TGIF

October 22, 2012

New meanings for acronym No, it’s not Friday today, but my retired friend and fellow Real Texan  M.T. Whallette has another poem for everyone. Enjoy- ————————————————————————————————- TGiF This little acronym is ubiquitously quoted, But it has new meaning after you retire. Unless you go back to work, everyday is TGIF, And it’ll be that way […]

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Music Video Friday-95

October 19, 2012

Yes, it’s been a while, but we are back to work here in Real Texas.  Here we go with this classic sung by The Band. From the 1978 film ‘The Last Waltz’ Virgil Caine is the name, and I served on the Danville train, Til Stoneman’s cavalry came and tore up the tracks again. In […]

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Big Bend is cooler now

October 17, 2012

Activities in Big Bend pick up some between now and the Winter months.  The cooler weather should make hiking and all the other outdoor activities in the park lots more enjoyable. Here is a short post by a contributor about this great Texas park and it serves as a reminder that now that the weather […]

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Ramona update 3

October 15, 2012

Here is the 3rd update on Ramona If you are reading this for the first time, It would be helpful to read update #’s 1 and 2 first.  The first article was a notification of sorts on what very unexpectedly happened back in April when Ramona and I were in Austin just for the day […]

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Real Texas Hospital-update

May 19, 2012

We’ve spent one month and counting at the Audie Murphy VA Medical Center in San Antonio. The good news is that Ramona is improved. The other news is that we are still here.

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Real Texas Hospital

May 5, 2012

Dear Real Texas Blog readers: Sorry there has not been much going on here lately.  Here’s an explanation. On April 19, Ramona and I were in Austin for the day and she started having severe abdominal cramps and pain.  Since she has a history of intestinal problems, we take such pains seriously.  Some of you […]

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Music Video 94-Johnny Cash tribute

May 4, 2012

Johnny Cash was a legend There are tons of country and blues artists who loved Johnny Cash and many paid tribute to the Man in Black when given the opportunity.

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Music Video 93 – James McMurtry

April 27, 2012

McMurtry is a singer/songwriter Some artists are singers and some can’t sing a lick and become songwriters.  Fortunately  James McMurtry can both sing and write some pretty amazing music.  I first heard him sing about Levelland and from the looks of the countryside he is performing in, it very well could be Levelland, up close […]

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Music Video 92 – Travis Tritt

April 20, 2012

Travis Tritt is gonna be somebody Someday, Travis Tritt will be somebody.  Until then, we’ll just have to listen to him as he is. What he is….is a country rock/blues singer who has sung some of the best lyrics ever put to music. Real Life Stuff.

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Real Texas Pecans

April 17, 2012

Texas pecans are good for you Editor’s Note:  This is part 13 of How To Be Texan, Wherever You Are.  It’s an up and coming eBook on how to maintain your Texan ways, no matter where you live.  Some of us fortunate souls still live in the Great State and others are Ex-Pats who were […]

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