Mac Torquil
Mac resides in Dallas with his main squeeze Elizabeth and the lazy pooch Emma.
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Guns on Campus in TexasIt's not enough that these doddering fools in the Texas Legislature are trampling a woman's right to privacy by requiring a sonogram before an abortion; they want guns on our college campuses. -
Gun Range MisadventuresMy long-time friend Sam was feeling the need to buy a handgun and asked if I would like to join him at a shooting range as he tried out various models. After he assured me that Dick Cheney was not on the guest list, I agreed to go. -
Texas Longhorns - SuckersThe University of Texas overpays both the football coach and the men's basketball coach. -
Texas Longhorns - Rational Assessment of Men's BasketballSince 1998 when Rick Barnes arrived in Austin, Kansas has won 9 regular season championships and 6 tournament championships. UT is far from being competitive with the gold standard of Big 12 basketball. -
Texas Longhorns - Coaches Who Overstay Their WelcomeThe article is an evaluation of the current status of the football program at the University of Texas. UT has given a high-dollar long-term contract to its current coach but is not getting adequate performance and needs to make a culture change. -
Tips for Genealogical ResearchThere are thousands of articles out there on how to trace your ancestry, so why read this one? I offer for your consideration two compelling facts: we did it cheaply, and we were successful, beyond anything we imagined when we started out.
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A Pooch's Plea to the IRSMy master is feeling low since he found out he pays more income tax than Exxon-Mobil. I'm trying to help out. -
"We Used Up Mother Nature like a Twenty Dollar Whore"Singer, songwriter and poet Rodney Crowell makes a heartfelt and impassioned plea for the environment in his song, "it's a Different World Now" from the album Fate's Right Hand.
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Football Money is Changing the Face of College Athletics, Rapidly and ProfoundlyWhen it comes to NCAA conference realignment, the so-called smart people may just be wrong. Look for wrinkles few have anticipated.
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It's Official: Colorado is Joining the Pac 10With the formal announcement that Colorado is leaving for greener pastures, we can expect rapid-fire response from the so-called desirables of the Big 12 South.
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Help Wanted - Chicken Sitter Needed in Austin, TexasJust about the time a budding author runs out of ideas along comes a real life story provided by dear friends whom I will call Alice and Robert who live in Austin, Texas.
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Big 12 to Nebraska: Don't Let the Door Hit You in the ButtIf you are a fan of any team in the Big 12 South, you are, like me, licking your chops at the prospect of Nebraska joining the Big 10 which actually consists of eleven teams. Presumably their conference name will become the Big 11.
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Use Expanded Shale to Improve Soil in Pots and in the GardenFor years I used either Perlite or Vermiculite to loosen the soil but was not especially pleased with either product since it all "floats" to the top in a short period of time and the soil becomes compacted.
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My First Car DateI was fifteen with a crush on a tall red-headed car hop named Marilyn. We worked at the Penguin, a burger and fries joint with terrific homemade root beer served in a frosted mug.
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Dallas County is All WetA broken water main flooded the basement where the computer equipment is located and there is no failover site. This is ineptitude almost beyond belief. These people make former FEMA Director Brownie look competent.
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THE TOP THREE REASONS the UNIVERSITY of TEXAS HAS a BUILDING NAMED for a KLANSMANAccording to a scholarly report recently published by Professor Thomas D. Russell, the University of Texas has a building named for a prominent organizer and promoter of the Klan.
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IS TCU HEADED to the BIG 12?It appears that the Big 10 is set to pick off a Big 12 team setting in motion a series of events that will realign most conferences and quite possibly result in the addition of TCU to the Big 12.
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Lost in the CannasEaster pets that grew to adulthood have produced many laughs over the years.
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NCAA CONFERENCE REALIGNMENTThe Big 10 Athletic Conference, which includes powerhouses Ohio State, Wisconsin, Penn State and Michigan has made it known they are having discussions to add teams. What are the ramifications?
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Your Paranoia is Making Me ParanoidWe live in a gun-crazed environment. Are we safer?
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Can Texas Secede?Secession has been a topic of discussion for a while and Texas Governor Rick Perry's use of the word only intensified the discussion.
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Dealing with Asthma Requires Adjustments and ExperimentsLike many, I suffered from childhood asthma and had to limit my physical activities. It went away and then came back with a vengeance. This is what I have learned so far in my quest for air.