Gruene: Gently resisting change

August 31, 2009

That’s their motto. Gently resisting change.  I kinda like that motto. We’ve been re-exploring the hill country lately.  Let me explain a little bit more.  I went to school at SWT.  Yep, walked out of West Texas and stepped straight into 1967 at Southwest Texas State University in San Marcos. Everybody knows they changed the […]

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My Dog’s a health nut

August 26, 2009

It’s true, he eats only healthy foods. Just the other day I was spending some time out at my manspace on my dock on the Spring Creek at Sherwood Ranch.  My dog Bowie was following me around.  He always stays close by.  Wherever I go, he goes.  Except for riding in the golf cart.  He […]

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Texas Whole Foods protest

August 22, 2009

Is there a Facebook driven protest in Texas against Whole Foods for the op-ed piece by their CEO that he does not support Universal Health Care in the form being presented by President Obama? I’ve seen news reports of such protests in other areas, but not here.  Just wondering….. If there is such a protest, […]

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Six months to live

August 17, 2009

Six Months The doctor just laid the news on me, “You’ve only got six months to live.” “Well, Doc,” I asked, “Do you have any advice to give?” After some thought, the doctor said, “There’re three things I would recommend. First, marry a widow with fourteen kids, And live with her to the end.” “Second, […]

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Real Texas Wine Tour

August 17, 2009

We were in Kerrville earlier in the week and took a drive on over to Fredericksburg.  I really like that area of Texas and of  course it goes without saying that most of that area is  Real Texas and full of Real Texans.  I guess it’s  the German heritage that appeals to me.  I can […]

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I took it up to 640

August 11, 2009

640 is pretty dern good if you ask me. Only, I’m not talkin’ about miles per hour here. I’m talkin’ about TTU’s, Texas thermal units. They are pretty much the same as btu’s I hear, ‘cept a little hotter of course. 640 is the temperature that registered on my 6 burner super grill that I […]

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Poems with a Texas flair

August 6, 2009

Another How Hot in Texas Is It? Is it still real hot in Texas? Well, just listen and let me tell. If you were to die tonight, And in the morning wake up in hell. You’d noticed a change in the temperature, This truth is so true you can “bank it.” You’d might find it […]

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Texas Treats

July 30, 2009

One taste and You’re in Texas Here’s a big Texas tip for you if you or your company ever gives gifts…. We got a big ole’ gift basket from Texas Treats and….were we surprised! It all came with my name on the jars and was completely personalized.  We ate the first jar of hot sauce […]

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If Todd Palin were a Texan

July 27, 2009

I kinda like Todd Palin.  Even if he is from Alaska. He races in that sled dog race, the Idiot’s Trod, or something like that.  They race for several days across frozen ground through the snow and ice with sled dogs pulling  them along. That would be hard to do in Amarillo in the wintertime […]

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Real Texas Ribs

July 23, 2009

Do you want to know the secret of mouthwatering ribs?  You know….the kind where the meat falls off the bones? Yumm, yummm!  Watching that video just makes your mouth water. BTW- the black & white dog is a heeler mix (Bowie) and the little dog, who thinks he is a big dog is a short […]

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