Isn’t Life Strange?

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Now that storm effects (tropical force winds and rain) are only about twenty-four hours away and the forecast models are zeroing in on Freeport, it is somewhat safe to say that Houston is in the path of Hurricane Ike, which is expected to be a Category 3 storm when it reaches […]

I don’t know if anyone noticed, but recently I had changed a setting here requiring those wishing to make comments to register and log in for posting privileges. I had hoped it would eliminate the growing number of spam messages in my inbox. I’ve now removed that restriction so visitors can feel free […]

I noticed yesterday as I was leaving the Houston area petrochemical facility where I was working, that the company had boarded every window of one of the permanent buildings on site. It was a very strange sight to me, and a sign that perhaps they knew something I didn’t know.
The conversation we […]

This thing is looking like it could be a mess for us. But as I said with the last one, it’s too early to tell at this time.

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***** UPDATE 09-08 6:00 PM *****
The September 9th 2:00 PM CDT storm track update began to […]

Now that the running mates have been chosen and the convention speeches have finished, we have just two more months before we decide who is going to be the next President of the United States.
For a while now, I’ve been interested in the art of public speaking. It is fascinating to watch […]

As a fan of Mike Judge’s “King of The Hill” and “Office Space”, I decided to take a look at a lesser-known movie of his called Idiocracy. I don’t recall hearing anything about this movie when it was released last year, but I ran across a mention of it during some of my online […]

We lost another great musician just a couple of days ago. Jerry Reed, star of stage and screen passed away at the age of 71, I’ll always remember his memorable performance in the movie “Smokey And The Bandit.” But he was a musician first, and a great picker at that. What […]

I have no idea who Tommy Emmanuel is, but this is some fine guitar playing.

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At least one local Houston television station has been engaged in non-stop hurricane coverage today, showing video of the storm as it happens, and talking with community leaders and citizens about their experiences.
I just watched video of water spilling over canal flood walls. The walls appeared to be holding but of course […]