A Little Common Sense: Nourishment for the Hungry Mind

Volume 183

March 10, 2010

Thinkpieces

A Higher Authority *NEW!*

Face the Fear, and Do It Anyway

A New Year

Tis the Season

Thanksgiving - the Facts and Figures

Going Veggie at the Farmer's Market

Politics

Americans, Unite!

We Have a Dream

Home

Humor

The Cinnamon Rolls That Were Never Meant to Be

Womanly Burdens

Top 5 Christmas Movies of All Time

Sell Yourself and Reap the Profits

I Dream of Springfield

My Cursed Truck

Thinkpieces

And All That Stuff

We All Need Old Friends

Concordia And Fort Bliss Cemeteries - Grave Visits

Skin: A Taxing Proposition

Hacking Hell

Westbury Square: Once Upon A Time In Houston

Politics

Politics Isn’t Just Local Anymore

It's All About The Money

Tea Party Houston - April 15th, 2009

The Obama Bow : A Different Take

Uniquely American

Alcatraz - Alcalosi

Humor

Toyota Prius Unleashed *NEW!*

Renaissance Festival - Texas

Sag Harbor, New York: Balloon Tired Bike by Dennis Sentenac

The Hamptons: Winter Scene by Dennis Sentenac

Tex Six Sign: Scene in Texas by Dennis Sentenac

Burro: Scene in Texas by Dennis Sentenac

Longhorn - Scene in Texas by Dennis Sentenac

Decisions, Decisions by Dennis Sentenac

Tree Scene in Texas by Dennis Sentenac

At Peace by Dennis Sentenac

The Grinch Iced by Dennis Sentenac

Texas Country Christmas by Dennis Sentenac

Texas Winter by Dennis Sentenac

Santa Fe, NM, Gossip by Dennis Sentenac

Peace Signed In Texas by Dennis Sentenac

Bigfoot Seen by Dennis Sentenac

Heaven On Earth - Scene in Texas by Dennis Sentenac

Tattooed Lady by Dennis Sentenac

Work of Art by Dennis Sentenac

Imagine This by Dennis Sentenac

Lost Planet Found by Dennis Sentenac

Dog Reward - Scene In Texas by Dennis Sentenac

Cheesy in New York by Dennis Sentenac

Melange by Dennis Sentenac

Clowning Around - Scene in Texas by Dennis Sentenac

Television Owns Who? by Dennis Sentenac

San Antonio By Accident by Dennis Sentenac

Tree Scene In Texas by Dennis Sentenac

Texas Drought: God asked to help by Dennis Sentenac

Texas Wildflower by Dennis Sentenac

Bush Basher - Scene in New Jersey by Dennis Sentenac

Obamanomics: Housing 101 by Dennis Sentenac

Don't Mess With Texas by Dennis Sentenac

Texas Sunset by Dennis Sentenac

Left Bank - Scene in Texas by Dennis Sentenac

Corn Scene in Texas by Dennis Sentenac

Texas Hen by Dennis Sentenac

Armadillo - Scene in Houston by Dennis Sentenac

What the world needs now by Dennis Sentenac

Noblesse Oblige - Rolls Royce Style by Dennis Sentenac

A Frog For All Seasons by Dennis Sentenac

This Little Piggie by Dennis Sentenac

Red Hat Society - Scene at Beau Rivage, Biloxi, Mississippi by Dennis Sentenac

Tea Party Houston: Don't Mess With Texas by Dennis Sentenac

Glorous Texas Sunrise by Dennis Sentenac

With Abandon by Dennis Sentenac

If the shoe fits where it by Dennis Sentenac

Wildflowers Texas by Dennis Sentenac

Solar Wafer - Scene in Texas by Dennis Sentenac

Forest Primeval - Scene in Texas by Dennis Sentenac

Wild Thing! by Dennis Sentenac

Cafe Artiste - Scene in Houston by Dennis Sentenac

Namesake Road Sign - Scene In Dallas by Dennis Sentenac

Valentine's Day - Scene in Houston by Dennis Sentenac

Longhorn - Scene In Texas by Dennis Sentenac

Drill Democrat Style - Scene in Texas by Dennis Sentenac

Conspiracist: September 11, 2001 by Dennis Sentenac

Ft. Davis Sunrise by Dennis Sentenac

Survivor Lost - Scene in Austin by Dennis Sentenac

Still Lights - Scene in Houston by Dennis Sentenac

Tree Hug: Scene west of Houston by Dennis Sentenac

Blue Christmas by Dennis Sentenac

Santa's Littlest of Helpers by Dennis Sentenac

Big Duck of Long Island by Dennis Sentenac

Olives Looking For Martini by Dennis Sentenac

Sculpted In Ice - (SEE SLIDE SHOW WITH MUSIC) by Dennis Sentenac

OBAMA NEXT by Dennis Sentenac

Gasoline Slumps At Pump by Dennis Sentenac

King-sized head by Dennis Sentenac

Praying Mantis by Dennis Sentenac

Dog Napped by Dennis Sentenac

Obama Nobama by Dennis Sentenac

Obama Early Voter by Dennis Sentenac

Bicycle Longhorn Style by Dennis Sentenac

Beer Unforgettable by Dennis Sentenac

Beer Dieting by Dennis Sentenac

Camera Ready by Dennis Sentenac

Sign Age by Dennis Sentenac

Man of Genius by Dennis Sentenac

Austin Bar Patron by Dennis Sentenac

Galveston As It Was by Dennis Sentenac

Demolition Magician by Dennis Sentenac

Drill Here Drill There Drill Everywhere by Dennis Sentenac

Obama: Why he needs Joe Biden by Dennis Sentenac

A Sign Of God by Dennis Sentenac

AHHHH! by Dennis Sentenac

Batman The Dark Knight by Dennis Sentenac

Sign Scene in La Grange, Texas by Dennis Sentenac

Thunderstorm Texas Style by Dennis Sentenac

Gorilla-Fly - La Grange, Texas by Dennis Sentenac

If first you......... by Dennis Sentenac

English Not Spoken Here - Scene in Houston by Dennis Sentenac

Lawyers Sue Lawyers In Texas by Dennis Sentenac

Seguin, Texas, Scene by Dennis Sentenac

Gruene Hall, New Braunfels, Texas by Dennis Sentenac

Scene in New Ulm, Texas by Dennis Sentenac

Art Car Scene In Round Top, Texas by Dennis Sentenac

Scene in Round Top, Texas, Take Two by Dennis Sentenac

Scene in Round Top, Texas by Dennis Sentenac

Hippie Horses? by Dennis Sentenac

One Scared Doggie by Dennis Sentenac

Don't Let The Bedbugs Bite by Dennis Sentenac

Butterflies Are Free by Dennis Sentenac

How About That Doggie In The Window by Dennis Sentenac

Super Mom Texas Style by Dennis Sentenac

Dallas Loves Pez by Dennis Sentenac

Spiritual Trucking by Dennis Sentenac

WE SCOOP NBC: Matt Lauer Caught Clowning Around by Dennis Sentenac

Ft. Davis Sunrise by Dennis Sentenac

Only Real Drivers Need Apply by Dennis Sentenac

One Happy Ram by Dennis Sentenac

Scene in San Antonio by Dennis Sentenac

Ft. Davis Gargoyle by Dennis Sentenac

Outsider Art by Dennis Sentenac

Those Were The Days by Dennis Sentenac

Guatemala Taxis by Dennis Sentenac

Ripunzel Ripunzel Let Down Your Hair by Dennis Sentenac

A Little Green man by Dennis Sentenac

Scene in Fredericksburg Texas by Dennis Sentenac

Merry Christmas - SLIDE SHOW by Dennis Sentenac

Christmas Showing Off - SLIDE SHOW by Dennis Sentenac

Free Your Mind by Dennis Sentenac

High Tailing It by Dennis Sentenac

What's it gonna be? by Dennis Sentenac

Going Up In Smoke by Dennis Sentenac

Veteran's Day 2007 by Dennis Sentenac

Scene in Texas by Dennis Sentenac

Scene For Halloween by Dennis Sentenac

The Green Machine by Dennis Sentenac

Car Scene In Santa Fe, New Mexico by Dennis Sentenac

An Eternal Truth by Dennis Sentenac

Sam Houston Lives! by Dennis Sentenac

Nature's Street Art by Dennis Sentenac

World Trade Center by Dennis Sentenac

The Star of French Automobiles by Dennis Sentenac

Drive Thru Texas Style by Dennis Sentenac

Santa Fe, New Mexico - Loretto Chapel - [SEE SLIDE SHOW] by Dennis Sentenac

Mesmerizing! by Dennis Sentenac

A Pig In A Poke? by Dennis Sentenac

Not Made In America by Dennis Sentenac

Go Fish! by Dennis Sentenac

A Chilly Chihuahua by Dennis Sentenac

One Church Beautiful by Dennis Sentenac

Memorial Day 2007 by Dennis Sentenac

Bellville, Texas Shows Off! by Dennis Sentenac

Flying Houston Galveston by Dennis Sentenac

New York In Summer by Dennis Sentenac

West of the Pecos Museum by Dennis Sentenac

Baseball At Minute Maid Park by Dennis Sentenac

Carlsbad's Cavernous Caves by Dennis Sentenac

San Antonio: Riverwalking and The Alamo by Dennis Sentenac

Hampton's In Winter by Dennis Sentenac

The Winter Sidewalks Of NY and At Christmastime by Dennis Sentenac

Just Around Town - Smithville, Texas by Dennis Sentenac

When Cars Were A Way Of Life by Dennis Sentenac

Galveston, Texas - Rained Out But Not Done In by Dennis Sentenac

Scene For Halloween by Dennis Sentenac

Step Out Of Your Shoes Once In Awhile by Dennis Sentenac

The Gilcrease Museum - Tulsa, Oklahoma by Dennis Sentenac

Movie Review: The Illusionist by Dennis Sentenac

Phil's Pizza - New York, New York by Dennis Sentenac

Saturn Peaches: They Are Out Of This World by Dennis Sentenac

Lone Star State Sunset by Dennis Sentenac

Scrumptious In Hungary! by Dennis Sentenac

How To Be A Lady by Candice Simpson-Giles

Bailed Out No Parachute by Dennis Sentenac

United 93 - Never Again by Dennis Sentenac

Slivovitz by Dennis Sentenac

Flood by William Matthews

“Letters to a Young Contrarian” by Christopher Hitchens

Surprise Me-A 30 Day Faith Experiment by Terry Esau

The Last Voyage of COLUMBUS by Martin Dugard

Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman by Elizabeth Buchan

Coming Out Of The Ice by Victor Herman

Embers by Sandor Marai

Fly Boys by James Bradley

Greek Salad by Miles Lambert

A Year at the Races by Jane Smiley

Past Articles

Thinkpieces

The Perfect Late Night Meal

He's Like the Wind

Tying One On at the Caribbean Club

Under the Sea

Hold Your Horses

Am I Just One of Billions?

Poetry by Pablo Neruda

Elusive Happiness

Adios Resolutions, Hello 2009!

Tis' the Season

Age Ain't Nothing But a Number

Living a Life of Virtue

Stormy Weather

Work That Mental Muscle

Thin Ain't In

Words of Wisdom

Slow as Molasses

Summer in the Lone Star State

Death Becomes Us

Hey God, It's Me, Hannah

Let's Get Physical

Live in the Now

All You Need is Love

Mysteries of the Runway

Time and Punishment

There's Something About Brett

Love Bites

Leaving a Legacy

Birthdays Are Forever

Christmastime is Here

Should We Children Be?

Here Lies Hannah Sentenac

New Hampshire In Autmn

Cowboys and Buffaloes

Blades of Glory

The Rock and a Hard Place

What a Frankie Life

Idolizing 'Idol' Wannabes

So Long, Harry Potter

Ethiopian Delight

Taking the Good With the Bad

I've Got the Blues

Mother Nature, Hear Her Roar

Love Is All You Need...?

Should We Children Be?

Hannah Takes Texas

Inspiration......................

Famous, that's all

A Higher Authority

Wonderfully Weird World

One Tough Horse

Make Me Smile, Will You!

All Lit Up For The Season!

On Losing Someone

Hannah At The Christmas Movies

All Cheered Up !

A Higher Authority

Actions Speak Louder Than Words

So You Can Go Home Again

A Wistful Gypsy’s Season

September 11, 2001 - The Five Years Aftermath

Summertime Summertime Sum..Sum...Summertime

The Fragility Of It All

Single-Engine Flying

Something About Thoroughbreds

What A Frankie Life

Throw Grandpa From The Train !

What A Country!

lingering

Who Was The Hero? [GUEST COMMENTARY]

Humor

A Musing

Always Look on the Bright Side

Meet Ram-Bo

I Dream of Springfield

A Bite of the Big Apple in Big D

Scared Silly

A Bevy of Brewskies at Flying Saucer's

Thinkpieces

A NY Kids Ethnic Christmas

Christmas Showing Off

Beauty May Not Be All It Seems

Preserve, Protect and Defend

Happy Halloween !

Eat Locally

Columbus - His Nina Lives!

From The Other Side

Slam Books: WBFB (Way Before Face-Book)

Keyed on the Keys

Marshmallow S'mores

Guilty?

Summer Destination: The Alamo and San Antonio

Memorial Day 2009

Free Spirits

Life: The Fragility Of It All

Beauvoir, and Biloxi, Mississippi

AIG Bonuses: You're Not Going To Like This One

Bye Bye Bernie

Thanks For The Memories

The Seasons They Go Round and Round

Orphan Thoughts - alittlecommonsense.com Volume 1

A Look East

alittlecommonsense year in pictures: 2008

Hamptons in Winter 2008

A Different Christmas Poem

Whirligigs and Tombstones

Thunderbirds and.....

Galveston Before Ike

Galveston: Ike’s Aftermath

Ike In Person

IKE WE DON'T LIKE

Dressed For The Occasion?

A Dog's Purpose (from a 6-year-old)

A Summer's Cruise

A Boy's Life

World's Smallest Catholic Church

Men And Music

In Your Hand

Stumbling Into Hitler, Bumping Into God

Blades That Slice The Wind

Marfa's Mysterious Lights

The $300 Life

A French Trader's Mess

Fredericksburg, Texas

Make Love Not War

The Day Our World Changed

Justice Delayed Justice Denied

Corpus Christi, Texas - Visit The Lexington

Scene Down South

Buy American!

Diary of A Last and Final Flight Home

A Death A Train And A Queen

Monkey See Monkey Do....I Wish!

How could he know?

Who Will You Be ?

What this country needs is a good apology

Cabbie Cultural Collusion Clashes

Take THAT Miss Mixter !

Much To Be Thankful For

My Country My Language

World Trade Center Rebuild: If Not Now, When?

See Where You Live

First Gear, It's All Right.........

Those Greedy...............

A Life To Some Purpose

Out Of The Past Into The Surreal

What Did Versed?

Yeah, WHO?

Enron Live – The Lighter Side

Life Is Not Always Fair

Enron Live!

A World War II Mys-story: Then and Now

Big Brother Bared

Two Shirred Eggs

GM: Grossly Mismanaged !

A New York Kid's Ethnic Christmas

Corkscrewed !

The Rita Chronicles

And Don't Forget Biloxi

A Life To Some Purpose!

The Ghost of Ocky Past

Fly Me To The Moon

First Gear, It's All Right.........

Politics

America, America God shed his grace on thee

Firing Up The Masses

America in Decline - Profile Nancy Pelosi - First of a Series

Superman!

Decisions, Decisions

Obama: A Young Man Whose Time Has Past ?

All Politics Is Local - Live

Timid Little Men

Europe, Thy Name is Cowardice. [GUEST COMMENTARY]

Left Coast Explained

Election 2004

Our Vote Our Country

The Coming Great Social Security Robbery

The Rev. Al Sharpton - Exposed

Humor

Still Kickin!

Never Senior My Mashed Potatoes

All Mapped Out

Brewtooth

PCB: Panama City Beach, Florida

Bird Smart

We Feel Their Pain

Opening On A Life

Night Trains, Coffee and Tea

Prescription Madness

Cookies: A Hungarian Delight

Bubba’s Texas Burger Shack - Houston

Bird Smart

Comfort Food Atomically Speaking

P Diddy Wants a Spicy Chicken Salad

It Was A Hoot!

Cheat The Reaper

Give Your Dog His Due

The Windfall Profit Tax

Bloomin' Texas

Upchuck Chucked

Thank you Mrs. Schultz

Testostergone

Muffin Madness

An Epitaph of Gastronomic Proportions

A Career Down The Drain

He’s No Bargain Cart Him Away

It's Alive It's Alive

It's All About Pink's

How Sweet It Is!

Shanghaied To Naildom

A Tale: The Socialites Sea Adventure

BUFFETTED!

Still Kickin......

Daylight Savings Time: The Big Lie

One Well-Oiled Jail Bird

Mr. President Chavez - You Owe Me

Xerobics

Gingerbread Man Gigantus

Little Green Friend

Short Strokes With A Little Common Sense Vol. I

Gotta Hand It To Him

Baseball, Hot Dogs, Apple Pie, Chevrolet and 134340

George Washington, Henry Winkler and Me

Double Yuch!

Take Me Out To The Ballgame…..

Christmas 2005: A Ho Ho Ho Story!

Landed Gentry

Giles Lives!

Whirligig's and Tombstone's

On The Road In........

Even A Gorilla Needs Pampering

Mama, What A Place To Start A Family!

The Texas Typhoon A Reality ?