National news

While you were sleeping last night and each news network was discussing whom will be running the country in two months, you may have missed some of the other headlines being buried on a back page byline, or as a fast 30 second filler story leading into an episode of "Hawaii 5-0".

This may not be big news in New Hampshire, Minnesota, or Alaska, but here in Texas, where meat rules, the price of hamburgers may be rising to the point where you'll need to charge admission to your next BBQ. Soon to follow is expected to be a worldwide shortage of pork products, as the United Kingdom's National Pig Association (NPA) announced an "unavoidable" shortage in 2013. What's ca

Well, Gol-l-l-l-l-l-l-l-e-e-e-! A gas station attendant from Mayberry decides to join the Marines, and his good pal Andy Taylor decides to accompany him to boot camp on his first day of enlistment. That was from an Andy Griffith Show episode that was actually the "pilot" for Gomer Pyle, U.S. M. C., debuting in May of 1964.

Bill Murray, one the immortal comedy kingpins who catapulted Saturday Night Live into the longest running television show, blew out 62 candles on September 21. While he's not aging as well as Richard Gere, he was still in prime form when appearing on one of the late nighter's recently.  Can't rightfully remember which one, but Letterman pops into my mind right now.

Here's a story buried in the depths of obscurity, that is sure to stir controversy, and have animal rights activists gearing up for a protest.  Of course, it won't help the steadfast wrangling of each parties position, now that I brought it to light.

Do you believe in luck over knowledge when it comes to surviving games of chance?  For example, I happen to know someone who proclaims to be a wizard when it comes to picking the ponies.  Have even accompanied him to Louisiana Downs, where I observed some minor magic. I believe that no matter how intuitive one is, being a Svengali at the track likely results from the marriage between luck and know

Indy racer Danica Patrick's #7 car has become a well-known symbol for the company Go Daddy. Turns out, nobody could navigate Go Daddy out of yesterday's hack that shut down millions of websites. If you went to a website on Monday and you got an error message, chances are it wasn't your internet connection. A hacker group has claimed responsibility for shutting down Go Daddy-hosted sites and caus

If there's one thing we've learned about Hurricane Isaac so far, it's that the storm has a mind of its own. First it was making a beeline for the Florida panhandle. Then it changed its mind and headed straight for New Orleans. Isaac finally made landfall in Louisiana late Tuesday night, then retreated briefly back to the Gulf, as if Louisiana had just sucker-punched it right in the face and for

If there was ever a reason to pamper your pooch, the best excuse you could have is National "Dog Day", celebrated worldwide on August 27. Rin Tin Tin, Lassie, Old Yeller, -- just a few familiar names that have captured the hearts of Americans for decades.

Yes, West Nile is a huge concern across Texas and 47 other US states right now. But it's not necessary to call 911 when you notice a mosquito bite. Are people really doing that?

I've absolutely had it with stupid, ridiculous, non-nonsensical rules, whereby the people drafting the code should be banished to that island that Tom Hanks was stranded on for four years in the movie "Castaway"! Further, the lunatics of such gibberish, actually make the guys in the "Dumb and Dumber" flick retain respectability. Allow me to vent forthright.

Another miscreant of society who probably doesn't have any responsibility in life because he's at an Austin area Walmart at 4:30 a.m. Sunday poppin' off a few rounds, 18 year old Soloman Onwukaife will undoubtedly unleash terror on society again, once he's let out of jail. Unless we start giving the perpetrators a sentence befitting the crime, many more morons like Onwukaife wait in the wings to p