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.

Monday, January 25, 2021

Working on the Engine

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  This morning there was a photograph of an airline mechanic standing on top of a ladder while putting what looked like Duct Tape around the...
Sunday, January 17, 2021

What Would You Recommend?

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My sister lives just outside of Durango, Colorado, on a beautiful piece of property in a valley surrounded by mountains and plateaus covered...
Saturday, January 09, 2021

Alias F U

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Since becoming a member of the Retired Houston Police Officer’s group on Facebook various incidents from the past have been surfacing in my ...
Saturday, January 02, 2021

New Year Surprise I’d Like to See

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  Lots of folks are waiting for the January 6 th showdown where President Trump’s team of lawyers will find out if they will be permitted t...
Thursday, December 31, 2020

My Best Play in High School Baseball

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This past week I’ve been enjoying a Christmas present from my sister, the history of Baseball, a   set of DVDs put together by Ken Burns .  ...
Thursday, December 24, 2020

Toenails and Super Glue

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  I don’t have sufficient funds to go and let professionals perform various services which means I’ve learned to become industrious and crea...
Wednesday, December 16, 2020

Christmas Magic

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  There was a challenge handed out the other day, what did your family do at Christmas?   A handful of memories floating around so I’ll star...
Thursday, December 10, 2020

Taking Care of Families in Need

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  Several years ago, there was a story printed, or perhaps I might have heard it from the pulpit; some of the details have left my memory so...
Saturday, December 05, 2020

Five Frank Twenty Six Nights

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  A friend sent me a video link that explained how the television show,   1Adam 12 , was made; details about the characters, use of actual p...
Monday, November 23, 2020

Gratitude Expressed for an Empty Peanut Butter Jar

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  In keeping with the Prophet’s challenge to express our gratitude each day some folks have been sharing their Testimony of the Gospel of Je...
Friday, November 20, 2020

Is it really over?

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  I read a comment issued by an old friend who happens to be a Biden supporter.   She was gloating, as if her intellectual superiority in as...
Wednesday, November 18, 2020

Your Mother is on the Roof

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  My father had a library of stories and jokes that he’d share, usually when we were a captive audience while on a long drive.   What has th...
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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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