid kits should contain: 4 of 4
It may look like a playground and it may sound like a playground but every time that you go to the beach and step into the water, you are entering a wild jungle filled with creatures that can cause you injury by accidental encounter or who might have you on the menu. If I get nothing else across to you in this article, rememb... More..