Category Archives: South of the Border

The segregation generation

Posted on June 18, 2015 | 4 comments

I realize that most of the so-called greatest generation didn’t pick that moniker for themselves. Not that they were any too humble, mind you, but it was only one of their own, an overpaid talking head, no less, who came up with it.

A far more precise term would be the segregation generation, because theirs was the last American generation to promote and enforce heterosexual white people, particularly heterosexual white males, over everyone else.

Particularly blacks, but also Hispanics, Asians, homosexuals, the disabled and women of all colors. Segregation was the law in every state, supported by custom, politicians and the courts and there was no way around it. Until Dr. King decided to kill it. And did.

And, oh, how the segregation generation fought to try and keep it. And lost. Perhaps the greatest generation is their consolation prize. But it’s absurd.

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Flood watching again

Posted on June 15, 2015 | 2 comments

This time it’s from storms out of the Gulf and, we are promised, a tropical depression if not a tropical storm by mid-week, arriving on the coast between Corpus and Houston and pushing inland to us with another 4-6 inches of rain.

Meanwhile, TS Hurricane Carlos, off the west coast of Mexico, could be sending even more rain our way before, after or during the arrival of the Gulf one. The west coast ones often do, if they go far enough northwest before curving back east.

All of which means more rising rivers, creeks and streams, flooded low-lying areas, etc. The good part, if we escape any serious repeat damage, is that the wet ground will insure a cooler-than-normal summer. No one around here will miss the hundred-degree days.

UPDATE:  Tropical Storm Bill due to come ashore Tuesday morning between Corpus Christi and Houston and push inland. We’re bound to get at least some of its rain. Hopefully not a lot.

MORE:  Indeed, we wound up on the dry side of Bill as its remnants pushed northwest and then swung to the north. Got some rain at the rancho, maybe an inch. Good result.

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Marco vs Hillary

Posted on May 26, 2015 | Comments Off on Marco vs Hillary

I doubt the Democrats really are afraid of this matchup in 2016. But at least they understand that Our Little Barry broke the white-men-only ice and women-and-minorities are the likely winners of the White House for the foreseeable future.

So although I would prefer Ted Cruz, or even gutsy Carly Fiorina, it’s more realistic to go with Marco. He has the good looks and the charisma they lack as well as a pretty smile. Handsome does win political races. And Hillary ain’t.

Indeed,  “If Mrs. Clinton were to win the presidency, she would do so under a cloud of distrust unprecedented in any of our lifetimes.  She would have no honeymoon period and would not deserve one…America would be split asunder at the beginning of a Hillary presidency as never before since the Civil War.”

Not that I expect the Stupid Party’s honchos to allow MR to be nominated. No, they will go with Jeb. And lose. And Hillary will follow our Little Barry into distrust and disdain. Once-more-into-the-breach, the Stupid Party will go, battering their heads against the new brick wall until they finally figure out they can’t win with a white Anglo male.

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Rains continue with possible flooding

Posted on May 15, 2015 | 2 comments

That’s the forecast of meteorologist Bob Rose with the Lower Colorado River Authority.

“This long-term spell of wet weather is very unusual—even for the [normally wet] month of May.  A good part of this wet pattern can be traced to the moderate El Niño that is in place [off the coast of Chile].  The El Niño looks to continue through the summer and the upcoming fall.”

The ground in much of Austin and environs is saturated, so with more rain expected this weekend and throughout next week, flooding could be just around the corner.

“I want to remind everyone to be very cautious around area creeks, streams and low water crossings,” Rose concludes.   “All of these can rise very quickly as we get additional rains.  If you encounter a flooded roadway or low water crossing, please remember not to cross any barricades and Turn Around, Don’t Drown.”

UPDATE:  Mr. B.’s scout Troop 511 has canceled its weekend camping at El Rancho Cima, west of San Marcos: “The [Blanco] river has risen and is unsafe, and the ground is saturated and swamp like.  All other Troops have canceled their camping plans this weekend.”

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Rule 5: Fluvia Lacerda

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Posted on April 17, 2015 in Rule 5, South of the Border

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Rule 5: Fluvia Lacerda

Posted on March 30, 2015 | Comments Off on Rule 5: Fluvia Lacerda

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Time out for a plus-sized model, before we get too strung out on the cheesecake.

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Good luck, Ted

Posted on March 23, 2015 | 2 comments

The racist Democrat operatives of the news media already are on your case, not even 24 hours after you announced for president. You’ve already become NPR’s “white hispanic,” second to George Zimmerman, killer (in self defense) of the thug Trayvon.

What amazes me is how many Hispanics let them get away with this. Not every Hispanic is brown, as some of the whiter ones will quickly remind you. And they’re white because their ancestry is full-blood Spanish. No Indio.

But it won’t bother Ted. He’ll just use it against the Democrats. He may not win the nomination but it will be fun watching him kick ass trying. Go get ’em, Ted.

Via Instapundit.

UPDATE:  Althouse:  “This is a truly powerful speech. Just brilliant.” The thing about Ted, for those who don’t like him, is that he offers one of the very few chances we have left to stop the continual growth (and intrusiveness) of the federal government.

MORE:  The daily called the speech a “pitch,” the headline writer unable to control his politics. No surprise there.

AND:  To the New Yorker, Ted’s an “uppity loudmouth.” Well, he is a Texas senator. Swagger comes with the job. And the guaranteed disdain of NYC leftists.

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