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.

Saturday, May 30, 2009

Heel, Sit and Roll Over

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Not much I can say other than training your dog could cost you an arm and a leg; well, in this case maybe only a foot . “PORT ST. LUCIE, Fl...
Friday, May 29, 2009

Senator Cornyn - Do You Have a Backbone?

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May 29, 2009 Senator John Cornyn 517 Hart Senate Office Bldg. Washington, DC 20510 Subject: Supreme Court Nominee Sotomayor is not qualified...
Thursday, May 28, 2009

The Larger Vehicle is Always at Fault

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A long time ago in a… Back when I was a young police officer I turned in a report on a traffic accident which I’d been dispatched to investi...
Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Is Sonia Sotomayor Photogenic Enough For SCOTUS?

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The Houston Chronicle ran a story on its website, “Get to know high court pick Sotomayor through family photos”. Our society relies heavily ...
Monday, May 25, 2009

A Very Nice Piano Distraction

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Lucy found a neat piano performance on Facebook by Jason Lyle Black which should brighten up your day. Once you find your way to his we...
Saturday, May 23, 2009

Memorial Day 2009

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I’ve heard some of America’s detractors complaining of our imperialism, grabbing huge chunks of land all in the name of liberty. They appea...

Hi oh Silver, Away!

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Those thrilling days of yesteryear and all; a friend of mine sent me this YouTube video and I thought it was worth sharing. I would have th...
Friday, May 22, 2009

Pelosi Admits Waterboarding CoverUp Lie

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I found this photo by Sammi Erin on Facebook. I guess it’s not any worse than the retouched photos the New York Times likes to print from ti...
Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Congress and Parole Officers

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I have a silly question; but one which might clarify some of my thoughts regarding Congress; does each individual congressmen have his/her o...
Monday, May 18, 2009

Hobo Kitties

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I managed to snap a photograph through the window, Mama Hobo Kitty keeping a sharp eye on my every move. At the edge of the shadows is on...
Sunday, May 17, 2009

Everything Including the Kitchen Sink

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It’s hard to beat Sunday after church; a short nap after having gotten up in the wee hours for my meetings with the Bishop makes up for the ...
Saturday, May 16, 2009

VOTE = Vote Or Take Entitlements

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Stephen Macklin has an interesting article over at Hold the Mayo called, “Changing the Air” . Stephen suggested the time has come to repl...
Friday, May 15, 2009

What kind of “govmint” do you want?

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I’ve had a difficult time putting my thoughts together, how to present information mostly because of the source. I got a video in my email ...
Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Time to Talk Baseball

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I wanted to use “Let’s talk baseball”; but that’s what Larry Dierker used to call his column when he was writing or doing a spot on the radi...
Monday, May 11, 2009

GPS Tracking – A Modern Day Issue

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Glenn Beck brought up a news item today, the use of GPS tracking by agents of the government without a warrant . The whole things stems fro...

Okay Class, Today We’re Going to…

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Years ago one of my children had a high school class assignment in which they were to document how they’d spend a million dollars. They had...
Saturday, May 09, 2009

Stamps Mirror Who We Are

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Many years ago I heard one of Dr. John Lienhard’s programs, The Engines of Our Ingenuity; more specifically, his explanation on Numismatics...
Friday, May 08, 2009

Bubba Wants Real Food

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I enjoyed the comic strip LIO this morning as it showed how cats work at getting fed. Our Bubba let us know how she really didn’t like the n...
Thursday, May 07, 2009

Protecting Freedom is Our Responsibility

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I started to write a long drawn out explanation of issues we as Americans should be concerned about; maybe I’ll do that tomorrow as a follow...
Tuesday, May 05, 2009

Bogus Tomato Pics

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Lucy came home from grocery shopping with some store bought tomatoes, the kind that have the vine attached to make them nearly irresistible ...
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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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