Tuesday, October 23, 2018

Scorpio and the Precession of the Equinox

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Sun sign astrology labels me a Scorpio, which is cool. However, right now, the sun is in Virgo.  Ephemeris for 22 October 2018 for Aus...
Saturday, October 13, 2018

I am not Voting in State Elections

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I am proud of my voting record. I show up for primaries. I never cast a vote without an opinion: if I do not know anything about the candid...
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Thursday, October 4, 2018

Museum Receives Texian Navy Scrip

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On September 26, 2018, the Texas Military Forces Museum at Camp Mabry received a gift of two pay warrants issued to sailors and marines of t...
Sunday, September 30, 2018

Robert Heinlein’s Starship Troopers

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Arguably Heinlein’s last juvenile novel, the story is a shoot-‘em-up. I got lost in the jargon of military organization. I accepted at face...
Saturday, September 15, 2018

The Market is Always Right – About the Market

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“Employee Salaries versus Contributions to Society” was a recent poll of 1013 people conducted by CreditLoan dot Com. The survey was not ri...
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Sunday, September 9, 2018

On Saluting the Flag

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When I leave home for drill, I am in uniform. I salute the flag when I step outdoors to load my vehicle; and I salute it again before I get...
Sunday, September 2, 2018

Captain America: the original is still the best

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We watched  Captain America: The First Avenger  the other night. It was my fourth viewing. Yesterday, I brought home  Winter Soldier , whic...
Friday, August 31, 2018

Hurricane Harvey

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One year ago today, I was into my seventh of 23 straight 12-hour days. I served as the WebEOC communications desk for the Texas State Guard ...
Sunday, August 26, 2018

A Critic Meets the Military

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Write about what you know. Every student of journalism, fiction, or poetry hears that from our teachers. Carol Burke was already a professor...