• In defense of ‘trash trees’

    Apparently, they do need defending. A couple of weeks ago, on the radio from Austin, a Texas tree specialist used that expression dismissively, as in cut ‘em down, get rid

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  • Aliens on a mission?

    It was one of the last nights of The Big Freeze, 16 January, 2018. Doing a new-normal walk-about to check for frozen pipes, WHAT WAS THAT? It couldn’t be! No

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  • A New York Kid’s Ethnic Christmas

    [This article first appeared in 2004 when my daughter and I had a website together. I hope that new desktodirt readers will enjoy it, and that long-time followers will appreciate

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  • Rabbit unmasked!

    FINALLY! An image of a rabbit in flight is captured. It’s very tough to get a decent one, even with a camera at the ready; you can’t predict when the

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  • George Washington, Henry Winkler and Me

    [A story from years ago that still has relevance today.] ***”I tell her ‘No,’ and add ‘men’s colognes and soaps are a real tough sell on me. They smell too

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Brrrrrrhhhh

I just couldn’t resist using the image above to initiate this article. Ever since I took the shot I have been laughing at what first came to mind: the caption says it all. The piece itself begins……………………………now, and includes another picture of the Fab Goat4 in a different setting. It is five- thirty in the morning. The wind is howling

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Wings Over Houston 2014

If you’ve never been there before, Ellington Field just south of Houston in late October or early November should be put on your calendar of events at the beginning of each year. This annual Airshow is one of the best if not The Best in the world. Aerobatic champion and military aircraft both current and vintage are flown and static

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Run deer run

If you want to see something majestic it is a deer on the run. Late yesterday afternoon I was communing with cows at my neighbor’s fence. We are such good friends that the animals come over and say hello when they see me. Of course, the handful of clean, green grass that one now expects – and gets – has nothing

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