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First, let me clarify. Unlike some people I know (you know who you are) I don’t watch the reality shows that depict former rock star Playboy midgets with 19 kids and counting. Instead I turn my weekly attention to a few of the “game show” programs such as “Amazing Race” and “Survivor.” There is a huge difference in the two.

The game show has been around since day one of television. Truth or Consequences was on the bill on the first official day of television, July 1, 1941. These modern day game shows are admittedly different in that they are not 30 min segments filmed before a live studio audience, but they do pit player against player in an effort to win some fabulous prizes or in later cases… 1MILLION DOLLARS. The shows like “Girls Next Door” or “19 Kids and Counting” are just… well… stupid. They are nothing more than a bunch of egotistical people who think we really do care. Unfortunately, for a subgroup of our society, they are correct.

So why do I watch the Game Shows? They are a cross between sports and a social experiment. When you get people competing against each other in a series of tests, you tend to get through the “acting” and see who they really are. As is the case on this season’s “Amazing Race” where human prejudice comes screaming to the surface between teams of rednecks, New  York cops, lesbians, homosexuals, and beauty queens. It is proof positive that everyone hates. And it’s fun.

P.S. No, the hypocritical nature of a blogger/podcaster writing this post is not lost on me.  It’s a bit different, but that is for a later post.

Who doesn’t love this time of year… the snow is gone, the sun is out, and we get to fill in our brackets for 1 full year of bragging rights! Don’t leave the PubGuys hanging on the net… join ours and go down in history as being the first to win the PubGuys Bracket Challenge.

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Celebrate March 2nd!

As most of you know I am a proud Texan. In fact, I am a 7th generation Texan. I can honestly say that my family gave blood for this land. So I hold today in particular honor and proudly spread the word to those of you who may not have been born in or grown up in the Great State of Texas. Today, March 2nd, is Texas Independence Day!

Now a lot of you may not understand and perhaps you find it silly or arrogant that Texans celebrate an Independence Day other than July 4th. If you do, I think it is because you don’t know the story about how Texas was born and what was endured to secure its freedom. I encourage everyone to read up on this fascinating history or even better… ask me about it at the next PubGuys.
To leave you with just a taste I present you the famous Alamo letter written by Colonel William B. Travis on February 24, 1836.

To
The People of Texas
and
All Americans

Commandancy of the Alamo—
Bejar, Fby. 24th 1836—

To the People of Texas &
all Americans in the world—

Fellow citizens & compatriots—I am besieged, by a thousand or more of the Mexicans under Santa Anna—I have sustained a continual Bombardment & cannonade for 24 hours & have not lost a man—The enemy has demanded a surrender at discretion, otherwise, the garrison are to be put to the sword, if the fort is taken—I have answered the demand with a cannon shot, & our flag still waves proudly from the walls—I shall never surrender or retreat. Then, I call on you in the name of Liberty, of patriotism & every thing dear to the American character, to come to our aid, with all dispatch—The enemy is receiving reinforcements daily & will no doubt increase to three or four thousand in four or five days. If this call is neglected, I am determined to sustain myself as long as possible & die like a soldier
who never forgets what is due to
his own honor & that of his
country—  Victory or Death
William Barret Travis
Lt. Col. comdt