T F Stern's Rantings

My articles emerge depending on what ever tickles my fancy; hope you enjoy the ride. It started several years ago when one of my op-ed pieces to the Houston Chronicle got butchered; been blogging ever since.

Thursday, June 04, 2026

A Recognition of Sacrifices Made

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I'm getting to be one of those old fuddy-duddies who cries at the drop of a hat. I turned on the television this morning to have some ...

Saturday, May 30, 2026

Leading a Dual Life

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Many of you know I was a Houston Police Officer and the last eight or so years up until my twenty-year retirement was spent on Night Shift...

Tuesday, May 26, 2026

Goodbye Pumpkin

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Pumpkin and the rest of the litter of kittens were born under a pile of limbs and cutdown brush. They crawled out from under that pile an...

Thursday, May 21, 2026

The Value of a Stolen Item

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I was listening to an account of historical value, maybe not anything earth shattering; but it struck a nerve. The story had to do with ...

Sunday, May 17, 2026

History and Imagination Working Together

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When I was very young playing along the back fence digging in the dirt I found a piece of pirate treasure. It was a small silver knife t...

Monday, March 23, 2026

A Nighttime Portal

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Sometimes we get to experience a familiar moment in time long after it became a distant memory. Such was the case when we enjoyed a mini...

Tuesday, February 03, 2026

Be The Blue Poster

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While going through Facebook this afternoon, this recruiting poster for the Houston Police Department caught my attention. It showed fou...

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About Me

T. F. Stern: I am a retired City of Houston Police Officer having served 20 years as a patrol officer and also a retired self employed locksmith having served the Houston area for over 40 years. I'm married to my sweetheart. We met while working at the Astrodome; she was the popcorn girl and I was the soda boy, both working in the back areas during our high school years. We are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and have 3 grown children and four grand children. We now live in our piece of Paradise, otherwise called Buffalo, Texas.

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