Cisco's Missives

One of the things I love about my home state is that there is so much to see and do all within the confines of these Texas borders. And what...

I always feel a bit of trepidation when I go get blood work done at LabCorp. No, I do not have a fear of needles- I have been donating blood...

A second visit to Mitas Hill Vineyard had been in the works since I finished my bottle of their awesome tempranillo, and especially aft...

I could say that I hate the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team, but I do not. Sure, I may feel some disdain for them as they are in another W...

Disclaimer: The following is an observation, and if you lean towards the conservative end of the political spectrum, you will not like this ...

It is funny how things turn out sometimes. If I had intended to write about my winery visits, I would have written detailed summaries of Bec...

The newly transplanted spider lily checking up on things here. Not much as changed too much in the garden since my last blog posting, ex...

This gist of this subject has been bouncing around my head for a couple of years and I think it is time to post it. We all have expectatio...

I have never celebrated 16 de septiembre, Mexican Independence Day. Nor will I ever. Even having grown up in Texas with some Mexican roots, ...

More wine talk from a wine novice here. I am a wine consumer and I love to talk about Texas wine almost as much as I like to consume it. Wel...

...Rangers fans have turned their lonely eyes to Yu. Yu, Yu, Yu Don't fret Rangers fans, Darvish had an off day: five earned runs in f...

Grandpa Ott morning glories Gaillardia hybrid and lantana Overall, the garden was a mixed bag this summer. I'll start with th...

Out on the winding roads of rural Collin County, north of McKinney, is the tiny hamlet of Squeezepenny, Texas. Far from the daily drudgery o...

I have always been a proponent of all things Texas. Hell, when I lived in Madrid, Spain in a former life, I introduced myself as a Texan fir...

MLB's announcement on player suspensions to those linked to the Biogenesis lab is supposed to happen today with Texas Rangers right-fiel...

I will be so happy once the Texas primary season ends, having been lengthened by the run-off between David Dewhurst and Ted Cruz. Even then,...

I always think about my grandmother whenever I hear about Dick Clark. In my mind, the two are linked and will be forever. For me, I do not t...

Severe storms rocked the Texas Coastal Bend early this morning that not only dropped an amazing amount of rainfall, but a few tornadoes as w...

Looks the economic outlook is getting worse in Europe with Spain in the middle of the turmoil. Paul Krugman believes the Spanish problem is...

Plenty of pretty people, with their equally pretty money will be in Arlington, Texas on February 6th to see the Super Bowl in the NFL's ...