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  1. Kenneth Brown

    Lightning bugs/fire flies ?

    Anybody know anything about them? When I was a kid we had them all over, hundreds at a time. Till last year I hadn't seen any in probably 20 years. I have them at my farm/new house site but not very many, maybe 10 at a time is all we'll see. I want to bring in whatever they need to...
  2. Kenneth Brown

    Hickphonics

    Southern slang, or "Hickphonics," as a language to be taught in all Southern schools. Here are excerpts from the Hickphonics/English dictionary: HEIDI - noun. Greeting. HIRE YEW - Complete sentence. Remainder of greeting. Usage: "Heidi. Hire yew." BARD - verb. Past tense of the infinitive...
  3. Kenneth Brown

    Ref: The nurse killed in Dallas

    They found her body about 9 miles from my house. Police worked Monday to identify the remains of what may be Jennifer McCallum, a 35-year old nurse and mother from Plano who went missing May 3. The Dallas Medical Examiner?s Office confirmed Monday afternoon that they had positively...
  4. Kenneth Brown

    Management- Would you?

    My boss is taking a demotion so he can have the easy life for the next year till he retires. I've been his assistant for the last 3 years so I know the job real well. I'm quailfied for the position, my boss'es boss'es like me, my coworkers like me, and it will help me out by being less...
  5. Kenneth Brown

    SIMS cards and Go Phone/Trac Phone/etc.

    I currently have Cellular One as my service. My wife washed her phone and it no longer works. We let it dry out for a few days and if I use my battery on it then we get 1/2 of the lcd screen to work. You have to put the numbers in manually cuz the part you need to read is blurred. With her...
  6. Kenneth Brown

    Stereotypes- Any truth to it?

    I don't want this to turn into a pissing match or troll. I want to know how you and your area may be stereotyped and if you find it true. I'll be first- Everyone from Texas lives on a ranch, has cows, and drives a truck. Not exactly. Very few live on a ranch, most have never ridden a horse...
  7. Kenneth Brown

    Hey Willy- Here ya go

    Its hard to find one of him without a pipe in his mouth.
  8. Kenneth Brown

    We got rain here, and some SHT to go with it.

    This is at my Dads. He has a 53 acre lake that he and his sisters own, he lives there. I've never seen this much water come into it at one time. Its never in my life went over the emergency spillway but it did. Regular spillway was about 3 feet over, lots of water going down very quickly...
  9. Kenneth Brown

    Spoiled brats aka typical American citizen

    This first section is written by me. I'll be upfront just to clear my heart. I didn't know didly about most politics till DC. This place has taught me I lean to the right. Thats good and bad. Were as before if I didn't know which way to vote I just didn't I know go ahead and rubber stamp to...
  10. Kenneth Brown

    Dryer vent question

    Finishing up all of my electrical and plumbing rough-ins in anticipation of drywall in a week or two on the new house. It suddenly occured to me that I don't have the dryer vent run yet. I don't want it to run onto the deck that goes around the house. I can run a hard line (possibly 3"pvc?)...
  11. Kenneth Brown

    Your heros?

    Anti-war protesters spray paint Capitol building By Jackie Kucinich Anti-war protesters were allowed to spray paint on part of the west front steps of the United States Capitol building after police were ordered to break their security line by their leadership, two sources told The Hill...
  12. Kenneth Brown

    Black Cherokees fight for identity, acceptance--- Your thoughts

    TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — When Lucy Allen sets out to tell her family's story, she first finds an empty room with plenty of open table space. She arrives wheeling two big black suitcases, each stuffed with enough supporting evidence to do Perry Mason proud. "This is my father," she begins, and...
  13. Kenneth Brown

    Nothing but funerals here lately

    Thursday was a shocker for me. Everybody knows about ANS, she was the first. Then we get a call that my wifes uncle died, we buried him in Houston yesterday. About 15 minutes after that call my Mom calls me. Her cousin had died. I'll be burying him in a couple of hours. Damn glad that it...
  14. Kenneth Brown

    Tax question

    During the spring I sold a right of way for a pipeline. My total payment was 10,000. On my description part of the check it lists it as: 1.62 acres @300 per acre= 4860=25% for easement= 1215 and 75% for damage= 3645 Timber damages = 1.62 acres @ 1000 per acre=1620 and ten (10) mature oaks...
  15. Kenneth Brown

    Somebody explain koolaid

    Whats the reference to koolaid in the politc threads? I geuss I'm ignorant cuz I sure don't know.
  16. Kenneth Brown

    Some politicians in Tejas really are smart

    This will give great powers to law enforcement as the employer can't complain when a cop gets an illegal. Most cities forbid there cops from asking or enforcing. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the authority of a peace officer to inquire into the immigration status of certain...
  17. Kenneth Brown

    Proposed Immigration Bill Denies Kids' Citizenship

    (CBS 11 News) DALLAS A woman who wished to be identified only as Maria is eight months pregnant and living illegally in North Texas. She came across the border 12 years ago. Maria says that she lives in fear. She is afraid of going to the grocery store, worried that someone will be there to...
  18. Kenneth Brown

    Hi Vel A/C Systems ie SpacePak/Unico ?

    Anybody familiar with them at all?
  19. Kenneth Brown

    My visit with the Fishes/Anybody seen my dog?

    I was in Galveston at the inlaws beach house over the weekend and decided to go see the Fishes. We go to the island several times a year but its the first time that I've ever seen the Fishes. I can't think of anyone nicer to visit. If ya happen to be in their area make sure ya let them know...
  20. Kenneth Brown

    MP3's- Explain it to me please.

    My daughter got an MP3 player for Christmas from my folks. I know that MP3 is a type of file that music is tored on. I know you can download these from places such as Napster for so much a month or per song. Can I convert some Cd's I have to an MP3 and record to her player? Tell me what ya...
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