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Going Alamo
Why jobs and companies are flocking to a big small-government state

KEVIN D. WILLIAMSON

If you want to know where the future is headed, look where the
people are going. And if you want to know where the people are going, check
with U-Haul. Here's an interesting indicator, first noted by the legendary
economist Arthur Laffer: Renting a 26-foot U-Haul truck to go from Austin to
San Francisco this July would cost you about $900. Renting the same truck to
go from San Francisco to Austi… Continue

Cowboys and Cabernet: Lone Star Wines Shine at California Conference
Mr. Parker, are you out there?

By Jane Nickles, Texas Culinary Academy – Austin, Texas
Guest Blog on VintageTexas

Howdy, y’all. Jane Nickles here. The toughest crowd I face is at the Annual Conference of the Society of Wine Educators (www.societyofwineeducators.org). SWE is a great organization…any of you interested in teaching wine courses at any level should check them out. But just imagine…a room full of people who know en… Continue

Ole Dan was known to take a drink,
And sometimes late at night,
He’d leave the bar and stagger home,
When the moon was full and bright.

He lived atop a real steep hill,
And his ma’ would sometimes grin,
When Dan would almost reach the top,
Then run back down again.

He just couldn’t keep his balance,
With his bubble out of plum.
But ole Dan would turn and try again,
And up the hill he’d come.

Now pa’ was sittin’ on the porch,
And ma’ wuz shelling peas,
So they were not the least surprised,
Whe… Continue

I remember the night I saw her there—in the Jumping Frog saloon,
She was dressed in a gown of dark satin, that shined in the light of the room.,
And around her neck hung costly pearls, and she smelled of fine perfume.

It was Lil, yes Diamond Lil, and the room was dimly lit,
And many men thronged to court her there, but none could match her grit.

Her face was furrowed from years of work, yet Lil always looked her best,
And her hands were rough as a Texas reef, but she was elegant none the less.… Continue