2008happynewyear1024

TexTech Free

First off, my screen name. I am a Texan working in a technical field. I did NOT attend Texas Tech. I went to a real university in Texas. Born and grew up in Houston, then spent about 24 years in Austin, back to Houston, and then in Indiana, first time to live outside of Texas. Back to Austin ten years and now 26 months (as of late August, 2021) in Miami, FL. Work keeps me moving around. I am now on my way to North Carolina. While only living in three states, I have passed through or visited 35-40 of the lower 48 states. I have missed the Big Sky country (Dakotas, Wyoming, Montana) and upper New England states. As should be obvious from my comments, I am a yellow dog Democrat with views on social justice based on the teachings of all the great religious teachers. I love music of most types. Not opera. I can tolerate some C&W. Have heard very little rap I can tolerate. My music is traditional Blues and 60s-70s rock. Also like classical and easy listening.

Comics I Follow

For Better or For Worse

For Better or For Worse

By Lynn Johnston
Luann

Luann

By Greg Evans and Karen Evans
Tank McNamara

Tank McNamara

By Bill Hinds
Garfield

Garfield

By Jim Davis
B.C.

B.C.

By Mastroianni and Hart
Wizard of Id

Wizard of Id

By Parker and Hart
The Boondocks

The Boondocks

By Aaron McGruder
Shoe

Shoe

By Gary Brookins and Susie MacNelly
Doonesbury

Doonesbury

By Garry Trudeau
Non Sequitur

Non Sequitur

By Wiley Miller

Recent Comments

  1. 2 days ago on Tank McNamara

    Aliens!

  2. 3 days ago on B.C.

    That plus it is much harder to burn down with a flaming arrow.

  3. 3 days ago on B.C.

    A lot of people misuse the word but I think that qualifies as a true oxymoron.

  4. 3 days ago on B.C.

    I figure he went to the Hardware Store Near the End of the Universe.

  5. 3 days ago on Tank McNamara

    He appears to be in much better shape than I was at that age. Well, at almost any age.

  6. 4 days ago on Wizard of Id

    Typical Fink. He has a gun but won’t spend any of the country’s (his) money to buy guns for his army.

  7. 4 days ago on Garfield

    He already has one and he has to live with it ever day.

  8. 5 days ago on B.C.

    I think your analogies do not hold up perfectly. Ford replaced buggies with cars. Bell replaced carrier delivered messages with direct communication. Bezos replaced selling books with selling books. And if you wanted advice on which book would be most appropriate for a 3 year old, Amazon has no advice. They can just show you a massive list and leave you on your own. Good booksellers would gladly steer you to what would be best for your needs or desires. And based on my experience with chatbots, I doubt one at Amazon could do half as well as a knowledgeble bookstore employee. And by this, I am leaving out most “big box” bookstores.

  9. 5 days ago on Shoe

    I also made a bad marriage at age 22. But so much of how my life turned out was because of that marriage and it turned out well. My life would have been very different had I not married that first one.

  10. 5 days ago on Shoe

    One of the funniest scenes in the movie In and Out was when a Hollywood girl in some small Indiana town motel was confronted with a rotary phone and she had no idea what to do with it.