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.

Friday, November 23, 2007

Just an Old Newspaper in a Desk Drawer

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Bonnie was looking for something in one of the drawers of our old desk. At one time we could hide candy from our grandkids; but that lasted ...
Thursday, November 22, 2007

Thanksgiving Annual Stern Children Photo 2007

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It has become a tradition to have my children sit together for a group photograph each Thanksgiving after dinner. You can take a peek at la...

A Day to Give Thanks to God

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No, it’s not “Turkey Day”; it’s Thanksgiving Day. This is a day to acknowledge the hand of God in our daily lives; and yes, it’s a National ...
Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Individual Gun Rights or Not

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Bill Mears, writing for CNN’s Washington Bureau held my attention with a lead story , “The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to decide wheth...

Autumn on Autumnbrook Drive

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We’ve been getting the house ready here on Autumnbrook for Thanksgiving where our family and several of our friends will have a chance to en...

Invasion of the Nanny State

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Dad is home now, having both knees replaced with all the rehabilitation therapy that goes with it. I called my folks this morning and Dad w...
Sunday, November 18, 2007

WIN TICKETS TO BEIJING

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WIN 2 TICKETS ALL EXPENSES PAID INCLUDING AIR FARES TO THE 2008 OLYMPIC GAMES IN BEIJING, CHINA. To participate is very easy, just view the...

Heads You Win Tails You Loose Sign

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Rachael, one of the ladies who stops by to leave comments on Lucy’s blog got to stay at a bed and breakfast in Rugby, Tennessee this past w...
Thursday, November 15, 2007

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Response

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I sent the below letter back to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in the envelope intended to hold a check; but, since I had t...

Give This Guy the Dirty Harry Award

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A neighbor, reportedly in his 70’s, observed burglary suspects coming out of his neighbor’s house during the night and grabbed his shotgun. ...
Monday, November 12, 2007

Is My Blog a Tough Read?

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Move Mike displayed a “ diploma ” showing the readability of his blog. Here’s my diploma… That explains it, too many drop outs.
Sunday, November 11, 2007

Want some neat wallpaper for your monitor?

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Click on each picture, save it to your files, go to your Control Panel and go to where you change the background or wallpaper. Then pick on...

Jennifer’s 28th Birthday

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Here’s Jennifer and Justin just before we lighted the candles for her 28th birthday celebration. You will notice that we can’t add, 24 + 5 d...

Love is Spoken Here

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This afternoon we were blessed by the Primary’s Sacrament Presentation where all the children participated in a scripted lesson interlaced w...

A Dragonfly with Class

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I get a kick out of watching Dragonflies, an ancient flying insect with uncanny abilities that have baffled scientists for years. I read so...

Veteran’s Day 2007

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I hadn’t given much thought about Veteran’s Day until I got something from the Houston Police Retired Officers Association in my email. The...
Saturday, November 10, 2007

A Trip to Wal-Mart

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My oldest daughter , Bonnie, was telling me what a good time she had with a friend last night at the local Wal-Mart. They had been to a bir...
Thursday, November 08, 2007

Swift Boated

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I read where former sexual predator President Bill Clinton was concerned about vulnerability after the Democratic debates last week; well, s...
Tuesday, November 06, 2007

All you need now is milk

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A special tip of the hat to my friend Richard Sutton for sending this one. Normally this would be something Lucy would post on her blog, thi...
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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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