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Goodbye 2013 … Goodbye 2014

Posted on January 2, 2014 by jaykoester2013

One of my New Year’s resolutions is to end this blog. And because I’m not one to fool around with my New Year’s resolutions, I’m ending it today. It was a fun four months; I hope you enjoyed it. If … Continue reading →

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Some links for you sinners

Posted on December 30, 2013 by jaykoester2013

It’s an ICYMI day here at It’s All Hood, El Paso. First up, the El Paso Times had a good Sunday piece, Payday-lending official: Borrowers responsible for their decisions. Everything about it was fascinating, and it says a lot about … Continue reading →

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Art house movies … what have I missed?

Posted on December 17, 2013 by jaykoester2013

My wife and I watched “Before Midnight” (Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy) last weekend and it reminded me how much I miss the art house movie scene. I had started to think great movies like “Before Midnight” just didn’t get made … Continue reading →

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Oh, you flatter me, Brownfield

Posted on December 11, 2013 by jaykoester2013

I don’t know enough about Brownfield’s politics or blog yet to know whether I should be linking to him. But, God bless him, he called me skinny. Brownfield really knows how to make a girl swoon. No one has called … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Martin!

Posted on November 28, 2013 by jaykoester2013

And Happy Thanksgiving to everybody else! Sorry, I again haven’t been able to write much lately. Got back from Korea just long enough to get a little work done before taking a Thanksgiving week holiday with the family in Dallas. … Continue reading →

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El Paso’s own Jesus Bourne, outlaw hero

Posted on November 20, 2013 by jaykoester2013

UPDATE: I guess we’re back to Billy the Kid. Alejandro Rubio has been arrested. Congratulations to local law enforcement. Original Post: With apologies to the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office, it appears El Paso may have a new outlaw hero … Continue reading →

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By popular demand, more on Korea

Posted on November 15, 2013 by jaykoester2013

Well, maybe a couple of comments isn’t exactly popular demand, but it’s the most I’m going to get, so here goes: A bit more on Korea, by request. FOOD I ate at a Korean restaurant at least once a day, … Continue reading →

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Radio silence during trip to Korea

Posted on November 14, 2013 by jaykoester2013

Long time, no blog. But I have a good excuse: I was on a long trip to South Korea. It’s going to take me some time to get back into the swing of things in El Paso. I understand I … Continue reading →

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You might have wondered how I could ignore the obvious click bait of weighing in on the El Paso Chihuahuas. But, I try to keep my life positive, so I didn’t want to get into it with you spoilsports. Especially … Continue reading →

Posted on October 25, 2013 by jaykoester2013 | 1 Comment

Thanks for the tax advice, Leeper

Posted on October 20, 2013 by jaykoester2013

Did you get a load of the David Leeper column in today’s El Paso Times business section? He is outraged, OUTRAGED, that Obamacare will take from the rich and give to the poor. Or to put it more in his … Continue reading →

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