<Texas Essentials/Gotta Have it Index…March/2023>

=PALO DURO=…Chapter 4…-BEEF WORK- Tom punched the CD player button then adjusted the volume as he picked up speed on Highway 217 heading east. Buddy Holly ‘That will be the Day’ began to play. At Mile 14 he turned right and headed south. The road was gravel, littered with tumble…

-LAUGHS-…February/2023…DOUG the NEIGHBOR =Laughter is the BEST Medicine= >My emotional support animal is a chicken. 4 piece…with a biscuit. >French Fries do not come from France. They are cooked in Greece first. >Winnie the Pooh’s GrandMother is…Pooh Nanny >Fear of German Sausage. The Wurst. >I am so lucky people can’t…

=TEXAS MONEY GAME=…-February/2023-…DOUG the NEIGHBOR >Texas Essentials/Gotta Have It Index…February/2023 >10 Texas Essential products to gauge inflation in Texas. >Gotta Have It …to live in Texas. >Not weighted. Added up…divided…

=PALO DURO=…Chapter 3…-GRANDMA JUSTICE- “Get in the truck.” Tom pointed to his 2002 Ford 4x4 Dallas Cowboy Blue and Silver truck in the parking lot of the court house. Jimmy did. “Buckle up. This is my truck. You wear a seat belt.” Tom grabbed the Car & Driver magazine off…

=PALO DURO=…Chapter 2…-Judge Ray Ray- “Court of the Federal District of The Panhandle of Texas will now come to session.” Judge Ray Milford thundered and banged his gavel. “Be Seated. First Case of the docket. Please. Charlene. What we got?” Judge Milford pointed his gavel at Charlene Robbins, the prosecutor…

=PALO DURO=…Chapter 1…-FIRE BALLER- The two men sat in the pick up truck on Highway 217 just west of Palo Duro. “Why we stopping here?” The younger man asked. He wore a tie and slacks with city shoes. “You even know where we are?” …

=TEXAS MONEY GAME=…-January 2023-…Doug the Neighbor -Texas Essentials/Gotta Have it Index-…- January 2023- Created/Base Point…January…2022 10 Texas Products to gauge Inflation in Texas. Not weighted. Added up… divided by 10. Products…-GOTTA HAVE IT-… to live in Texas. All prices…’door to door’…taxes/fees/handing… paid for…as of… January 15th 2023. Austin Texas. Doug the Neighbor Podcast…Spotify…Apple…Google…AUDIO

-LAUGHS-JANUARY-2023-…Doug the Neighbor =Laughter is the BEST Medicine= >Not everyone is gonna think I am good looking, smart or funny. That is okay. They are wrong. >The start of Girl Scout Cookie Season marks the end of my New Years Resolutions. >She was the Farmers Daughter, but she couldn’t keep…