The weather is still pretty nice; it made for a quiet and peaceful walk around the neighborhood this morning. In a few more weeks this cool weather will segue into Houston's normal, so I guess we enjoy it while we can. For weeks now, though, the dogs of war have been restless, and now, quiet as it may seem on the home ground, we hear the cry of, “Havoc!” With this week’s overwhelming attacks by U.S. and Israeli forces on Iran’s ruling oligarchy, rendering most of them dead

A 37-year-old woman named Renee is now being canonized by the Left after having been shot, and killed, by an ICE officer. “Murder” they call it. There are multiple videos that show her attempting to flee after inserting herself in the middle of an ICE immigration operation. One officer has his hand on the driver side door handle when she attempts to accelerate away. At that moment, clearly visible, another officer is directly in front of her car. He jumps aside and fires si

No need to fear being taken over when your fellow citizens appear increasingly willing to cede autonomy to an overmastering authority. Consider two recent polls where such sentiment emerges. First we consider a surrender to governance by AI, and then recognize a groundswell in support of socialism, primarily amongst the young. In both cases, it isn’t the technology or ideology that’s most alarming, but the willingness to cede personal agency. Keeping in mind that humans ult

A brisk morning walk as the weather is changing usually brightens my mood. On this morning strolling along through my neighborhood in Houston’s Third Ward, I spy the place my mother lived in 40 or more years ago. And there is the spot at the curb where my car was broken into when I came to see her. Same tree still providing shade – and, at night, cover for “shady” endeavors. Sheesh! That was 42 years ago, but it really does seem like yesterday. It’s funny that, as I’ve aged