PawPaw's House

Milady has a staph infection and is in the hospital. She ran me off at about 11:00 last night. She is scheduled for surgery this morning to ...

I just saw the first robin of the season. Up north, the robin is the first sign of spring. Here in the Deep South, the robin shows up for ...

I see that Mel Martinez is the new RNC chair and Trent Lott is minority whip . Haven't the beltway Republicans learned anything? Do the...

Well, lookee here: Jack Abramoff, the discredited, convicted lobbyist is still testifying. According to the blog over at ABC News , he talk...

This has been one long week. We started the week with election day, which was a normal eight hour shift. Then, I was tasked with escorting...

Wait a minute. I'm confused. Way back when I registered to vote, I understood that cutting taxes was the province of the Republicans. ...

Set the scene: July 1980 in a rural town in Northwest Louisiana. Very rural. From the post office, you can look directly across the two l...

Well, I see that the Democrats have made dramatic inroads, and have in fact accomplished a remarkable feat. They've captured Congress. ...

Hmmm. According to the Sec of State's website , there isn't much gonna change in the Louisiana Congressional delegation. 1st Distric...

We learn that world opinion is divided on the Saddam Hussein sentence. I call bullshit. A ruthless, murderous dictator has sat in the docks,...

Saddam was convicted and sentenced to hang. Based on the reports I've seen, the verdict goes immediately to appeal and the appelate cou...

Not, not the weather, although it is pleasantly cool outside. Me. I've got a cold. Hacky cough, slight fever, sore throat, back ache, ...

Michael Ledeen , over at NRO makes some good points about the war on terror and why it is more than just Iraq and Afganistan. His main poin...

I'm fairly disgusted with most of the politicos hereabouts. The few that don't aggravate me are keeping quiet, which is the preferr...

There are a couple of powders that reloaders like to have on their bench. These powders are univerally recognized as having a wide range of...

Compromise, generally, is a good thing as relates to domestic affairs. Compromise is also indicated when treating with allies. With enemies...

Daddy had a hankering for strawberries and Momma had a bunch from her late-crop strawberry patch. She converted the surplus into jam. Fres...

Vampires stalk the night. I live in a household infected with vampirism. No, not the lust for blood, the stalking the night hours. When I w...

I grew up reading Field and Stream magazine. I used to stalk the library shelves in school, waiting for the newest edition. When I could a...

The American Conservative Union ranks our Congress critters on how they vote on conservative issues. Bobby Jindal scored a 100 , while Alex...