Texas delegates got together and crafted their own Declaration of Independence from Mexico. It was held in a small log house in Washington-on-the-Brazos, near Brenham, northwest of what is now Houston (which did not exist as a town, it was Allen's Landing). While it was going on, General Santa Anna, ruler of Mexico, was over in San Antonio de Bejar ( Read more... )

Bruce had to go back to the cardiologist two weeks early. He started having the breathing issues he had before, water in the plural lining. They did an electrocardiogram and it showed the calcification of the aortic valve has gotten worse, much faster than the doctor thought it would. He doubled the Lasix (water pill) so the water would come out of ( Read more... )

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Ok, Irish music is wonderful. And remembering that Blue Grass came to be through the musical talent brought from Ireland and Scotland and grew up in the settlements in the Appalachians.  With that in mind: enjoy.