Category: Ocurrencias

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    Independence Day

    Weary of broken promises from the government of Mexico, Texians engaged in an organized revolution against that government starting around October 1835. On March 2, 1836, with 200 of their countrymen beseiged by Mexican forces at the Alamo, Texian leaders gathered at Washington-On-The-Brazos, near present day Navasota, Texas to craft a Declaration of Independence. This is what they wrote: The Unanimous…

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    Shid Zoo on Westminster

    A beagle? Are you kidding me? At least it wasn’t the “dog with the shaved butt.” To quote my human after the Cowboys-Giants football game: “Maybe next year”

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    Gone Bowling

    Hitting the road for 3 days 2 nights on the Riverwalk along with four primo upper upper deck nosebleed seats for the A&M v. Penn State matchup in this years Alamo Bowl . Valero won the naming rights lottery this year as the bowl sponsor joining Builder’s Square, Sylvania, and MasterCard who were previous sponsors. If you haven’t heard of…

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    Catching Up

    I guess I should have put one of these up after my last post.  “Semitough has reached the end of the broadcast day.” Younger readers accustomed to 24X7 television may not recognize a test pattern or understand that TV stations used to sign off for the night and there was nothing on overnight. One of the perils of living in…