‘The Pursuit of Happiness’ Archives
Seeing The 2012 Election Cycle Clearly
As Write|Ins know, I am blind in one eye. So keeping things in focus is really important, and being able to see who the players are is VERY important. So I'm about to get my eye checked, because things are a little blurry. I'll have that done before Christmas, and then I'll get the glasses. So I've done some looking around, and found cheap [...]
In Good Company
After my recent step back from all things animal welfare oriented, a friend of mine received an email from her Dad, which he wanted her to forward to me. She read it to me on the phone, and as soon as she said the first line, I knew where Dad was going with this. And I also knew that he knew that this reminder would cause me to step back from my [...]
A Conservative In Sheep’s Clothing Is A RINO
Congressman Bill Flores has a decision to make: Is he a Conservative representing his conservative district, or is he a Republican, attempting to solidify his relationship with the establishment that got us into the fiscal and constitutional crisis we have been in since December of 2005? The Republicans have negotiated out of fear since this [...]
The Five Laws of Liberty – A Book You Should Read NOW
Early this year I received a Tweet from Scott Hyland, Bible Department Head at Liberty Christian Academy in Lynchburg, Virginia. Before this contact, I did not know Scott. But I knew Liberty Christian Academy was a prep school founded by Dr Jerry Falwell almost half a century ago as part of his dream for a Christian education being available for [...]
Something We Lost. Something We Won.
Tonight, The Spirit of Aggieland returned to His rightful home. On November 18, 1999 at 6:35 in the morning, my wife and I awoke to the sound of the phone ringing. She was eight months pregnant with our first child, and moving was hard, let alone rolling over to reach the phone. So I grabbed it, very groggy, and said, “Hello?” My [...]
An Open Letter To The City Of Bryan Staff
I sent this letter this morning. I will let it stand on its own merits. From: Kristofer Cowles - American Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2011 11:45 AM To: 'Walker, Hugh R'; 'Stratta, Mary L' Cc: 'Ramirez, Jody'; 'Picha, Dale'; 'Kaspar, W. Paul'; 'Monnat, Susan'; 'Bienski, Jason'; 'Southerland, Mike'; 'Konderla, Chuck'; 'rcortez@bryantx.gov'; [...]
The Sound Of Silence
Dear Loyal American|Write-In, My work on the Series: Bryan City Council Shoots Itself In Its Own Paw has received an overwhelming amount of response. Subsciptions to the site have doubled to nearly three hundred just in the last month. People are interested and educating themselves regularly. As soon as a new article shows up, 20 or more people [...]
Two Hours With Hugh Walker
On occasion I have the opportunity to meet with people we report on, and like to share those occasions with you. Most folks don’t want to talk to me, but I find that those who do are usually the folks who have nothing to hide and are pretty decent folks. Thos who do not meet with me leave opinion up to you, the American|Write-In, and [...]
A Farewell To Arms
In the course of human events, very rarely do we actually get to mark the time so exactly when an era begins and ends. That rarity is significant in many ways with the marking of the end of the World War One era here in the United States. That era ended this past Sunday, February 27, 2001 when Frank Buckles died at the age of 110. He was the [...]
About Three Bricks Shy Of A Load
The title of this post is a tip of the hat to Roy Blount, Jr., who wrote the classic story of the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1974. That’s the only connection. If you get nothing else from this post, at least read the book. I use this title to lead into what has become a full plate for me and my staff when it comes to what needs writing, and what [...]
