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25 - 30 I did a count at age 34 or so and the sum was 25 then. Add about 3 or 4 so more for the last 25 years. I was an school teacher - usually only two or three men on the staff .. an occupational hazzard. Began teaching in late '60s Yee Haw

" Funny, I saw Roy Buchanan twice at the 'Dillo in the 70s. I'm going to bet a basket of nachos and a Shiner bock that HFWR went to some concerts at the 'Dillo" CaliforniaDreamer, I saw those shows and another of his near his home in the D.C. area before moving to Austin...

Post Script - After the event I was too high with many many micrograms of vitamin A to burn off so we pointed the car north instead of south to Maryland and home driving until able to consider sleep. Found a mountain top park in Montreal and slept. Decided then and there that the Washington D.C...

I arrived at a farmer's field to park my VW late Friday afternoon. That day was to feature the acoustic groups like Joan B. and Richie Havens. I slept aftrer the long drive from Maryland and by early next morning the fences were down - the concert was free (I had no tickets anyway) I had...

Yep, Ebola in central Texas has been found to be carried by the chiggers, especially those in Texas Hill Country. Not to worry, one can just spread some kerosene over the tops of your boots and at the cuffs of your work shirt sleeves. Haven't you ever noticed that NO one who works in...

The Ol' Rancher can be there. I live one hour north to Blanco Texas then 10 miles west half way to Stonewall. I moved here from Austin so I don't knoiw San Antonio as well as I should. I try to keep to the north of the airport if I must shop at a big box or such. I will need that PM to find the...

$1.99 / gallon plus the attendant gives ya a free window wash at the Super S in Blanco Texas! In case yer wonderin' Blanco is still a onme stoplight town with a nine pin bowling alley that uses pin boys/girls. Three good reasons why I left Austin.

Geoloco & rogerc1944, Thank you both for your informative replies. I expected to hear from a few survivors who would share their first-hand knowlege. Reading reports and articles never has the same impact and are always so hedged with qualifications that they are almost no help. Almost...

Texas scorpions and snakes are not much of a problem if ya get yerself an emu to run around the yard. I haven't seen a rattler in a couple years since getting emus. In warmer dry weather, the scorpions in the house get trapped in the sinks or bathtub. Even though they can run across yer...

PSA update. After reviewing the PSA results of the last few years that were rising at an expotential rate (see 1st post in thread) my general practioner doctor and I decided that if the results were at or above a 2 then a biopsy would be prudent. The PSA was 0.3 a real drop. I will have...

In reply to an earlier post on radiation treatment. According to a Stanford lecture on the Research Channel (satellite TV): The radiation treatment in which radioactive seeds are to be planted is such that an array of 'seeds' are implanted across the inside of the prostate gland, no...

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"Ol Rancher, I thought them Texas cricket bugs was a might hardier than reg'lar cricket bugs. Maybeez I wuz wrong." Yer thinking of them big cockaroaches that fly from the trees and try to get in yer house. In Florida they are called 'Palmetto Bugs' - now there is a bit of P.R. Them big red...

"Are any of the same voices to be heard registering discontent over Charlie Rangel's shenanigans? (followed by silence except for faint sound of crickets chirping)" Crickets chirping in late November ? Not around here south-central Texas, brrrrrrrrrrrrrr It must be 40 degrees out on the porch...

I began smoking at age 13 and smoked about 3/4 of a pack per day consistantly until about 3 years ago. I know that I am at elevated risk for lung cancer and will remain so for life. However I now chew nicotine gum and am addicted to the gum. I tried the patch but I couldn't keep them lit, and...

I am 60 years old and have an enlarged prostate. I get a PSA test and a DRE (digital rectal exam) yearly each December. My PSAs are well below the levels that were used in the past to indicate a concern. Now however the recent news about the 'PSA Velocity' has me concerned. My past yearly PSA...

  There are taxes and there are taxes. One way Austin and Travis County managed to tax evict me and most other civil servants from the city and  is the use of fees. On a city owned utility bill you will find fees for enviornment, road repair, drainage, waste water, and more, almost as many and...

If your gpa's in and out of lucidity with a life ending condition, sounds like time for hospice help. I have seen what you describe several times - the final days. The time line of events for those who have such ife threating disease can be a couple months beginning with lack of appatite. The...

Through out my adult life the first rule has always been: Only date women who have a career. * modified lately to : Only date women who have a career or the means to support their own lifestyle. After this 'primary directive' one must look at the "baggage"  each of us carries in one form or...

I  even remember N_ _ _ _ r  Babies! little black licorice babies with sugar sprinkled on them. I am 60 and the drug store that carried them was in Washington D.C. Chunky was a rare treat because they cost a whole nickel for a not too large chunk of chocolate with raisons and a large sweet nut...

From time to time a discussion about retirement to central Texas or Austin urges me to report the 'truth' about living in this area. The following appeared in todays' Austin American Statesman. Although it is a humorist's column, much truth is said in jest. Comments ? $95 margarita? Forget...

Bingo, Nords. Cosmopolitan Houston has all the glamour, cultural diversion, reasonable real estate anyone could want. Plus the giant cockaroaches and scorpions hide so very well in the daytime when our fellow citizens from the north and left coast come to visit.

When she receives her lump sum payment for (up to one year) being unable to work over the past year or more, that time counts toward the two year waiting period to qualify her for Medicare. In effect, if she has been fighting this cancer, unable to work over a long enough period of time, you...

Apply for her SS Disability at once! They will expedite it very quickly. Metastatic breast cancer is a flag to them. When we applied for my wife, we worked with a SS administration clerk by phone and he walked it through. Got first payments within 45 days. She will receive future payments and...