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Welcome To Case's Column

Let me say a big welcome to all of you for joining me here. I'm going to call these blog meetings Case's Column. I wanted to use "Corner", but that was already taken. Since 2008, it's been a real privilege to come on here and share some of my life with you, and it's a big world where we live.

In these blogs, I'll just speak whatever is on my mind, but we will be playing within the rules here. I may pick a particular topic, point out an event, or shoot the breeze. I'm a little bit of an essayist at times, so I'll just speak what's on my mind, and I might tell a story or two. Or, I might spew out an opinion or three. There will be some serious moments, some tender, some poignant, but there will also be those moments that you'll just bust out laughing. But, hopefully, everything will be in good fun here. And, of course, there's a place below for your comments and thoughts as we go along here. So feel free to join me for the ride -- I sure as heck hope I'm doing this right and not making any mistakes.

Thanks for taking your time in reading Case's Column. Hopefully, you'll enjoy being entertained by it as much as I've enjoyed putting these writings together. And thanks for the time you spend in City-Data.com, where it's great to be alive!

Regards,

case44

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The Astros' Future Gets More Promising

Posted 07-13-2013 at 07:17 PM by case44 (Welcome To Case's Column)
Updated 07-13-2013 at 07:46 PM by case44

First thing is that Jarred Cosart made a sensational major league pitching debut last night against Tampa Bay (at this writing), throwing eight-plus innings of shutout ball. Second thing is this: Jose Altuve signed a four-year deal with Houston, so that officially makes him the face of the franchise.

For now.

It's a good start. For a team to go from next to nothing to some gradual promise, this is a very good start. An established three-year second...
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English: Has It Become A Foreign Language In America?

Posted 07-13-2013 at 05:50 PM by case44 (Welcome To Case's Column)

On most days, I tend to read around the many sites on the Internet that offer venues for people to speak their minds. It's a variety of situations, with one being this website, others being different other forums, and others being comment sections of various newspapers, online publications, sports franchises, other people's blogs, and what have you. Couple that with listening to people talking and seeing noticeable spelling errors on cable television (cable access channels and...
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Texas Rest Areas Show New Waves Of Life

Posted 07-06-2013 at 06:42 PM by case44 (Welcome To Case's Column)
Updated 07-06-2013 at 08:26 PM by case44

For years, I just saw no need to stop at them. You could just hear the jokes about the restrooms and the vandalism and how there's no soap and the payphones don't work and the toilets won't flush, on and on and on.

The rest areas on Texas' interstate highways had become aged and tired. And bland! So, the Texas Department of Transportation had decided to get creative and do something about it. The movement actually began in earnest about ten years ago,...
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Happy 4th Of July, 2013!

Posted 07-03-2013 at 02:51 PM by case44 (Welcome To Case's Column)

It may still be the 3rd as I write this, but believe me, I'm danged good and ready for another 4th! There'll be so much going on, what with many parades, fireworks, cookouts, and get-togethers to get all of us in the mood for one of the greatest days of the year. Some of you out there will be splashing in the cool swimming pool, as it will be hot.

Even though I'll be working on Thursday (hey, it's time and a half --- that's something!), I'll be...
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You'll Never Completely Get To Know Everybody

Posted 06-27-2013 at 08:28 PM by case44 (Welcome To Case's Column)

I couldn't help but check out some of the other places within City-Data that I rarely visit, and every now and then, when you do, you'll see something that might make you think a little bit. People are curious and certainly have every right to be, and this writer is no exception. Around these parts, we discuss so many topics with wide ranges of spectrum and room for perspective. So, I came upon a thread (and I won't mention the name or the forum, since, for this writing,...
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