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.

Wednesday, May 31, 2006

Rocket Has Signed

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I heard that Roger Clemens has signed with the Astros to pitch, not just a rumor this time. According to the terms of his contract he will ...
Tuesday, May 30, 2006

No more tears for Saddam, save them all for Mayada

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Kathleen Parker wrote an op-ed with that title (linked via title bar) worth a moment of your time. “. . .Saddam is "resolute," ...
Monday, May 29, 2006

Memorial Day Observation

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I got some neat pictures in my morning email from my friend Richard Sutton. They were in slideshow format as I had a chance to enjoy some...
Sunday, May 28, 2006

Constitutional Amendment on Marriage

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An Open Letter to the United States Senate I have been informed that the Senate will vote on a constitutional amendment which would define m...
Saturday, May 27, 2006

Sorry, Haven’t Got My Other Flag Yet

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Memorial Day is Monday and all I have is my American Flag. This is the flag that was given to my grandmother after my grandfather died; hav...

Haloscan back on line

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Haloscan commenting and trackback have been added to this blog. I figured it was time to get Haloscan back up and working; having lost it b...
Thursday, May 25, 2006

Act As If Ye Had Faith

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I caught the last few minutes of Paul Newman’s role as Attorney Frank Galvin and his closing argument presented to the jury in the movie, T...
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Thomas Sowell on Immigration Legislation

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I stole all of this from Chas Compilation , no reason to change anything since he got it right the first time… Please read his post for the ...

Caribou, It’s What’s For Dinner

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Yesterday I heard Hillary Clinton solve the energy shortage issue; a brilliant and detailed plan that will make life better for all of us. S...
Wednesday, May 24, 2006

An absolutely remarkable 2 minute commercial.

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And you thought those people that set up a room full of dominos to knock over were amazing... There are no computer graphics or digital tric...
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Tuesday, May 23, 2006

Bush Peso

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Last week Mark over at Cutting Edge of Ecstasy was kind enough to link to one of my articles and so it’s my turn to repay the favor. He ...
Monday, May 22, 2006

"It's just fiction", not!

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"It's just fiction", I once said when asked how I felt; referring to Dan Brown’s novel, The Da Vinci Code. I thought it was a...
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Saturday, May 20, 2006

Civilian Traffic Enforcement Officers

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Houston, Texas Mayor White has proposed training civilians to assist the understaffed Houston Police Department as a possible solution to so...
Friday, May 19, 2006

Senate Votes that Mormonism is the National Religion

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A controversial statement is rumored to have been added to the immigration amendment Thursday afternoon as the Senate quietly approved, by a...
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Wednesday, May 17, 2006

Hispanics Speak Out

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A tip of the hat goes to my “Uncle Jim” who sent this via email. You want my opinion; I think we should continue to bury our heads in the sa...
Tuesday, May 16, 2006

Mezuzah Protection

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It’s a little thing that can be found at the entry way to a home, placed about eye level on the right edge of the door way in Jewish homes....
Monday, May 15, 2006

Power Plus MPG Gasoline Additive Testimonial

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One of Lucy’s friends started selling a gasoline additive that he said would give us an edge with gasoline prices soaring; something that wo...
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Sunday, May 14, 2006

Awesome Building Technology

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I’ve mentioned in the past that I enjoy getting to and from my house by going around the back of the neighborhood via the golf course. Over...
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Thursday, May 11, 2006

This is what I’ve longed for…

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My daughter bought a CD, South Pacific and let me enjoy it. I have the movie on laser disc, precursor for the DVD for you wondering what...

America Once Beautiful

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I wrote this for a friend of mine, Jahn, after noticing that he was fed up with flag waving and celebating of our national holidays; his jaw...
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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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