Book Review: This is Texas, Y’all! The Lone Star State from A to Z By Misha Maynerick Blaise

This is Texas, Y’all! The Lone Star State from A to Z  
By Misha Maynerick Blaise

#TexasStrong if you want to learn a little bit of Texas trivia then This is Texas, Y’all! The Lone Star State from A to Z by Misha Maynerick Blaise is a pretty good place to start.  

The author tells a lot about Texas history and all things Texas.  She gets most of it right.  The only two things we see where she may be wrong are both food related.  

Texans can be very opinionated and fanatic about a lot of things like football.  However, when it gets down to barbeque and chili, there are many opinions about what is real Texas and what isn’t.

For some, chili is not chili without beans. It has been pointed out that chili without beans is chili sauce and that chili does not have to contain meat. That is why we have the term Chili Con Carne.  

Some would argue that barbecue without sauce is not barbeque.  Some would argue over mustard-based sauce versus ketchup-based sauce, etc.  The only real consensus we have found over barbeque is that it is slow roasted meat.  One does not barbeque steaks, hamburgers, or hotdogs.  You grill those.

With those two things being the only places we disagree with this author, we must say that This is Texas, Y’all! captures most of what is truly Texas.

This book is well-researched and very well-written.  The illustrations are colorful and cute. We give it all five stars.  This would make a great gift for that wannabe Texan on your Christmas list.

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Book Review: Who Will Care For You: Formulating A Smart Family Plan to Age In Place by John Hemphill

Who Will Care For You: Formulating A Smart Family Plan to Age In Place

by John Hemphill

 

Sooner or later all families come face to face with a situation where a family member may need long term care.  Who Will Care For You: Formulating A Smart Family Plan to Age In Place by John Hemphill is about how to prepare for such an event in the event it happens.

This book is chock full of advice and suggestions about things like talking with an elder care attorney and making house modifications before they are needed.

Hemphill, a former CDC employee, has seen a lot of cases, including that involving his parents and his in-laws. He was able to plan ahead, but possibly not as much as he would have liked to.  He and his wife learned from their experiences, and those of others, and seek to impart that wisdom to his readers.

This book is well-researched.  It is well-written with minor editing flaws.  It is very readable and informative. We give Who Will Care For You all five stars.

There are a lot of things we wish we did not have to think about. Who will take care of us in the future is one of those things.  However, it is important to face some of these thoughts head on so that we don’t have to worry about them in the future.  Everyone should read this book, along with Master Your Cash Flow by Al Zdenek, in order to be prepared for our twilight years.  You will be glad you did.

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