Monthly Archives: April 2008

The best part of volunteering.

Susie and I as well as our friends and fellow tram drivers Bob and Deborah made friends with two young people, brother and sister and also twins.  Darlene and Ivan  are ten years old and are budding naturalists who have … Continue reading

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Now let me see if I understand this.

It appears to me like the notorious ‘speculator’ genre ran the housing market into the ground while practically bankrupting the nation and now they have turned their attention to the commodities market. It appears like their efforts are working. People … Continue reading

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Susie scores.

Susie has been wanting to see a bobcat since we showed up at Santa Ana. A few evenings ago, we went for a walk in the refuge with our friends and fellow tram drivers Bob and Deborah Miller from North Carolina.  We had … Continue reading

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and speaking of lawyers…

Last night, I watched Boston Legal, a show that last season was one of my favorites. This season, howver, it has turned into nothing more than being a mouthpiece for a liberal political agenda. Last night’s attack on the Supreme Court … Continue reading

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I know where I’m putting my valuables.

a storage container……… These guys are so tricky. I would never have thought to look there. .

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I wonder if lawyers ever watch ‘Cheers’.

South Texas is Nirvana for civil lawsuits. There are a lot of reason why but I won’t go into them. Everything that I write down makes me sound either elitist or racist so I will just tell you that the … Continue reading

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It’s just a mockingbird.

Susie running around with her Camera. It’s a common bird but it was such a great picture.

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Okay. I give up.

  Just exactly what are they measuring?

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They must have been hungry.

Yesterday, my neighbor here in the campground told of seeing an injured, poisonous coral snake in the road next to our campground. Today, Susie went looking and took this picture. The red ants in the area cleaned this guy up.

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Everyday here in the Rio Grande valley, it seems, we come across another bird We have not seen before.  A couple of days ago, we came across one of the strangest we have ever seen. This is not a stick … Continue reading

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