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About Red from Texas

I'm proud to be Red. I have lived most of my life in Texas and I love this place. Here are a few things you should know about me. 1. I am happily married and intend to stay so. 2. I live in a house that is older than you, unless you are really old. 3. I own 2 rifles and a shotgun. I think handguns are just trouble. 4. I have never killed a man, but have taken out some deer and hogs. 5. I was a good student, but never close to being valedictorian. 6. In no particular order I like the Houston Texans, San Antonio Spurs, Houston Astros, FC Barcelona, Tottenham Hotspur, Texas Longhorns and Houston Dynamo. 7. I hate Dallas but always have a good time when I go there. 8. I was a Dallas Cowboys fan for 26 years but declared that I was no longer a fan during the 1987 strike. 9. I don't own any pets. I like cats, and a good dog and I have met at least 3 of them in my lifetime. 10. I think the best part of Texas is west of I-35. 11. I own two pairs of cowboy boots, but don't wear them very often. 12. I don't have a pronounced Texas accent, but can affect one when needed. 13. My last meal would be fried shrimp with tartar sauce, a baked potato with all the fixins', a dinner salad with 1000 Island dressing, yeast rolls and chocolate fudge pie for dessert. 14. I'm an old Dad, but my children are none of your business. 15. I have two degrees from UT-Austin and somehow managed to fall in love with and marry an Aggie. 16. Most of my family are right-wing nut jobs but I love them anyway. 17. When I get to play golf on a regular basis, I shoot in the low 80's. 18. I don't get to play golf on a regular basis. 19. I think Fort Worth is the best town in Texas by a long shot. 20. I have a mean herb garden. Regards, Red P.S. Remember it's not a color, it's a state of mind.

Texas Dominates NCAA Tournament Field

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Unlike in past couple of years, Texas has an undeniably strong presence in this year’s NCAA Basketball tournament with a record-tying 7 teams in the 68 team field vying for the Final Four in San Antonio.  In no particular order, Texas Tech, Stephen F. Austin, Houston, Texas A&M, Texas Southern, TCU and UT have made the field.  Red thinks Tech and TCU have the best shot at a Final Four appearance, but he is almost always wrong about such things.

In fact, a Texas school has not been in the Final Four since 2003 when the University of Texas came on strong for its third Final Four shot.  But, UTEP is the only other Texas team to have made a Final Four and won the only NCAA Championship for a Texas team with its upset of Kentucky in 1966.  Maybe this is the year.

Today in Texas History – March 13

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From the Annals of the Frontier – In 1849, Captain Seth Eastman and his unit established Camp Leona in Uvalde County. The encampment was on the Leona River and was ultimately called Fort Inge.  The Fort was intended to provide protection to settlements and travelers in the western Hill Country and was part of a federal line of forts in Texas.  The Fort was a base for U.S. Army regulars and Texas militia.   Fort Inge operated primarily as a small one-company post  with about 50 soldiers.  The Fort allowed additional settlement in the area and by the late 1850s farmers had established the nearby community of Uvalde. Fort Inge was closed in 1869 and the site today serves as part of Fort Inge County Park.

Drawing by Seth Eastman.

 

The Reality TV Show Presidency

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Thank you, Rex Tillerson for your service as Secretary of State. You did a tremendous job gutting the State Department and spinning your diplomatic wheels in the mud – but you see here at the White House Game we demand fantastic.  Anything less and before you know it – that beautiful White House door is hitting you in the ass.   That’s the way it works here.  But we do have some lovely parting gifts for you.  Tell him Johnny!

A case of Elmer’s Glue – to piece the shreds of your reputation back together.

A signed copy of Vladimir Putin’s autobiography – read it, learn it, live it.

Dinner for two at the McDonalds of your choice – Big Macs only.

Souvenir fissionable material  – courtesy of Kim Jung Un.

A vial of authentic Russian poison – use it as you see fit.

And a one-way ticket back to Losersville.

 

 

 

 

 

Quote for the Day

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“Evangelicals still believe in the commandment: Thou shalt not have sex with a porn star.”

Robert Jeffress, Pastor First Baptist Church Dallas

But not really, because in the case of Donald Trump, Jeffress will give him a pass on breaking any of the Big Ten, because if Trump will support the Gun-toting, Gay-hating, Race-baiting, War-mongering, Money-loving Prosperity Jesus Bullshit version of the New Testament preached by Jeffress and his ilk, then – well Donald – go ahead and commit adultery, screw Stormy Daniels and any other skirt you want.  Because after all, the only God this breed of Evangelical worships is the God of Money and clearly the God of Money has blessed Saint Trump.