H Paul Garland

There's no point in living if you can't feel alive. - James Bond

Saturday, February 06, 2010

Tiger Woods

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I think it was John Maher who recently said that Tiger Woods' problem is not some sort of mental illness or some kind of “sexual addicti...
Friday, February 05, 2010

Hybrid Brake Software Updates

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Ford is experiencing the exact same software problem that Toyota is having with its Prius. When the car switches from its fuel saving electr...
Thursday, February 04, 2010

Toyota

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I have been driving for almost 50 years now. I've owned many brands of vehicles, and overwhelmingly I have found that the ones made by T...

Election For Governor Of Texas

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At the moment the state of Texas is suffering with Rick Perry as Governor. He is nothing short of an embarrassment. His Republican competito...
Tuesday, February 02, 2010

Rahm Emanuel

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President Obama’s Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel is well know for being more than a little unsophisticated and crude. He is currently in hot wa...
Monday, February 01, 2010

Pope Benedict

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I wasn't raised as a Catholic, and I suppose it is fair to say that I am not even a Christian any more. But I really do like Joseph Ratz...

The Mexican Culture

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It is Monday morning in El Paso, Texas and the weather is beautiful here in the high West Texas desert. My three bedroom brick house lies in...
Sunday, January 31, 2010

Why Has Support For Healthcare Declined?

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There are not many people in America who support people suffering or dying because they don't have access to the healthcare system. Mayb...

Child Trafficking in Haiti

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After the recent horrible earth quake in Haiti a group of American religious fanatics and fundamentalists from Texas and Kansas which are ca...
Saturday, January 30, 2010

Unexpected Acceleration

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Toyota is a fine company. I have owned many cars made by them, and years ago even a Toyota sewing machine . I once was invited to tour one o...

The Lowest Form Of Life On The Planet

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Jay Leno reports that scientists have found the lowest form of life on the planet. It is called John Edwards. - - - - - -
Friday, January 29, 2010

President Obama Comes Out Of The Closet As Pro-Nuclear

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President Obama seems to be working his way down the list of his supporters intentionally alienating one group after another. His approach ...

Cars That Go Boom Boom Boom

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Back when I was in high school it was popular to remove the muffler from your car. This made the engine produce a tiny bit more power, and i...

Apple iPad

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The new Apple iPad continues a long tradition of refusing to accept widely accepted concepts allowing the consumers choice. Instead they ram...
Thursday, January 28, 2010

If I Should Die Before I Wake

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I know this sounds a little psychotic, but back 60 some odd years ago when I was a young boy I actually said a little prayer each night befo...

Energy Conservation

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My current lifestyle is fine. I have no complaints. My house is heated by natural gas and so is the hot water. My natural gas bill arrived t...

Leadership

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Over the past year President Barack Obama’s largest failure has been the almost complete absence of leadership he has shown. He has fairly g...

Outsourcing

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I have owned many motor vehicles over the years. American, French, German, Chinese, British, Italian, and Japanese ones. My experience over ...

Leading A Happy Life

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As human beings we all want to be happy and free from misery…we have learned that the key to happiness is inner peace. The greatest obstacle...
Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Government of the Corporation, By the Corporation, and For the Corporation

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- - - So far not a lot of people have noticed that the American Supreme Court decided this week to essentially allow wealthy corporations to...
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H Paul Garland
Like the Supreme Court justice Sandra Day O'Connor, I went to Austin High in El Paso, Texas. I moved to California right after high school. Graduated from the University of Texas at El Paso in 1971 with honors. Worked on a master's degree, then to avoid going to Vietnam I joined the U.S. Army to be at 3rd Armored Div HQ in Frankfurt, Germany. I was there for almost 3 years. Bicycled and backpacked a lot in the Swiss Alps. Had some good times, saw some of the world, and grew up a little. I went to law school at U.T. Austin for a while, raised a family, got elected to a minor political position in El Paso, had 3 great wives, owned a Corvette then later a Prius, became a scuba diver, got my private pilot's license including multi-engine and instrument ratings, and lived in the Cajun country of Louisiana for a few years. For 15 years I was the general manager for a food procesing company in Europe. I really enjoyed living in Europe. I'm now retired, and to quote from Martin Luther King, I'm finally "free at last, free at last." I've moved out to the wonderful high desert in the Southwestern city of El Paso, Texas USA.
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