PawPaw's House

Congressman Alexander responded to my Immigration letter, this morning sometime after I accused him of lacking basic courtesy to constituent...

My Momma taught me basic courtesy. Here in the Deep South, there are certain basic courtesies that have been taught over the years. The list...

Two weeks ago I wrote my Congress Critters a strongly worded letter on immigration. Senator Vitter responded to me via email, the first of ...

Momma just stopped by on her way to tai chi class . For a number of years, she wanted to take those classes and now she has time for that ...

When we installed the pool, the contractor included a Polaris pool cleaner. It runs on a dedicated pump, pressuring clean water through a v...

Lets say that I'm a sceptic about global warming. A huge sceptic. I had enough statistics classes in college, and enought scientific me...

We're back, after two days of fun in the sun. The first half of the grandkids has been introduced to salt water, sand, and sun. The thr...

I see where the Grant parish Police Jury has seen the light regarding the Jena Choctaw tribe and their proposed casino. As I understand the ...

I did something today I've never done before. I put $13.00 worth of gasoline in a motorcycle. Dammit. In other news, we're taking a ...

I watched my father die earlier this year after a long bout with cancer. He died at home, with dignity and peace. I miss him. There was an...

We've all done it. You see a cop working a stretch of road, and you flicker your bright lights to signal to other motorists that they a...

I was over at Say Uncle and followed a link to a piece that talks about gunlocks. Evidently, this guy is concerned that the gun locks on ...

I had business in Natchitoches this morning, so I rode the bike. 100 mile round trip, more or less, and the motorcycle did just fine. Got ...

In an internal combustion engine, the cylinder/piston is a closed space. The piston rises in the cylinder, compressing a gas/air mixture un...

I got a call from Momma this morning. Her lawnmower wouldn't start. I poured a go-cup of coffee and headed that way. She had recently...

I own ten acres in Natchitoches Parish that I no longer have justification for owning. I've made the move to my new digs and I offered ...

I went to church this morning, as is my habit. 22 brave souls assisted me in butchering the hymns. That's a fairly good turnout for a J...

It's been a while since I've written about personal responsibility. It seems, as a nation, we've pretty much forgotten about pe...

I got tased today, a new qualification. That was one of the damndest experiences of my LEO career. The gun they used on us was the Advance...

Home for lunch after force-on-force training. The training itself was good, but I've dont a lot of that over the years and it was start...