Today only, comment here to win an out-of-print hardcover copy of
The Texas Rangers: Wearing the Cinco Peso, 1821-1900
by A.C. Greene Lifetime Achievement Winner Mike Cox, of Austin.
For more detail about this great history, see its Amazon sales page here.
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Tagged 1821-1900, Mike Cox, The Texas Rangers: Wearing the Cinco Peso
Via the Texas State Preservation Board’s Online Gallery, which says:
“Fording the Pecos River was painted in 1857 or 1858 during Captain John Pope’s artesian well expedition on the Llano Estacado and Jornado Del Muerto of Texas and New Mexico from January 1855 to June 1858. In 1857, Secretary of War John B. Floyd designated Harry S. Sindall (life dates unknown) to be Pope’s expedition artist.”
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Tagged "Fording The Pecos River", Texas Capitol, Texas State Preservation Board
Seems like only yesterday we were enjoying this panorama of the Gulf of Mexico from the condo at Port Aransas. It was, in fact, not quite a month ago. It was much more humid than usual for some reason, and Mr. B. got stung by a jellyfish, so he was less than enthused about the beach part of it. But, there’s always next year. So far. Still thinking of rare reader Snoopy’le, who is recovering from a heart attack. Wishing him well. And his wife and children, too.
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Posted in Blogosphere, Mr. Boy, Texana, Weather/Climate
Tagged Gulf of Mexico, Port Aransas, Texas coast
The Longhorns had me worried for most of the first half, struggling against a second-rate team. Then I remembered that Wyoming led them at the half in last year’s contest. And then, in the last few minutes of the first half this year, Texas scored a rushing and a passing touchdown. They owned the second half. So there’s hope yet for their beating Texas Tech next week. But they have to score early, too.
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Posted in Texana, Texas Football
A friend who has a license-to-carry—mainly because he’s in the diamond business—was the other evening extolling the virtues of the AK-47 for home protection. I said what do you want that peasant gun for, when you could have a nice M-4?
Upon which he began a woeful tale of reduced powder in the 5.56 cartridges, and why the 7.62 has more stopping power. Nevertheless, I like the Tavor TAR-21, made by Israeli Weapons Industry Ltd., much better. Compact enough to fit under the night stand, too.
Via Simply Jews.
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Posted in Blogosphere, Israel, Rancho Roly Poly, Science/Engineering, Texana, The War
Tagged Israeli Weapons Industry Ltd., Simply Jews, Tavor TAR-21
The hero of Cinco de Mayo, i.e. the unlikely defeat of the French at Puebla, a wonderful story (the frogs were taking a coffee break when the Mexicans attacked) never better told than here. The general was born near Goliad, where his statue is today. His father was a soldier at the nearby Precidio La Bahia. Looks like the local doves have been at work on his head, however.
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Posted in Scribbles, South of the Border, Texana
Tagged Cinco de Mayo, Gen. Ignacio Zaragoza, Goliad, Precidio La Bahia, Puebla, Texas
The strange thing is that TS Hermine, which was forecast to be no more than a depression by the time it swept through Austin was, instead, still a storm. Consequently, we got a lot of rain, and 40 mph winds, and some area creeks are out of their banks, some trees are down and some places are flooded.
More than seven inches of rain at the rancho, so far, with ponding in the back forty, and some threat to the interior of the house which has been overcome with a makeshift dam and towels to soak up what got through. KVUE’s Mark Murray forecasts that Hermine-the-depression will be well north of us by sunrise, with only lingering showers to spoil Mr. B.’s morning recess at school. So he won”t be happy.
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Posted in Rancho Roly Poly, Scribbles, Texana, Weather/Climate
Tagged Austin, KVUE, Mark Murray, Texas floods, Texas Hill Country, Tropical Storm Hermine
THE TEXAS SCRIBBLER 