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Blue Duck and the Cowardice of Bullies
Hard-boiled eggs are yellow at the core.
Feb 19
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On the Death of "Augustus McCrae"
Playing Augustus McCrae was kind of like my Hamlet.
Feb 17
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The Largest Cattle Drive in History
When I reached my eighteenth birthday .
Feb 12
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Texas Tales: Marvels of a Changing World
That hideous monster, belching smoke and hissing steam, and with glaring lights bore down upon us at terrific speed, and we ran, scrambling over rocks…
Feb 5
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January 2026
How to Fly & Fold the Lone Star Flag
A downloadable graphic for paid subscribers
Jan 29
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On Blue Pigs
Dogs look up to you, cats look down on you.
Jan 22
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Chuckwagon Grub: Cowboy Coffee
The cowboy’s recipe for making coffee was “take one pound of coffee, wet it good with water, boil over a fire for thirty minutes, pitch in a horseshoe…
Jan 15
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Texas 101: State Symbols
An out-of-Stater said, “You Texans look down on other people, don’t you?” ¶ The rancher drawled, “Not that I know of—but we sure as h— don’t look up to…
Jan 8
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Derrick Jeter
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Books I Read in 2025
Books are good company.
Jan 1
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Derrick Jeter
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December 2025
Favorite Carols: "Silent Night"
All is calm, all is bright.
Dec 25, 2025
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Derrick Jeter
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The Goliad Declaration of Independence
Be it Resolved, That the former province and department of Texas is, and of right ought to be, a free, sovereign and independent State.
Dec 18, 2025
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Derrick Jeter
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Texas Tales: The Sherman Fiddler
“If fiddlers is thick in hell, damned if I know why they ain’t populating Sherman.”
Dec 11, 2025
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