Where is Big Lake, Texas

July 21, 2009

Where Is Big Lake, Texas Where in “tarnation” is Big Lake, Texas? A lady asked me a few days ago. “It’s out there in west Texas,” I replied, Between Fort Worth and El Paso. Just eighteen miles west of Barnhart, About halfway between Ozona and Garden City. It’s the county seat of Reagan County, And […]

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Hot in Texas

July 19, 2009

Hot in Texas How hot is it in Texas, A lady asked this morn? Well, I answered politely, it’s so hot, It’s popping the deer feeder corn! It’s so hot, I’ve fried green tomatoes on the vine, It’s some of the hottest temperatures I’ve seen. My perspiration smells like bacon fat, And I saw a […]

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Real Texas manspace

July 15, 2009

July 4th in Texas July 4th has come and gone along with the fireworks and the heartburn, sunburn, and hangovers that sometimes accompany this great holiday.  I rank it right up there with Texas Independence Day in importance on my calendar.  Yep, Texas Independence Day is March 2 every year and I have to celebrate […]

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The Odds

July 14, 2009

Editor’s Note: M.T. Whallette is a poet of unusual insight.  Please notice the sound of his name.  Say it a little faster…..ah…now you’ve got it! He is a life long West Texan who used to write a weekly poem for my newspaper back several years ago.  Maybe he will write few more poems for us […]

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Real Texas Blueberry Delight

July 8, 2009

We love blueberries!  Did you know that the American Heart Association agrees that blueberries are good for your heart.  I don’t know all the details, but if it means that I’m taking care of David’s heart, then it’s in the diet! ‘Course he reverses all the good I do him when he barbecues down by […]

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Learn English – Speak English

July 5, 2009

Bi-Lingual Education is a failure Real Texas Blog is not particularly a political blog, but sometimes there is just too much logic in an ongoing educational debate to ignore.  One example of such an ongoing debate is Bi-Lingual education. Bi-Lingual education has failed a generation of non English speakers. In fact, it is a documented […]

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Real Texas Grilled Yellow Squash

July 2, 2009

It’s summertime here in Real Texas and that means it’s squash time!  We love squash prepared all kinds of different ways. David is kinda like Forest Gump’s friend Bubba.  He likes grilled squash, sauted squash, baked squash, fried squash, squash casseroles…..and he can go on like that for 10 minutes. I want to share with […]

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A Real Texas Wedding

June 28, 2009

The bride was beautiful and the groom was handsome as two Texas families joined together to marry off their children last weekend on Granny Grigar’s farm near East Bernard, Texas. They are now Mr. and Mrs. Joe David Werst.  They were Callie Johnson and Joe David Werst.  Callie is the daughter of Rick Johnson and […]

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Galveston is Back!

June 27, 2009

Galveston is back and ready for visitors. Miles and miles of Texas.  Yes, it’s probably the title of a country song, but lately for me it has literally been miles and miles of Texas.  That’s why not many blog postings lately.  Weekend before last I was in Galveston for a couple of days and nights……Total […]

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Real Texas Sushi (Not Made with Bait!)

June 16, 2009

David had never tried Sushi until we went to Hawaii a couple of years ago.  I started him off with cooked Sushi, and slipped in a raw tuna piece.  Shhhh..I don’t think he ever knew!  He had a hard time trying it.  He said something like, “I can’t believe you people eat that…….stuff.” Now he […]

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