Unca Darrell

Old. Conservative. Christian. In love with my wife, Texas, America, Western Civilization, and Jesus. Sorry about the decline of newspapers.

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Darrell Hancock

Biography

Diana and I have been married a long, long time. We met in first grade in rural Garrison, Texas, where Diana already knew how to color between the lines. I wore overalls to school and struggled to sort out whether the man reading the news on CBS radio was Edward or Murrow. I'm retired now, more or less, from several careers, some more interesting than others: hauling hay, milking cows, playing high school sports, studying English at Rice University, editing the college newspaper, defending our country against all enemies, foreign and domestic, to the extent possible through the medium of a computer keyboard at Fort Polk, Louisiana, studying journalism at Columbia University, covering politics and state government for the late, lamented Houston Post (my boss was Felton E. West, Jr.), studying law at the University of Texas, writing contracts for folks in the oil bidness, editing manuscripts of books written by others, and doing one thing and another to make a living. I follow Jesus Christ, belatedly, enthusiastically, imperfectly, and encourage others to do the same (but less belatedly and more perfectly). Oh, and Diana and I have two sons, Adam who lives in Houston and David who lives in heaven.  

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  • Photographs
  • Moscow to St. Petersburg
  • Big Ideas
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  • Dedication / Felton E. West, Jr.

TOUTS

  • Best Houston news radio / KROI-FM 92.1
  • Best BLT / Pete's Burger Place

GOOD WORKS

  • Beth W. Scott Scholarship Fund
  • Living Water International
  • St. Andrews University, Laurinberg, North Carolina
  • Yellowstone Academy
  • Star of Hope
  • Crime Stoppers of Houston, Inc.
  • Every Village
  • Salvation Army of Greater Houston Area Command
  • The City
  • Children's Emergency Relief International

GOOD MOVIES

  • (1) Witness (2005)
  • (2) The Lives of Others (2006)
  • (4) O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
  • (3) Tender Mercies
  • (6) Sarah's Key (2010)
  • (7) The Edge of Heaven (2007)
  • (5) Mugabe and the White African (2009)

FOLKS TO READ

  • Texas Watchdog
  • Glenn Reynolds
  • Walter Russell Mead
  • Robert J. Samuelson
  • The Volokh Conspiracy
  • Climate Debate Daily
  • Real Clear Politics
  • Wall Street Journal
  • Victor Davis Hanson
  • George F. Will

QUID

  • Big Jolly Politics
  • DFUI.org
  • Texas Watchdog
  • The Innkeeper's Tail
  • No Upgrades
  • Banjo Jones
  • Red Ink: Texas
  • blogHOUSTON

JERKS

  • Obama, Barack Hussein
  • Glover, Danny
  • Gore, Jr., Albert Arnold
  • Jones, Terry
  • Keillor, Gary Edward ("Garrison")
  • Konigsberg, Allen Stewart
  • Krugman, Paul Robin
  • Letterman, David Michael
  • Westboro Baptist Church
  • Maher, William, Jr.

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