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 25, 2008

How Do I Become an Illegal Alien?

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This is an outstanding offer! Take advantage now! This came to my email from a friend who wanted to save us all some money. On Becoming Ille...

Denny’s Senior Menu

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The other night Lucy and I wanted to go to What-a-burger over on FM1960; but the closer we got the more it became apparent that none of that...
Monday, September 22, 2008

Change, Change to What?

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I got the following in my email from my friends Steve and Linda; thought it was worth sharing. Some of you will remember the man that kept c...
Sunday, September 21, 2008

Spam and Baked Beans

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Lucy and I are living without electricity still, having a chance to use our emergency food rations. Tonight we enjoyed Spam and Baked Beans...
Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Hurricane Ike Pictures ( 2 of 2 )

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You can't see it; but on my t-shirt there must be a fuel gauge that reads, "empty", with a flashing yellow warning light. That...

Hurricane Ike Photographs (part 1 of 2 )

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I’ve had a few moments to download pictures to go along with what I’d written earlier . We’ve just been told to expect at least another we...

Hurricane Ike Clean Up Break

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Wednesday September 17th I just got through cranking up the generator; a morning ritual that includes topping off the gas tank while it’s co...
Saturday, September 13, 2008

Surviving Ike

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Hurricane Ike is almost out of here, moving up to the north as I sit here in my house; no electricity and no water in the pipes. Our house...
Friday, September 12, 2008

Welcome to the Human Race

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Getting ready for Hurricane Ike has been a test for us here in Houston. Over the years we’ve heard the warnings which accompany each and eve...

What The Second Amendment Really Means

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Col. Hogan posted a short article the other day, complete with a video link, which explains what the Second Amendment really means . A youn...
Sunday, September 07, 2008

I Like Ike

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I’m old enough to remember seeing a campaign button with a picture of Dwight D. Eisenhower along with the slogan, “I Like Ike”. A returnin...
Sunday, August 31, 2008

Monopoly Game and WWII

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A special tip of the hat to my friend Richard for sending this bit of WWII history along via email. Reprinted exactly as it came: Starting i...

Gustav Progress Sunday August 31, 2008

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Folks along the Gulf Coast might want to pay close attention as Gustav churns its way toward landfall. I snatched this image from the local...
Thursday, August 28, 2008

The Second American Revolution

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I got this YouTube video after watching it on my Facebook page; thanks and a tip of the hat go out to my friend Carollyn Scott for posting i...
Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Obama doesn’t want you to see this ad

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I read the link on Michelle Malkin’s website where pressure is being applied to keep a controversial advertisement from being broadcast, on...
Monday, August 25, 2008

Synaesthesia

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There was a program on the other evening, a glimpse at folks who displayed remarkable, if not super human properties, unexplainable variance...
Friday, August 22, 2008

Harry Potter and the Mother of All Wars?

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What kind of stories would J. K. Rowling have written were she to have been brought up in a military environment? Just a thought as I glanc...

“For That Which We Are About To Receive . . .”

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“…We are truly grateful.” I’m not sure how that translates; but I’m pretty sure that’s what the crocodile said just before he ate the youn...
Wednesday, August 20, 2008

That’s Just The Way It Is

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In the movie, Babe , the little pig who thought he was a sheep herding dog; there’s a line sung by three little mice at the close of a scene...
Friday, August 15, 2008

Cyanide Death Is No Threat From Terrorism

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The Houston Chronicle buried a story; must not have considered it important since it was given only a blurb on page A-12, “Canadian died of ...
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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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