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Beautiful sunny morning here. Running late, got up at 7am. Made coffee, shower etc. Went into garage for my 4th cup of coffee and a smoke 8:30, 57�.  Texting back and forth with a buddy getting ready to feed my cat, heard a light thump on screen door.

Thought she was getting impatient for breakfast, then thought i heard a muffled growl, then a yeowl. Got up opened door to see two dogs (pitull mix) one had her slinging around like a rag doll. Ran out tried to get it to drop her...finally did after i yelled and kicked at it. Then it turned growling at me while the other circled behind me🤯 I grabbed cat and got back into garage quick, they had broken her back, tail and leg in seconds. She was broke in the center and couldn"t move her rear legs and settled down to gasping for air like a fish out of water. I had to put her down within 10mins of the attack🥺

Critters are something. One of her friends may have wittnesed it or escaped previous. She came back to touch my cat after i put her down  and watched me bury her. Three of her friends visited. Now mind you none ever approched me before. All 3 meowed till i came out side, approched me...then rubbed on my my legs and left.

I've had trouble with this pair of dogs in the past. The tried taking my old Golden Duke 4 yrs ago when i took him out to pee (on a leash harness to help him stand up). Chased them off several times since, and seen them attack a small dog down the street a few years back. Of course no pics to prove anything. If I report, nothing will come of it. If i find owners, and threaten will only end in me going to jail. But.....if they disapear......who knows. 😡

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Still working on some little items...but after a few days...and finally a smart tech..we are back up.

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1. Port Arthur to El Paso: 889 miles. Port Arthur to Chicago: 770 miles
2. Brownsville to Texline (north of Amarillo ): 956 miles. Texline to Canada : 960 miles
3. El Paso is closer to California than to Dallas
4. World's first rodeo was in Pecos , Tx July 4, 1883.
5. The Flagship Hotel in Galveston is the only hotel in North America built over water. Destroyed by Hurricane Ike - 2008!
6. The Heisman Trophy was named after John William Heisman who was the first full-time coach at Rice University in Houston, Texas .
7. Brazoria County has more species of birds than any other area in North America.
8. Aransas Wildlife Refuge is the winter home of North America's only remaining flock of whooping cranes.
9. Jalapeno jelly originated in Lake Jackson in 1978.
10. The worst natural disaster in US history was in 1900, caused by a hurricane in which over 8,000 lives were lost on Galveston Island.
11. The first word spoken from the moon, July 20, 1969, was " Houston " but the Space Center was actually in Clear Lake City at the time.
12. The King Ranch in South Texas is larger than Rhode Island .
13. Tropical Storm Claudette brought a US rainfall record of 43" in 24 hours in and around Alvin in July of 1979.
14. Texas is the only state to enter the US by TREATY, (known as the Constitution of 1845 by the Republic of Texas to enter the Union) instead of by annexation. This allows the Texas Flag to fly at the same height as the US Flag, and Texas may choose to divide into 5 states.
15. A Live Oak tree near Fulton is estimated to be 1500 years old.
16. Caddo Lake is the only natural lake in the state.
17. Dr Pepper was invented in Waco in 1885. There is no period in Dr Pepper.
18. Texas has had six capital cities: Washington-on-the Brazos, Harrisburg, Galveston, Velasco, West Columbia and Austin
19. The Capitol Dome in Austin is the only dome in the US which is taller than the Capitol Building in Washington, DC (by 7 feet).
20. The San Jacinto Monument is the tallest free standing monument in the world and it is taller than the Washington Monument.
21. The name 'Texas' comes from the Hasini Indian word 'tejas' meaning "friends".  Tejas is NOT Spanish for Texas
22. The State Mascot is the Armadillo. An interesting bit of trivia about the armadillo is they always have four babies. They have one egg, which splits into four, and they either have four males or four females.
23. The first domed stadium in the US was the Astrodome in Houston
24. The Beck family ranch land grant is one days ride by horse (25 miles) in each direction from the headquarters.
25. The name of the XIT ranch in Dalhart Texas stands for "ten in Texas".  That means 10 counties in Texas !

Cowboy Ten Commandments posted on the wall at Cross Trails Church in Farlie, Texas : (  It's not the grammar but the 'intent')
(1) Just one God.
(2) Honor yer Ma & Pa.
(3) No telling tales or gossipin'.
(4) Git yourself to church meeting.
(5) Put nothin' before God.
(6) No foolin' around with another fellow's gal.
(7) No killin'.
(8 Watch yer mouth.
(9) Don't take what ain't yers.
(10) Don't be hankerin' for yer buddy's stuff.

Did y'all git all that?
Our Liberty is insured by 4 Boxes!
The Ballot Box.
The Jury Box.
The Soap Box.
The Cartridge Box.

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Found this on craigslist up the road from me.

https://nh.craigslist.org/cto/d/northwood-1938-chevy-coupe-from-midwest/7280544211.html

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In a stunning announcement, GM says it will stop making all diesel and gas-powered cars and trucks. Its goal is to be carbon neutral by 2040 so to that end it will stop all diesel and gas-powered production by 2035. That�s it. No more Duramax Silverados. No more V8 Corvettes. In fact; no more internal combustion anything.

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