Author Archives: rcmckee

Willkommen – Christkindl Market

Posted on 13 Dec 16 by rcmckee

The calendar said I was going to the Tomball German Christmas Market this weekend. Unfortunately, as for many of us, the calendar failed to take account of the reality of life with aging parents, so instead I wound up at … Continue reading →

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This Day In History 61 years ago

Posted on 01 Dec 16 by rcmckee

A few years ago I was in San Antonio for a festival and, as I usually do, I set up my tent at the KOA on the east side and caught the bus into town. (I got into the habit … Continue reading →

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The Turkeys are Loose..

Posted on 26 Nov 16 by rcmckee

Okay, by now everyone knows what’s going on. It’s … whatever the Saturday after Black Friday is, and as I rarely leave the cave on Black Friday unless I’m being paid to do so, I don’t have to recover from … Continue reading →

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Life Goes On…

Posted on 30 Oct 16 by rcmckee

If you look at the last post, I lost a good friend earlier this month. Well, I didn’t “lose” him exactly, we know exactly what happened… but talking with him is a little harder now, and I’m spending a fair … Continue reading →

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Blair Pittman 1937 – 2016

Posted on 11 Oct 16 by rcmckee

Blair Pittman February 12, 1937 – October 10, 2016 Good friend, mentor, travel partner, companion in crime (They never could catch us…) Rest easy, my friend… see you soon….

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The 18th Century would like a word with you….

Posted on 05 Jul 16 by rcmckee

Between the heat and the neighbors starting the Holiday fireworks a couple of days early (and staying with them more or less continuously for 3 days…) I was pretty much unFourthed by the morning of the 3d. I decided that … Continue reading →

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And while I’m at it…

Posted on 01 Jul 16 by rcmckee

Playing tag with los Federales and the US Army gets tiring… Nota bene*: This is a professional at work. Don’t try sleepdriving at home, even if you ARE the ultimate legendary crossborder badass. *Mrs. Jenkins, my HS literature teacher, would … Continue reading →

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Oops….

Posted on 30 Jun 16 by rcmckee

Says right here in Blogging for Dummies that I need to post regularly, certainly more often than every couple of months. Of course it also says that when you’ve been blogging for several years and your regular audience is in … Continue reading →

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What a weekend!

Posted on 08 Apr 16 by rcmckee

If you follow the media, or politics, or the Web, you may be forgiven for concluding that we Texans are a bunch of inbred pistol-packing sociopathic illiterates. I should like to point out that this is not altogether true. We … Continue reading →

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29.74609 N, 95.39412 W

Posted on 03 Mar 16 by rcmckee

Couple years ago, for reasons I don’t remember but that made sense then, I signed up for a Yelp! account. Last night I was skimming one of their “latest and greatest” email summaries when my writing partner sent me a … Continue reading →

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