O.K., I’m back!! It was getting so dangerous around here with all the earth tremors that I headed for the “hills. Actually it was the mountains of Colorado to visit family.
Usually I take the route through the panhandle, but this time I went through Oklahoma and Kansas. There’s not much entertainment driving in Western Kansas [...]
Last Thursday we were heading out of town to our week in the Northwestern US. Our first stop was at DFW airport about 7:00 am. I knew it was cloudy and a chance of rain. I didn’t know how bad it would be. We boarded at 7:30 am and sat on the plane at the [...]
The Casual Observer
So, five earth quakes (tremors) in the Cleburne area. We equate the team “earth quakes” with mass destruction and often deaths in far off places, certainly not in Cleburne, Texas.
I wonder if our government, in their environment impact studies, ever considered what the end results might be from all the drilling being done [...]
The Casual Observer
Who among you know the meaning of the red octagon shaped sign at many street intersections? It’s really self explanatory. The meaning is spelled in large white letters, “STOP.” It does not mean “slow down and proceed.”
There is a STOP sign just south of my residence. Every time I sit on my front [...]
Freedom
What is freedom to you? Freedom is a fairly common word that is used quite a bit in our society. How many of you have used or heard the phrase “It’s a free country, go ahead…”? Americans use freedom so often that I don’t think we give it much thought.
The Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary defines freedom [...]
We have been searching high and low to list all of the up coming events for the rest of the spring and summer. Wow were we impressed. There is a lot to see in do in Johnson County and most of it is free. Please click on JohnsonCountyEvents Seasonal Events to see what there is [...]
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I have this bone to pick with Hollywood: What ever happened to great horror films? You know the ones that you watch and can’t sleep for days, or months, after. Heck, even just shielding your eyes from a scene would suffice.
I hear my parents talk about how movies like The Exorcist and how for days [...]
OK, I’m going to be honest, this whole Swine Flu “pandemic” is getting a little out of hand.
Don’t get me wrong, I know this is serious, and if things aren’t handled correctly, the situation can become worse. But let’s look at the facts before we fall into a world of chaos because of this:
As of [...]
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