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Ron Paul for Prez in 2008!!

Ron Paul is a Republican Congressman from Texas' 14th Congressional District.  (Victoria up to southern parts of the Houston area).  He is a true conservative in all the ways that George Bus...
Posted by El Capitan on Wed, 05 Dec 2007 05:30:00 PST

Check out this event: Sun Sal CD Release Party

Hosted By: Sun Salutation When: Sunday Jul 15, 2007 at 10:00 PMWhere: Dr. Rockit's Blues Bar702 N. ChaparralCorpus Christi, TX 78404United StatesDescription:Sun Salutation Click Here To View Event...
Posted by El Capitan on Fri, 22 Jun 2007 12:15:00 PST

Santa Claus and His Old Lady

I may have gone overboard with all the Santa Claus and His Old Lady stuff, but it's just about my favorite part of the Holidays.  So, here's the words to Cheech and Chong's Christmas classic....C...
Posted by El Capitan on Mon, 11 Dec 2006 04:24:00 PST

For those who plan to vote on the beach amendment (and you all should)

I don't often agree with those who sign my paycheck, but for once I have to agree with the editorial board today here at the "Award Winning" Smaller-Times...On Nov. 7th we will all have the opportunit...
Posted by El Capitan on Tue, 29 Aug 2006 12:34:00 PST

A bit of downtown CC history

When Zachary Taylor's army was encamped in Corpus Christi in 1845, Charles G. Byrant, an architect from Maine, showed up here and built the Union Theater at the corner of Lawrence and Chaparral. Five ...
Posted by El Capitan on Thu, 03 Aug 2006 01:55:00 PST

Fungus in the news

Experiment is far outVolunteers absorb 60s hallucinogen in name of scienceMALCOLM RITTERAssociated PressNEW YORK People who took an illegal drug made from mushrooms reported profound mystical experie...
Posted by El Capitan on Tue, 11 Jul 2006 11:54:00 PST

Armageddon is apon us

This isn't the most interesting of posts, but did you know it got up to 102 degrees today?  Then, in the very same day, it hailed on me twice!  Once at the begining of the storm and then onc...
Posted by El Capitan on Thu, 11 May 2006 12:24:00 PST

How Corpus got started: Part IV - An explanation of my background

Town deserted after the army marches southGen. Zachary Taylor, beginning in December, 1845, began to prepare to move his army to the border. He had the quartermasters scouring the area buying horses, ...
Posted by El Capitan on Wed, 03 May 2006 05:03:00 PST

How Corpus got started: Part III - An explanation of my background

This is from Murphy Givens' weekly column [link]Frigid norther brings misery to army campSoldiers stationed in Corpus Christi with Zachary Taylor's army - from August 1845 to March 1846 - found that w...
Posted by El Capitan on Wed, 03 May 2006 05:00:00 PST

How Corpus got started: Part II - An explanation of my background

This is from Murphy Givens' weekly column [link]Taylor's troops cope with bad water, tragedyTwo weeks after the first troops landed on North Beach, in the middle of August, 1845, Gen. Zachary Taylor a...
Posted by El Capitan on Wed, 03 May 2006 04:58:00 PST