Apr 1, 2025 | Food, Lagniappe
Bourbon Barbecue Ribs Ingredients 1 (12-oz.) bottle lager beer or ale½ cup apple cider vinegar1½ tsp. kosher salt½ cup bourbon, divided1 cup ketchup½ cup reduced-sodium soy sauce½ cup honey2 garlic cloves, crushed1½ Tbsp. barbecue spice rub½ tsp. freshly ground black...
Apr 5, 2024 | cajun, Food, Seafood
Bay Scallops on OptiGrill I got this from the AI Chat Bot, Copilot on Windows. Ingredients: 1 pound bay scallops 2 tablespoons olive oil or melted butter Salt and pepper (to taste) Optional: minced garlic, lemon juice, fresh herbs like parsley or thyme ...
Oct 26, 2023 | Story-Telling
Todd’s Creek I grew up literally on the bank of a bayou in Memphis, Tennessee. Of course, we didn’t call it a “bayou.” We called it “The Ditch.” It’s real name was “Todd’s Creek,” which I sometimes call just “Todd Creek” (leaving out the possessive). Or I...
Oct 26, 2023 | Story-Telling
Jesus on the Wall As far back as I can remember, the picture hung on my grandmother’s wall in her living room. Jesus holds a little lamb in one arm, and a shepherd’s crook in the other hand. Sheep gather around, and one looks up at Jesus (Like he knows him and trusts...
Oct 26, 2023 | Casseroles, Food, Poultry, Veggies
French Onion and Mushroom Casserole This is some GOOD stuff! I got the idea from Ree Drummond – the Pioneer Woman. I changed it up a bit. For instance, I used home-made chicken stock rather than store-bought beef broth. And we used large sweet onions and...
Dec 29, 2021 | Food, Lagniappe
Fool-Proof Steamed Eggs Special thanks to America’s Test Kitchen for this take on steaming eggs to a hard-boil. Bring one inch water to a rolling boil in a pot suitable for steaming. Place eggs in steamer basket and the basket into the pot so that the eggs are...
Jul 31, 2021 | Sauces & Dressings
Medium White Sauce I found this recipe at Mother’s house. It had been clipped from a box of corn starch called “CREAM Corn Starch.” I’ve never heard of it. Argo corn starch offers a very similar method. Ingredients 1 1/2 T butter1 T...
Apr 5, 2021 | Food, Lagniappe
Buzz Magazines Recipe Trove When we lived in Houston, we got The Bellaire Buzz Magazine once a month. I enjoy flipping through it to see what’s going on in the neighborhood. Children, school, pets, etc. I always check out the Chef’s Corner feature and...
Apr 3, 2021 | cajun, Food, Seafood
Cajun Shrimp Pasta Ingredients 1 pound small or medium shrimp; peeled and deveined12 ounces bow tie pasta2 tablespoons olive oil1 tablespoon minced garlic2 tablespoons Cajun seasoning1/3 cup white wine14 cup unsalted butter1 1/2 cups heavy cream1 1/2 cups Parmesan...
Apr 3, 2021 | Family
Norma and Nita Norma and Nita Kuykendall – July, 1959 – Forbes family...
Apr 3, 2021 | Family
Jack & Jane with Stanley Forbes Uncle Jack, Aunt Jane, and their first son Stanley. That is most likely Vicky Millican on the right.I don’t recognize that pick-up truck behind the swing set, but that Ford looks like Uncle Clyde Kuykendall’s. That...
Apr 3, 2021 | Family
Billie, Vicky and Betty We often referred to them as “The Girls.” I believe they may have referred to us as “The Boys.” Three sisters, Billie, Vicky, and Betty. Oh, how we love these cousins of ours.We’re still trying to figure out where...
Mar 30, 2021 | Politics
Tommy Moore | Quarter Beer Night | Mayor | Wall Jesus | Todd's Creek | Rassling Quarter Beer Night Most of us have heard at one time or another a hair-raising tale about an event which was so harrowing that it caused the storyteller’s “whole life to flash before” him....
Mar 30, 2021 | Story-Telling
The Mayor and I There once was a county clerk in Memphis, by the name of Dick Hackett. He was a hard line fundamentalist right winger who required female employees to wear bras. I wrote him and volunteered to be the county bra “inspector.” Needless to say, I didn’t...
Mar 30, 2021 | Family
Vicky, Anita, Billie, Norma & Betty The Millican girls and two of the Kuykendall girls pose at this family gathering. Betty says she believes it was taken in Daddy Forbes’s back yard. The date stamp on the photo reads “July...
Mar 30, 2021 | Family, Story-Telling
Scanning Family Photos March 30, 2021: My cousin, Betty Millican Barnes, sent a packet of old family photos. I’ve been scanning them and trying to figure out who’s who. To see what we’ve scanned so far, click on the “Family Photos” link in the menu above; or click...
Mar 28, 2021 | Family
Bigger Group Picture of Backyard Gathering More from a gathering in the back yard in Munford. Sam Byrd; unidentified woman (perhaps Vicky Millican?); Solomon Harris Forbes (Daddy Forbes) with back turned; two unidentified women seated on glider (Perhaps the one on the...
Mar 28, 2021 | Family
Forbes Family Gathering Sam & Billy Byrd; Jane & Stanley Forbes. Solomon Harris “Hap” Forbes; and maybe Jack Forbes with back turned?To view larger image, click...
Mar 28, 2021 | Family
Daddy Forbes and Hat in Back Yard – July, 1959 Daddy Forbes sits in a lawn chair. Woman in white looks like she may be Billie...
Mar 28, 2021 | Politics
Our Move to Houston Back in 1998, we were invited by Houston Baptist University to come to Houston. 1998 She received her call on Monday, June 29, and they flew the two of us down on Wednesday, July 1, 1998. They made their offer to hire on Thursday, July 2nd;...
Mar 28, 2021 | Family
Betty Millican and Norma...
Mar 27, 2021 | Family
Sam & Bill Byrd; Jane and Daddy Forbes – July 1959 A gathering of the Forbes Family, believed by Betty Millican Barnes to be in Daddy Forbes’s back yard. She also indicated she believed it was a birthday gathering for Uncle Joe. An obituary, though,...
Mar 25, 2021 | Breads & Grains, Food
Easy Yeast Rolls Ingredients 1 cup warm water 1 pkg. active dry yeast 1/4 cup sugar 1 tsp. salt 3 Tbsp. softened butter 1 egg, beaten 3 1/2-4 cups flour Directions Mix water, yeast, sugar, salt and butter in a large mixing bowl until well blended. Add 3 1/2 to 4...
Mar 25, 2021 | Politics, Trump
According to “The Lancet,” Trump and his administration exhibited open and relentless “hostility toward Puerto Ricans.””The Trump administration’s unremitting hostility toward Puerto Ricans was also reflected in its 2019 proposal to cut...
Mar 24, 2021 | Biden, Politics, Trump
Border Crisis Did the increase of children arriving at the border start under Trump or under Biden? Answer: Under Trump. Biden had nothing to do with it. The fact-checkers had a look. From “Politifact” Escobar is correct that the increase started before...
Mar 22, 2021 | Politics
Washington Post investigators found that nearly 60 percent of Trump’s insurrectionists “had prior money troubles, including bankruptcies, bad debts and tax liens.” https://tinyurl.com/38bfj2sv ...
Mar 20, 2021 | Politics
March 20, 2021: My cousin, Betty Millican Barnes, sent a packet of old family photos. I’ve been scanning them and trying to figure out who’s who. To see what we’ve scanned so far, click on the “Family Photos” link in the menu above; or click here. I’ve created blog...
Mar 19, 2021 | Food, Meat, Poultry
Turkey Sausage I made up some turkey sausage yesterday from 85/15 HEB chum ground turkey. I kept the salt at a minimum; but I upped the onion and garlic powders; added a lot of extra black pepper; and bumped the Cayenne. Having enjoyed some success with home-made pork...
Mar 18, 2021 | Food, Lagniappe, Meat
Deep South Dishes (And a link to the Southern Rubin) Sherry stumbled across a recipe for a southern alternative to the traditional Rubin. This is southern, as the name of the web site states. We’re going to try this Rubin; we’ll report on it later. In the...
Mar 13, 2021 | Politics, Trump
AP says it’s a LIE that her witnesses refuted her allegation. “WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and his Senate supporters misrepresented the record when they stated that three witnesses refuted Christine Blasey Ford’s allegation...
Mar 12, 2021 | Biden, Politics, Trump
Trump Depleted Vaccine Reserve for Biden According to Kate Riga and Josh Kovensky of Talking Points Memo, Trump’s Health and Human Services Secretary Azar gave “health officials the impression that their stockpiles would grow and allow them to dramatically expand the...
Mar 12, 2021 | Politics
Lancet Commission on Public Health From “The Lancet” – The premier British medical journal examined Trump’s conduct. The Lancet Commission on Public Policy and Health examined Trump’s actions and assessed their impact on public health....
Mar 11, 2021 | Food, Lagniappe
Recipe Nutrition Calculator Here is a rather neat service I discovered today. It’s the Very Well Fit Recipe Nutrition Calculator. Just paste in your ingredients into the text box; then choose number of servings. Then choose the option to embed the label. Copy...
Mar 11, 2021 | Food, Lagniappe, Meat
Home-made Breakfast Sausage We’re trying to come up with an alternative to high-sodium breakfast sausage; and we figure the best way to get that is to make it from scratch. So, W started with Alton Brown’s recipe. I cut his salt from 2 teaspoons to 1,...
Mar 10, 2021 | Food, Veggies
Sweet Potatoes with Coconut Milk Sweet Potatoes with Coconut Milk Sherry gave me this book in 1986. It’s Jeff Smith’s “The Frugal Gourmet.” I’ve cooked a LOT out of this book. This dish is from Kenya. It’s unusual to this southern...
Mar 9, 2021 | Food, Lagniappe, Meat
Low Sodium Breakfast Sausage Jimmy Dean’s Frozen Patties contain 560 mg of Sodium per serving. I found also, a home-made low-sodium sausage recipe here: https://recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-detail.asp?recipe=1369504 It comes in at a whopping 36 mg as compared to 560...
Mar 1, 2021 | Politics
Lydon Johnson’s address to Congress in support of voting rights should be required reading for all Americans today. ________________ “And We Shall Overcome”: President Lyndon B. Johnson’s Special Message to Congress Forward by someone at GMU: “Although the 15th...
Jan 2, 2021 | Story-Telling
Sam’s Houston Press Articles – 2021 Tommy Moore | Quarter Beer Night | Mayor | Wall Jesus | Todd's Creek | Rassling Sam Byrd is a freelance contributor to the Houston Press who loves to take in all of Houston’s sights, sounds, food and fun. He also...
Jan 1, 2021 | Story-Telling
Sam’s Houston Press Articles – 2021 Tommy Moore | Quarter Beer Night | Mayor | Wall Jesus | Todd's Creek | Rassling Sam Byrd is a freelance contributor to the Houston Press who loves to take in all of Houston’s sights, sounds, food and fun. He also...
Dec 21, 2020 | Food, Music
Recording of “Southern Nights” I use an 8 track digital recorder that is no larger than a cigar box. While it has 8 separate tracks which can be bounced, punched in, dubbed, edited, moved about, etc., the machine only allows two inputs at a time. This is...
Nov 15, 2020 | Food, Lagniappe
Lagniappe “Lagniappe” is where I put things that relate to cooking, but that aren’t necessarily recipes per se (but which sometimes are). You might find some of this interesting. BBQ Is Not a Verb Cajun Seasoning Fool Proof Boiled Eggs How Hot...
Nov 15, 2020 | Dessert, Food
Cinnamon Sautéed Pears No added sugar; top cereal or pancakes. Sherry did these, and they turned out superb! (November 14, 2020) Ingredients 2 large pears 1 tbsp oil 2 tbsp water 1 tsp ground cinnamon Instructions Peel, core and slice pears into 1/2-inch slices....
Jan 2, 2020 | Story-Telling
Sam’s Houston Press Articles – 2020 Tommy Moore | Quarter Beer Night | Mayor | Wall Jesus | Todd's Creek | Rassling Sam Byrd is a freelance contributor to the Houston Press who loves to take in all of Houston’s sights, sounds, food and fun. He also...
Dec 17, 2019 | Family, Health
“Loneliness” Is There a Medical Cure for Loneliness ? With older Americans at higher risk for social isolation, science may have a treatment From AARP – The Magazine Genomics Researcher Steve Cole had never really thought much about loneliness and...
Dec 8, 2019 | Music
“Portable Man” My friend, Delmark Goldfarb, wrote and produced this CD. I was living in Conway, Arkansas at the time, I visited Memphis to lay down some overdubs at Keith Sykes studio. In some quarters, you will see my harp parts credited to John...
Oct 17, 2019 | Blog-Tech
Month: October 2019 1) Log-in2) Sherrybyrd.com >>> Manage3) Sherrybyrd.com >>> Manage Hosting4) Sherrybyrd.com (Web Hosting with CPanel)5)...
Sep 22, 2019 | Food, Meat
Superb!! Ingredients 1 lb breakfast sausage1 lb mild Italian sausage2 eggsOatmeal (a handful or so)Allspice (Slight sprinkling)Garlic powder1 onion1 medium tomatoBottled BBQ saucePrepared mustard Directions Preheat oven to 400F. Dice onion and tomato; cook in a bit of...
Sep 6, 2019 | Casseroles, Food, Veggies
Spinach with Cheese and Boiled Egg I made this up tonight just on a lark. I’ll do this one again! Ingredients 8 oz. Baby spinach2 T olive oilSalt and pepper2 cloves garlic, minced1/2 to 1 cup grated cheddar cheese1 boiled egg; shelled and coarsely chopped (or...
Aug 4, 2019 | Food, Story-Telling
Pursued by the Magician’s Assistant Once, at a Gridiron Show cast party, the magician’s assistant made a play for me. I wasn’t interested and tried to dodge her. She persisted. One of the other acts was a lady barbershop quartet. They saw what was...
Apr 2, 2019 | Casseroles, Food, Template
Ingredients 6 medium red potatoes; sliced1 lb breakfast sausage; crumbled1 medium yellow onion; diced1/2 pound mushrooms; cleaned and sliced1/2 pound cream cheese; softened2-3 cups grated cheddar cheese1 lb frozen green peas; thawedWorcestershire Saucegarlic...
Apr 2, 2019 | Food, Lagniappe
Cooking Links amazing ribs aluminum foil faq Thanks to Reynolds asparagus recipes – California Asparagus Commission apple cider vinegar by bragg apple-cider brochure from bragg AARP uses of ripe bananas Barbeque Bible beer can chicken debunked caramelized onions...
Mar 19, 2019 | Food, Meat
I used rib end pork chops. They were about 1/2″ thick. Adjust cooking times if using thicker chops. These turned out delicious! Reminded me of my Grand Byrd’s cooking! Ingredients2 pork chops (I’ve used rib end, and center cut which were about...
Mar 18, 2019 | Food, Veggies
The Mayor and I Randal Byrd | December 25, 2016 | Story-telling Easy to do especially if you already have on hand the prepared mushrooms and onions.Ingredients8 eggs; whisked until well blended1 – 1 1/2 cup prepared Mushrooms and Onions (Click Here!)1 – 2...
Mar 13, 2019 | Casseroles, Food
Ingredients1 tbsp. butter8 oz. cremini mushrooms, thinly sliced1 shallot, minced2 c. loosely packed spinachKosher saltFreshly ground black pepper8 large eggs1/4 c. whole milk1/4 c. oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes, finely chopped1/4 c. freshly grated...
Mar 12, 2019 | Food, Veggies
Roasted Brussels Sprouts Ingredients 3 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil2 tbsp. sweet chili sauce1 tbsp. SrirachaJuice of 1 lime3 cloves garlic, minced2 lb. Brussels sprouts, trimmed and halved (quartered if large)Kosher saltFreshly ground black pepper Directions...
Mar 3, 2019 | Food, Soup
The Mayor and I Randal Byrd | December 25, 2016 | Story-telling I adapted this recipe from one I found in the New York Times. Sherry loves this! The original recipe calls for double the amount of coriander, cumin, turmeric and ginger. Add more than the 1 teaspoon of...
Feb 17, 2019 | Food, Veggies
Cauliflower Snack Chips IngredientsCooking spray2 c. riced cauliflower1 1/2 c. grated ParmesanFreshly ground black pepperDirectionsPreheat oven to 375°. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Apply cooking spray lightly.Microwave the cauliflower in covered bowl on...
Feb 9, 2019 | Casseroles, Food, Meat
Chili Pie I did a version of this for our Canterbury Students. Sherry loved the cornbread crust. I used mushrooms and spinach because I had them on hand and I wanted to “stretch” the results. For a more “Mexican” feel, you may omit these....
Jan 23, 2019 | Church
Patrick Hall Moves on to Epiphany News from your Missioner This is the letter Patrick Hall sent to Autry House congregants – announcing his answering the call from Church of the Epiphany.________________________________________ Dear Autry House, It has been my...
Jan 11, 2019 | Story-Telling
Volkswagen Bug Tommy Moore | Quarter Beer Night | Mayor | Wall Jesus | Todd's Creek One of my favorite memories of driving a “Bug.” Running out of gas, but then coasting into the next gas station. One of my WORST memories of driving a “Bug.”...
Jan 6, 2019 | Breads & Grains, Food
Pizza Recipes Pizza #1 For years, I made my pizza dough with corn meal as in the recipe pictured here. Have fun with it, and don’t be afraid to experiment. Pizza #2 Ingredients 1 package dry yeast3 tablespoon butter;...
Jan 3, 2019 | Food, Veggies
Mushrooms and Onions Ingredients1 pound mushrooms; cleaned and sliced1 large yellow onion; diced2- 4 T soy saucegarlic powdersalt and pepper1 tsp, plus toasted sesame oilDirectionsIn wide skillet (with a lid) saute the onions in the olive oil for a few minutes; add...
Jan 2, 2019 | Story-Telling
Sam’s Houston Press Articles – 2019 Tommy Moore | Quarter Beer Night | Mayor | Wall Jesus | Todd's Creek | Rassling Sam Byrd is a freelance contributor to the Houston Press who loves to take in all of Houston’s sights, sounds, food and fun. He also...
Aug 23, 2018 | Politics
Beto for Senate! Beto O’Rourke for...
Aug 4, 2018 | Story-Telling
The Magician’s Assistant Once, at a Gridiron Show cast party, the magician’s assistant made a play for me. I wasn’t interested and tried to dodge her. She persisted.One of the other acts was a lady barbershop quartet. They saw what was going on. They liked me...
Jul 2, 2018 | Family
Hindman’s Ferry Road My brother, Dwayne, my Nephew, Jeff, and I have been having a discussion about Hindman’s Ferry Road. We’re not sure which of today’s roads (if any) was Hindman’s Ferry. Jeff decided to ask Vance Lauderdale,...
Jun 6, 2018 | Music
Reaper Bookmarks Some bookmarks I’ve collected. Most have to do with Reaper (Digital Audio Work Station). Recording from Scratch Getting Started Drum Loops Bass Guitar Acoustic & Electric Guitars Virtual Instruments Vocals Mixing from Scratch...
May 13, 2018 | Music
Blog I like this sound; recorded on the TASCAM DP008EX. https://youtu.be/GIjUTMyAWeo?t=1m30s ________________________________________ “Southern Nights” I use an 8 track digital recorder that is no larger than a cigar box. While it has...
Apr 23, 2018 | Music
https://youtu.be/XLXSqan3Jcs?t=49s Not sure about this; and I know the items are pricier now than when this guy recorded this; but for what it’s worth, here it is. Audio interface: Focusrite Scarlett Solo: $99 (Has 1 Mic Preamp. and 2nd Input for guitar,...
Mar 27, 2018 | Music
How about this guy, eh?...
Jan 2, 2018 | Story-Telling
Sam’s Houston Press Articles – 2018 Tommy Moore | Quarter Beer Night | Mayor | Wall Jesus | Todd's Creek | Rassling Sam Byrd is a freelance contributor to the Houston Press who loves to take in all of Houston’s sights, sounds, food and fun. He also...
Dec 3, 2017 | Music
Sgt. Peppers – Live...
Aug 31, 2017 | Story-Telling
We Dodged a Bullet! Randal Byrd | August 31, 2017 | Storytelling We dodged a bullet! This picture was sent to us at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday morning (August 27, 2017). It was taken by our across the street neighbors. Our neighborhood became a river and a lake. Not one drop...
Aug 23, 2017 | Church
Murals at Palmer I just love these two murals by friends of ours from Palmer Memorial Episcopal Church. They are the collaborative works of Jackie Campbell, Kaytee Esser, and Kelly Bourgeois. The murals each are about 20 feet wide. What spectacular work. Thank you,...
Aug 16, 2017 | Politics
Statue Weary Here’s a thought experiment for you. Do you have any idea what was going on in the south in 1964? Remember the 60s civil rights struggle? Remember the church bombings? Remember the police turning fire hoses on civil rights demonstrators? Then think...
Aug 13, 2017 | Church
Blessing for Peggy and Steele From June of 1996 until July of 1998, we worshiped with the good people at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Conway, Arkansas. After we moved to Houston, I entered into an arrangement by which the weekly sermons would be sent to me....
Jan 2, 2017 | Story-Telling
Sam’s Houston Press Articles – 2017 Tommy Moore | Quarter Beer Night | Mayor | Wall Jesus | Todd's Creek | Rassling Sam Byrd is a freelance contributor to the Houston Press who loves to take in all of Houston’s sights, sounds, food and fun. He also...
Dec 29, 2016 | Politics
Record Jobs Growth; Thank You, President Obama! Yes there are records for jobs growth. From “The Atlantic” — November, 2016 “When Barack Obama took office, the unemployment rate was passing 8 percent on its way to 10 percent. But US...
Nov 9, 2016 | Church
Inform Your Face This is a piece I wrote years ago at the behest of our rector. He challenged me to write an Evangelism article for our monthly newsletter. I struggled for weeks, writing, rewriting, trashing my draft, and then writing again. Then, it hit me in a...
Nov 2, 2016 | Story-Telling
Coming to Houston Back in 1998, we were invited by Houston Baptist University to come to Houston.1998She received her call on Monday, June 29, and they flew the two of us down on Wednesday, July 1, 1998. They made their offer to hire on Thursday, July 2nd; then on...
Sep 19, 2016 | Politics
Whenever someone brings up Reagan and paints him as a hero, I like to cite this little fact from Sleepwalking Through History, by Haynes Johnson: The numbers of Reagan administration officials either indicted or the subject of criminal and ethical investigations...
Sep 14, 2016 | Story-Telling
The Mayor and I There once was a county clerk in Memphis, by the name of Dick Hackett. He was a hard line fundamentalist right winger who required female employees to wear bras. I wrote him and volunteered to be the county bra “inspector.” Needless to say, I...
Sep 14, 2016 | Story-Telling
Tommy Moore | Quarter Beer Night | Mayor | Wall Jesus | Todd's Creek | Rassling Saturday Morning Rassling A recent post to the Frayser High Class of 1969 website by Gary Harrison (class of ‘72) mentioned famous wrestlers, Tojo Yamamoto and Jackie Fargo. It reminded me...
Sep 9, 2016 | Blog-Tech
Blog-Teck Links PicMonkey Tutorials Divi Child Themes Do an online magazine No gap between Modules Day of the Dead Divi Layouts Pop Art Portrait Lagniappe Shoe Laces Dying Jeans NYT – State by...
Aug 31, 2016 | Church
Sunday School – Fall, 2016 Here it is – another school year! 9/11 Tom/Shannon 9/18 Shannon/Randy 9/25 Randy/Tom 10/2 Shannon/Randy 10/9 Randy/Yuko 10/16 Tom//Shannon 10/23 RETREAT 10/30 NO SUNDAY SCHOOL 11/6 Tom//Shannon 11/13 Shannon/Randy 11/20...
Aug 22, 2016 | Church
We met our new associate rector at Palmer this past Sunday; and I do believe I have the distinction of being the first person she Communicated here....
Aug 4, 2016 | Politics
Dole recounts his first war injury. “I took a grenade in hand, pulled the pin, and tossed it in the direction of the farmhouse. It wasn’t a very good pitch (remember, I was used to catching passes, not throwing them). In the darkness, the grenade...
Jul 31, 2016 | Politics
The famous “Push Grandma off the Cliff” video....
Jul 29, 2016 | RECENT
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Jul 29, 2016 | News
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Jul 29, 2016 | News
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Jul 24, 2016 | Politics
Research suggests that a ten percent hike in the minimum wage could be expected to bring about a 1/10th of 1% hike in prices. In other words, that $100.00 cart of groceries might cost you $100.10 after giving the stock clerks a 10% raise. Those stock clerks would them...
May 11, 2016 | Media Whores, Politics
“During Robert Dole’s 1996 convention speech, network camera operators could not find any actual black people to portray as delegates who were really delegates. So as a favor to Dole and the Republicans, they focused on their own employees.” Eric...
May 9, 2016 | Church
At 9:08 in St. Bede’s Chapel we wonder if anyone other than the core team of worship leaders will show up for the 9:15 Family Service. Then, in a matter of minutes, we have a crowd of probably 75. Babies being babies, mothers chasing toddlers, crayons hitting the...
May 3, 2016 | Story-Telling
PLAYING FOR PIZZA I just finished reading John Grisham’s “Playing for Pizza,” a story about an NFL quarterback who takes a five-month contract to play minor league football in...
Apr 8, 2016 | Politics
“Over the past several years Republican lawmakers, citing concerns of voter fraud and of electoral calculations, have introduced voting restrictions in dozens of states, limiting polling hours, requiring difficult-to-acquire forms of identification, closing...
Apr 1, 2016 | Politics
Coors: The better question is, ”Why require a photo ID for voting when the old IDs worked just fine?” No one can come up with an answer that will stand up to logical scrutiny. Paleriderdosset ”stricter” means what? 4918 ...
Mar 19, 2016 | Politics
If we allow the govt to FORCE women to have babies, what’s next?The govt forcing us to become Muslims? The govt forcing us to become libertarians?The govt forcing us to observe Lent? The govt forcing us into homosexual marriage?Forcing us to learn Spanish?No,...
Mar 17, 2016 | Politics
Editing out what Biden said doesn’t erase it from the public record. No matter HOW MANY TIMES you guys take his earlier statements out of context, we will remind you of the greater context. He WELCOMED BUSH’s nomination should a vacancy happen. You...
