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, August 18, 2016

Creatures of Habit

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The other morning when going to prepare a bowl of oatmeal I noticed there was only one “A.C. Elliot Bowl” in the pantry instead ...
Tuesday, August 09, 2016

Watching someone drop the ball

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Last night during the Astros' game with the Minnesota Twins center fielder, Carlos Gomez, didn’t get the job done.  Perhaps tha...
Friday, July 22, 2016

If You’re in Trouble Find a Policeman

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I’m sixty five years old and recognize the blessing in being able to call my mother on the phone; makes her claim of being 37 going...
Monday, July 18, 2016

When does Media Spin become a Lie?

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There was another ambush of police officers, this time 3 officers were murdered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.   Many of the media outlets w...
Sunday, July 03, 2016

I can’t sing the National Anthem

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Well, that’s not quite true; I can’t sing the National Anthem without tears dripping down my cheeks and a large knot forming in my ...
Thursday, June 16, 2016

Don’t Support A Ban Assault Rifles

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I saw this poster on Facebook and had to respond.   How do you gently explain to one of your ‘friends’ that by supporting the progressi...
Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Thinking of my father

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The movie, Big Fish , caught my attention while flipping channels.  The story had progressed nearly to the end, the part where the ...
Monday, May 23, 2016

Erasing Christianity a piece at a time

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In case you've just awakened, as did Rip V an Winkle, from a hundred year nap, sitting under a huge tree that had been a sapli...
Saturday, May 07, 2016

Mother’s Day Thoughts

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Sunday is Mother’s Day, a chance to consider the many blessings we should be grateful for.   Years ago my friend Tim Andersen ...
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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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