Ramble On » Texas http://www.dcooley.com Thu, 05 Jan 2012 03:14:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 The Heat is On http://www.dcooley.com/the-heat-is-on/ http://www.dcooley.com/the-heat-is-on/#comments Tue, 22 Jun 2010 02:40:07 +0000 David http://www.dcooley.com/?p=456

It is so hot, I can not walk to the mailbox without needing another shower. And it is 9:00 pm!

There is no way this heat is any worse than most summers in North East Texas. So it must have something to do with my age. I don’t really remember that clearly, but I must have either not been affected so much, or I just did not care when I was younger.

Either way, this is just plain miserable.

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]]> http://www.dcooley.com/the-heat-is-on/feed/ 0 Finally Back in Texas http://www.dcooley.com/finally-back-in-texas/ http://www.dcooley.com/finally-back-in-texas/#comments Thu, 17 Jun 2010 12:20:52 +0000 David http://www.dcooley.com/?p=444

After 18 years it is nice to be back in Texas. It is not so much that I did not like South Carolina or Mississippi, but it’s just I like Texas better than any other place.

I have always tried to explain that to people and for some reason it is like everyone either loves Texas, or they hate it. And I just can not understand that. Texas has everything that I would want in a place to live. And no, where I live in North East Texas it is not flat and dry. It is beautiful rolling hills with Pine trees. Much like the rest of the Southeast United States.

And yes, there are parts of Texas that are flat and dry, and believe it or not, there are people who like that climate and scenery!

Now to get out and see some more of Texas!

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]]> http://www.dcooley.com/finally-back-in-texas/feed/ 0 2009 AT&T Cotton Bowl http://www.dcooley.com/2009-att-cotton-bowl/ http://www.dcooley.com/2009-att-cotton-bowl/#comments Wed, 31 Dec 2008 13:24:48 +0000 David http://www.dcooley.com/?p=391

The 2009 AT&T Cotton Bowl creates a little bit of a dilemma for me.

I live in Mississippi, been here for 12 years, but, I grew up in Texas. So with the Ole Miss Rebels taking on the Texas Tech Red Raiders I am going to have to choose an allegiance that could get me in trouble with someone, somewhere, lol.

But, I have to go with Texas, home is home! And besides, I will be watching the game from Texas, so I need to be careful there.

This is one of those times I hope my local friends and neighbors are not reading my blog, lol.

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]]> http://www.dcooley.com/2009-att-cotton-bowl/feed/ 0 March Madness http://www.dcooley.com/march-madness/ http://www.dcooley.com/march-madness/#comments Mon, 24 Mar 2008 01:22:25 +0000 David http://www.dcooley.com/march-madness.html

So much for my March Madness bracket, thanks to Duke losing to West Virginia in the second round.

Growing up in Texas and now living in Mississippi I know there are a lot of quality southern teams I should be rooting for, but, I have been a Duke fan for 20 years now and it is hard to not pick them each year.

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]]> http://www.dcooley.com/march-madness/feed/ 0 Immigration – Break it down http://www.dcooley.com/immigration-break-it-down/ http://www.dcooley.com/immigration-break-it-down/#comments Tue, 11 Apr 2006 11:25:00 +0000 David http://www.dcooley.com/immigration-break-it-down/

This is big. And if we do not get it under control it could easily escalate to things we do not want. The biggest problem is that everyone wants a comprehensive solution after ignoring the problem for decades.

DON”T EAT THE ELEPHANT IN ONE BITE, Break it down.

Work on the border security issue first. If this is not priority #1 then all else will fail. Run the scenarios and think about it. If the solution from our government does not include massive deportation, more illegals will try to flood across. If we try to deport 11 million people they will just come back across in a larger concentration.

Instead of getting everyone riled up, fix the borders, then and only then can we concentrate on the illegal alien issue.

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]]> http://www.dcooley.com/immigration-break-it-down/feed/ 0 Immigration Debate http://www.dcooley.com/immigration-debate/ http://www.dcooley.com/immigration-debate/#comments Mon, 10 Apr 2006 18:55:00 +0000 David http://www.dcooley.com/immigration-debate/

I have stayed clear of this issue so far, but, it is getting increasingly harder to do. I grew up as a Military brat, this means that I learned to live and share with people from all corners of this country.

Most of my youth was spent in the San Antonio, Texas area. Both my children where born in Victoria, Texas. I now reside in Jackson, Mississippi. I have spent most of my life in areas that are made up of a large portion of the American minority population.

This article by Herbert Meyer hits the nail on the head. No American should be able to say they are against immigration, without immigration not one of us would be here. What we are really against is the fact that a large portion of illegal aliens have no intention of seeking to become a true American.

Link : RealClearPolitics – Articles – Why Americans Hate This ‘Immigration’ Debate: “Why Americans Hate This ‘Immigration’ Debate
By Herbert Meyer”

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