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, September 11, 2025

Come in here, right now!

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Getting up in the morning can be exciting. Take for example this morning when I heard an unknown racket coming from the kitchen area of th...

Wednesday, August 20, 2025

Changing Seasons

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This past week we noticed our Barn Swallows were gone, presumably for their trip south along a pathway which takes them to their alternate...

Tuesday, July 15, 2025

Five-Years or Five-Miles Whichever Comes First

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When dealing with old beaters, something I’m all too familiar with, there’s a catch phrase that’s applied to warranty work done on such a ve...

Monday, June 30, 2025

A Little Wisdom from the Grave

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My daughter gave me a book containing many of the, “Great American Speeches”, which I use as a reference book. I can read the transcript o...

Monday, June 23, 2025

What Did You Name Your Vehicle?

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We recently purchased a new Subaru Outback, our first time owning or driving an SUV type of vehicle. Upon posting a photograph of it par...

Thursday, June 12, 2025

Honoring My Father

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The movie, Big Fish , caught my attention while looking for a DVD to watch. We’ve watched this one several times, so I’ll skip to the pa...

Wednesday, May 28, 2025

The Power was Out on Memorial Day

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We had some more thunderstorms bust on through knocking the power out, not just once, but twice in a twenty-four-hour period. The first ...

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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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