Bobcat Tug O’ War

September 20, 2008

Some folks play fetch with their dog and some play tug o’ war with their bobcats. We fall into the latter category out here in RealTexas. Bobby the Bobcat came to live with us as a young kitten (both his parents were killed and we rescued him) and Ramona bottle fed him when his eyes […]

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RealTexas barbecue cooker

September 16, 2008

Out here in RealTexas we often look for excuses to celebrate something. Over in the Metro Miles area, they celebrate the Miles Cotton Festival, hosted by the Miles Preservation Society. Miles is a blip in the road that a lot of folks in that part of RealTexas are proud to call home. Out here we […]

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The story of the 70′ antennae

September 16, 2008

Been really busy lately putting up a 70′ tower to hit another really tall tower several hundred feet tall twenty or so miles away in San Angelo so I can get true high speed internet. After two unsuccessful tries, the tower went up and started receiving strong signal the second it was activated. Hooray. That […]

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11 Essential skills for Real Texans

August 21, 2008

OK, it’s a given that you can read, write, make money, procreate, swim, eat, philosophize, compute, ride, rope, drive a standard shift on the column or on the floor, be athletic, communicate with friends, socialize, network, and all the good things that modern Texans can do….but can you cook a brisket? And I don’t mean […]

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My Apologies, it’s Okla Homa

August 16, 2008

A subscriber to RealTexasBlog.com, Jamie Strauss, set me straight on the proper way to pronounce a word.  It’s not pronounced “Oklahomo” as I have been inclined to do for several years now.  I know better now and offer my apologies even as insincere as they are. During my years teaching Texas History, I forbade the […]

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I knew it…Austin is drunkest city

August 15, 2008

First let me make an announcement.  Help me in boycotting Anheuser-Busch since they are sellouts. You know they sold…or are selling out to a non USA company.  So here is what I propose: Drop your beer off at my house & I will dispose of it.    We’ll teach those Traitors!! While walking down 6th street […]

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Someone sent me a warning

August 15, 2008
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Texan wins….again

August 8, 2008

He didn’t learn to dance at Flo Darling’s dance studio, but he did pretty good for a kid from RealTexas Fort Worth area native Texan Joshua Allen took top honors in the top rated show  “So You Think You Can Dance”.  Josh won the show which has been running for the fourth-season during last night’s (08-07-08) […]

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All Texas Final in Nashville

August 7, 2008

She’s 32 years old.  She has 5, count’em 5 boys and she is about to hit the big time.  She is Melissa Lawson, an Arlington, Texas native who took the prize over fellow Texas country singer Gabe Garcia and Iowa’s country rock and blues singer Shawn Mayer in the finals of Nashville Star hosted by […]

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Beautiful Grandpuppies

August 7, 2008

From the folks at Texas A&M University.  They have been sending these tips on your pets for several years now and every now and then I pick one out and post it here…. When Poochie Is Pregnant, Watch Her Diet Closely, Expert Says COLLEGE STATION, August 7, 2008 — Pickles and ice cream may sound […]

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