Austin is a town known as "The Live Music Capital of the World." It's not a shallow claim by any means. At the airport, a large collection of huge artistic guitars stands as mute testimony at the luggage claim area. At the center of the incoming area where all the gates empty down an escalator…
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Alex Jones – Sewer Pugilist Par Excellence
A year ago, Alex Jones was hardly a common-place name. But to some fringe elements who had become radicalized with idea that the country is on the brink of a take-over by "Deep State" military forces, and/or already had moved to a compound in Idaho to live off dry-packed foods stashed in a cabin, he…
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A Personal Positive Experience
I try to post something of interest in blogs, and based on the past several years, usually it's scientific or informational. I've tried to stay away from all things Trump although that's increasingly hard. Since Sunday mornings, especially, are introspectional for me, with classical music on KMFA FM, here goes something different. Two things really…
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What the Hell Do We Have to Lose?
Usually I churn through two or three books a month, along with the Austin newspaper everyday, the Wall Street Journal six days a week, and the New York Times on Sunday. Oh yes, plus two amateur radio magazines each month! In addition, another guilty pleasure, The New Yorker, comes every week. OK, I'm human and…
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