"Begin. The rest is easy."

The quote by George W. Jenkins, founder of Publix Super Markets, is among several quotes from successful people I like and live by.

I had to begin somewhere on City-Data ten years ago. I began somewhere. The rest was easy.

I have reached a milestone today: my ten-year association with City-Data. I do not know if it is hard to believe or easy to forget. I do know I have stimulated discussion, contributed information,...

Case craves bacon.

Okay, so I had some for breakfast this morning, tucked neatly inside some scrambled eggs and cheese in a Whataburger taquito. And who doesn't like bacon, anyway? I'll have another opportunity Monday morning at one of my favorite places. There's a time and a place for the good taste of bacon, and there isn't enough to go around. Tomorrow morning, I pretty much need to chill out here, and I don't have bacon in my fridge (at least, at this...

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Size matters. Size has been an issue in West Texas in the wrong direction, as many towns there are small. Not only that, but there are some ghost towns, as well. And not too many actual towns are close together if you're south of Interstate 20 and north of Mexico.

And there sits a small town in a location that could offer a hub for the Big Bend area. Why the devil has Fort Stockton not become, at the least, a small city?? For crying out loud, it's on...

Exodus 14:16 - "But lift up thy rod, and stretch out thine hand over the sea, and divide it: and the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea."

God generally doesn't call us to do things we can accomplish in our own ability. He calls us to achieve the unachievable and accomplish the impossible.

Mark 4:3,8 - "Listen! Behold, a sower went out to sow his seed. Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up, grew and...