Starbucks :)

What can I say I love this coffee. I find my self along with what feels like everyone else in the world hanging out drink this awesome drink.  Even now I sit here writing this blog at a Starbucks with my Venti Pikes Place coffee.  I am very impressed that with all the people who come in and out of this place with smiles on their faces. I am even more impressed with the staff and their abilities to handle the large amount of people on a daily basis as well as remembering a great number of those customers. Starbucks as a company as done a fantastic job of creating an environment that makes people want to stick around and hang out and be social. They have also created the ability to just get in and get out so that the person who is in a rush.

A great product of Starbucks (at least for me) has been the Starbucks App. If you have not used the Starbucks app you should get it and start earning your stars.  I love the fact the Starbucks rewards customers for their loyalty. I find my self wanting to come to Starbucks just so I can earn more stars and try the newest coffee drink.

The thing I think I like the most about my time I spend at Starbucks is the watching and listen to people who come there.  I find it fascinating hearing people interact with friends, businesses partners, and occasional perfect stranger meeting.  Well anyway if you get a chance please stop by and sit and enjoy a cup or two of great coffee.

By the way I am in no way an employee or paid for this blog by Starbucks. I am just a huge fan of their coffee.

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Brushy Creek Sports Park DGC

I found myself wondering why I do the things I do. For instance like waking up at dawn, just to go play a round of disc golf.  I am sure you know outside of having an enjoyable round with a friend,the pictures below present one of the main reason I love this game.

Sunrise over basket #7 Brushy Creek Sports Park DGC Cedar Park TX

Needless to say this course is one that is short, fun, and can be challenging.  I find that I can play a quick round and because of this course's location. I still have plenty of time to make it to Starbucks for a morning coffee.  Brushy Creek DGC is listed as a course by John Huock which disc golfers will know as an awesome course designer.  I will have to say Mr. Huock did a great job with this design. It's my opinion when he first walked this property he did so in the morning. I think he did so just so people could get this view of this course.

Sunrise over basket #5 Brush Creek Sports Park DGC Cedar Park TX

Well have a great day and if you make it to Cedar Park, Texas. Feel free to stop by Brushy Creek Sports Park and play a round.

Joys of Dove Hunting

Friends bonding around a campfire

Have you ever wanted to feel like you are a part of a group? Have friends with the likes? Have a group of people from different backgrounds, different careers, and even different beliefs come together as one. Ever heard about "you need to help wildlife in your area" campaign or "do your part in helping the environment" campaign? Well have I and do. That's why every year I make it a point to go hunting.

Picture for Texas Hunters Education

Believe it or not but hunting is one of the best ways you can get together with a group of people from different races, social statuses, tax brackets, and just about any other differences you can think of. With hunting you find that you become a true conservationist and not an extreme preservationist.
Merriam-webster defines Conservationist as "someone who works to protect animals, plants, and natural resources or to prevent the loss or waste of natural resources" and Preservationist as "someone who works to preserve something".

Now i know you are going hunters just kill defenseless animals and are just bloodthirsty killers. Wrong!!! We are hunting conservationist who love nature and want it to be healthy and to be here for generations to come.



I do understand that yes a long time ago before laws were put in place hunters in general did not present themselves in a great light. However it was hunters who wanted conservation of the wildlife, plants and other natural resources who helped put our current laws into place.  They knew back then if they didn't do something about bad hunters people today would not be able to enjoy anything that has to do with nature.  So came the Pittman-Robertson Act of 1937. This act provides funding for the selection, restoration, and improvement of wildlife habitats, and for wildlife management research.  This act allows funds to come from an 11% federal excise tax on sporting arms, ammunition and archery equipment, and a 10% tax on handguns. This act also help pave the way to put into place laws of how hunting should be conducted and exercised.  In other words with was the hunters who are help preserve and conserve the wildlife, plants and other natural resources. With all this said I encourage people to seek out their states hunting education course so that if you are new to hunting you are ensuring that you are following your states and federal laws that govern hunting. 

Sunrise Breckenridge Texas 

Know to get back on point. The joys of hunting friendship, bonding of child(ern) to parent(s), getting back into nature, and seeing the outdoors without the distractions of modern times.  Who wouldn't like to just get away from city life. However i will admit I do miss going to Starbucks form my morning brew, but thats why i bring my coffee grounds with me. Have you ever smelled to the morning air or seen a sunrise with nothing blocking or smog ruining those experiences? If your answer is no well i have to tell you, you have missed out. I have friends who go on hunts just to get that experience heck they don't even hunt they just enjoy the friendships and being out in nature with their friends. Heres a picture of my last morning during a dove hunt. I took this picture just after sunrise and loved that the moon was this shining as the sun was rising over the horizon. In fact both myself and my son just sat for a few moments while we enjoyed this time in nature. We didn't say anything didn't do anything, but we enjoyed our time together out in the middle of a field in north texas. After that moment we looked at each other and smiled and went about our hunt. I sit here writing this in true belief that when we go hunting we bond more as parent to child that as any other time. I think mainly because of all the other distractions that are in our lives.

Sun Set Breckenridge Texas 

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