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Let The Silly-Season Begin!
Monday, January 9th, 2012Author Tex Norton Today is Tuesday, January 3, 2012, the day the Silly-Season begins – in Iowa. The entire “season” can be described by a single question: “Would you like a broken arm or would you prefer a broken leg?” Harsh? Not in the least! Isn’t that the ultimate description of what we call [...]
Happy New Year
Sunday, January 1st, 2012Author Tex Norton All of us grew-up with Guy Lombardo playing Auld Lang Syne at midnight on New Year’s Eve. Ever wonder where it came from? It’s an old Scottish folk song dating back to possibly as early as 1677. Robert Burns was the first to publish it in the mid-1790’s. The song recalls the [...]
Intellectual Property
Thursday, December 29th, 2011Author Tex Norton As I see it, this is yet another “Bastiat Moment.” All complainers-to-date describe “that which is seen.” None seem to have considered “that which is NOT seen.” They seem to think it’s their “right” to download music without paying for that music. They seem to think they have the right to benefit from [...]
Farewell Dear Linda R.I.P 1941 – 2011
Saturday, December 24th, 2011Today I was informed that a dear friend, great mind, and driving force behind the creation of The Texas Ring, Linda Brady Traynham had passed on the 20th of December. Linda was a prolific writer. Very few probably realize how much she contributed in such a short time. If you Google search her name here you [...]
Talking With Lefty
Saturday, December 24th, 2011Author Tony De Maio Many years ago, more than I care to admit, I engaged in what I thought was “discourse” with my fellow college students and my professors. I was always somewhat puzzled that little “progress” was made in such discussions. One never seemed to be able to get a point across. It finally [...]
Intimidated by Mathematics
Sunday, December 18th, 2011Author Tex Norton When you mention mathematics, my spouse’s eyes roll, glaze-over and a look of sheer terror crosses her face. Many people have a similar reaction. What about you? The reason we ask is that the United States of America has just “celebrated” reaching the $15 trillion mark in the “admitted” national debt. We [...]
USED FOOD
Wednesday, December 7th, 2011Author Tony De Maio I made an interesting observation several years ago. I noticed that many stores have a special place where they put food which MUST be sold quickly. As a humorous description, I call it the “used food rack”. This place generally has meat which has a “sell by date” of the next [...]
Acceptable Limits
Wednesday, December 7th, 2011Acceptable Limits James the Wanderer 12/06/2011 In engineering, quality control and such areas we speak of tolerances, limits and acceptable operations. What we generally mean is that THIS much (or only this little) variance is allowed if we are to stay within specifications: marketing has promised products that are this big, this strong and [...]
Actions Have Consequences – meaning – Not Responsible For Any Debts But My Own
Wednesday, November 16th, 2011Author Tex Norton Executive Summary: In the words of the Magambo Guru, “We’re all freeking doomed.” And now back to the originally scheduled program…….. If you’ve been divorced (and these days, who hasn’t?), you intimately know the meaning of the title of this article. Currently, however, the meaning has been extrapolated to incorporate the entire [...]
Does It Seem Like A Trend?
Wednesday, November 16th, 2011Author Java Man Fathers are indespensible. There. I’ve said it. I’ve gone against the conventional wisdom of the times and stated a truth that is unpopular. Fathers, especially involved fathers, are indespensible to the upbringing and education of children to responsible adults. As I’ve mentioned in a previous article, I’ve recently had a birthday. One [...]