Recent content by TXBryan

My problem with mail-order hats is "one size fits all" or "most." When you have a size 8 head you best try 'em on first. Any thoughts on how big these hats run? Once in a great while I'll find a "one size fits most" that is pretty close to adequate. Bryan

Several years ago, visiting a friend in Maryland. My son finding humor in my old friend's (older than me) sense of "humor." About 15 minutes after this pic was taken a Maryland State Trooper pulled us over and "requested" my friend remove the prop, which he did. Some people never grow up and...

Likely many of you received this notice as well. Not sure it simplifies or lessens expenses for potential purchasers but imagine it simplifies things for the CMP. Glad I have everything I need from them. The final listings on the current CMP Auction site will end on Friday, August 29, 2025 at...

Mother and son on the Mekong Delta last month. Bryan

Our son, cooling off in a seasonal stream at our ranch, when he was about a year old. His first day of college classes is tomorrow. Enjoy 'em while you got 'em. Bryan

My Mother passed late this spring and towards the end I was her healthcare coordinator and giver which included keeping track of the myriad of prescriptions that seemed to multiply as time grew shorter. As the one who routinely procured her medications I was frequently at a loss to understand...

I can heartily endorse "Life Proof" vinyl planks sold by Home Depot. It is, indeed, life proof as evidenced by a teenager and four cats doing their level best to destroy it and failing. Great stuff. Bryan

If I drank the same way I did in my youth there's no way I would have made it this far. Lots of moderation for some years now. I certainly don't need it as once in a while I forget to have a drink and can, under rare circumstances go several days without a drink or thinking about it. Kinda...

We found it interesting that the one thing that had not changed in 18 years, between our first and most recent visits to Viet Nam, was the fact you still can't drink the water. We stayed at some quality hotels; the one in Nam Dinh was as nice as any in my experience (and I've stayed at some...

My practice wife was a total pain about me purchasing anything and scrutinized everything that represented potential fun for me (even though we had no money issues). My forever wife and I have an unspoken understanding that she gets what she wants and I get what I want. We both are realistic...

I love it when old posts get revived. This is still a relatively hot topic and I concur that preventing gun-toting inside your business, where otherwise legal, may simply invite gun-toters with bad intent. We vacationed in Viet Nam the first two weeks of July and Circle K has a presence...

Married over 40 years but not to the same woman. I had a practice wife for 19 years and finally left her for what amounted to good reasons and her lack of commitment to our union. Been married to my forever wife for a little over 21 years now. I remember how important it was to me to be...

Everyone is, as Rusty suggests, wired differently. My total cholesterol is, and always has been, quite high and the LDL and HDL are out of whack. As of a year ago my calcium score was 19, less than my cardiologist's score, and pretty respectable for my age and condition. No statins, ever, and...

We lived in a nicer neighborhood in Austin, North Shoal Creek area, until moving to our forever home eight years ago. A front door got kicked in at least once a month, usually in broad daylight during work hours. Perps spent very little time inside but routinely made off with TVs, laptops...

As an aside; have you ever seen a movie, liked it, and then read the book it was based on - only to discover little or no similarity? I can name a few candidates for best creative screenwriting taking significant liberties from the book. Forrest Gump by Winston Groom. The book and the movie...