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(This post departs from the RT’s normal series of Ruminations for something extremely practical.) (Please note that this post has been updated to correct an egregious error in the chemical notation below, pointed out by the RT’s daughter.) Introduction Let’s … Continue reading →

As the RT noted in his last post, everything that’s happening in the American political arena is all his fault. I’ve been guilty of putting my trust in people and establishments other than the Lord, so He’s going to let … Continue reading →

(The following was originally written in 2003 and posted on my son Riley’s website.) Every once in a while, I hear someone say something like “Does God still work in the world today?” or perhaps more decidedly, “God doesn’t work … Continue reading →

The RT does a fair amount of traveling, mostly by air, but if it’s under a six-hour drive (my air-to-car travel threshold), I’ll generally drive. I thoroughly enjoy the solitude of time alone behind the wheel. I can zone out … Continue reading →

It’s been a mighty long time since the RT has written anything about the Good Ol’ Republc of Texas. So here goes. Twenty-Five things you’ll never hear a Real Texan say: I wish I lived somewhere else. This chili is … Continue reading →

Realizing that Teil Ein (Part One) of The Rambling Texan’s Austria-Bavaria Travel Guide was entirely too much reading for the RT’s ADHD readers to endure in one sitting, future sections of this ever-expanding document will be much briefer. Here are … Continue reading →

Regular readers of the RT’s ramblings will immediately recognize that this post does not carry the RT’s typical headline of “Rumination”. Instead, the following is a free Austria-Bavaria (AusBav) travel guide, based on his recent trip with his daughters to … Continue reading →

I ask that you, Dear Reader, not refer to me as the RT any more. From now on, please call me “Mallard”.  “Why”, you ask? Well, for years, I’ve been a duck trapped inside a homo sapiens’ body. And I’ve … Continue reading →

It’s official … I’ve now returned to every place my family lived as we trekked across the United States as part of my Dad’s railroad career. Being a railroad family is much like being a military family. Every two to … Continue reading →