The History of Daddy Claxton http://daddyclaxton.com The Adventures of @DaddyClaxton Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:13:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Calorie Counting At McDonald’s–Yikes, I Can’t Eat This… http://daddyclaxton.com/2013/calorie-counting/ http://daddyclaxton.com/2013/calorie-counting/#comments Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:12:54 +0000 Donny Claxton http://daddyclaxton.com/?p=4548 Calorie Counting At McDonald’s–Yikes, I Can’t Eat This… My nutritionist, Dr. Carol Ireton-Jones of Professional Nutritions Therapists here in Dallas wants me to eat less than 1,800 calories a day.  If I can do that, and believe me, I seldom do, I will lose weight. If I eat more than that, I will continue my [...]

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]]> http://daddyclaxton.com/2013/calorie-counting/feed/ 0 Sonic Restaurants–The Grease Pits of Fast Food http://daddyclaxton.com/2013/sonic/ http://daddyclaxton.com/2013/sonic/#comments Thu, 30 May 2013 14:33:41 +0000 Donny Claxton http://daddyclaxton.com/?p=4539 Sonic Restaurants–The Grease Pits of Fast Food Long before I briefly took a job in Oklahoma City in 2007 did I have a disdain for the food served at Sonic restaurants. Getting to know their CEO, Cliff Hudson, didn’t help my image of the company either. But I’ve always thought the food their was greasy, [...]

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]]> http://daddyclaxton.com/2013/sonic/feed/ 0 One of my childhood favorites: PB&J and CHEETOS http://daddyclaxton.com/2013/pbj/ http://daddyclaxton.com/2013/pbj/#comments Wed, 29 May 2013 18:39:49 +0000 Donny Claxton http://daddyclaxton.com/?p=4531 One of my childhood favorites: PB&J and CHEETOS.   Growing up as a kid, a peanut butter and jelly sandwich went with Cheetos chips like milk and cookies. Mom would pack my lunch to take to school and add a bag of Cheetos. If I was lucky I could sneak a second bag.  Maybe a [...]

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]]> http://daddyclaxton.com/2013/pbj/feed/ 2 Memorial Day–Remembering What Almost Was, Honoring The Loss Of Others http://daddyclaxton.com/2013/memorial-day-remember-what-almost-was-and-the-loss-of-others/ http://daddyclaxton.com/2013/memorial-day-remember-what-almost-was-and-the-loss-of-others/#comments Mon, 27 May 2013 14:57:58 +0000 Donny Claxton http://daddyclaxton.com/?p=4523 In military families there are some things that seldom, if ever, really get discussed openly and freely.  Hollywood loves to spin tales of heroism in war but it’s only on rare occasions when someone slips in a military family and the word gets out–and even then, the details remain glossed over.  And so on this [...]

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]]> http://daddyclaxton.com/2013/memorial-day-remember-what-almost-was-and-the-loss-of-others/feed/ 0 Zaditor–The Cure for Itching Eyes in Texas http://daddyclaxton.com/2013/zaditor/ http://daddyclaxton.com/2013/zaditor/#comments Sun, 19 May 2013 00:52:55 +0000 Donny Claxton http://daddyclaxton.com/?p=4516 Zaditor--The Cure for Itching Eyes in Texas WFAA Weatherman Pete Delkus keeps tweeting to North Texas–If you’re allergic to grass, the pollen is high right now–but you already knew that. And indeed, one of my daughters has been having a horrible time of it for about two months now and I’ve been skating past–until the [...]

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]]> http://daddyclaxton.com/2013/zaditor/feed/ 0 Cowboy Mouth At Wildflower Festival 2013–Disconnected http://daddyclaxton.com/2013/cowboy-mouth/ http://daddyclaxton.com/2013/cowboy-mouth/#comments Sat, 18 May 2013 05:15:32 +0000 Donny Claxton http://daddyclaxton.com/?p=4505 Cowboy Mouth At Wildflower Festival 2013–Disconnected Tonight was a great night to be in Richardson, Texas as the Wildflower Festival with NOLA band Cowboy Mouth playing on the Metro PCS stage. The show was great–save for a continual microphone issue for the lead guitar player which set their timing back and ultimately meant they didn’t [...]

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]]> http://daddyclaxton.com/2013/cowboy-mouth/feed/ 0 The Morning After Tornadoes 2013 in North Texas http://daddyclaxton.com/2013/tornadoes-2013/ http://daddyclaxton.com/2013/tornadoes-2013/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 12:34:56 +0000 Donny Claxton http://daddyclaxton.com/?p=4498 The Morning After Tornadoes 2013 in North Texas This photo is of sunrise, May 16, 2013. We had an estimated 10 tornadoes in the DFW area last night. There was lots of death, destruction and fear.  Lots of rain, too. I have often told my kids that rays shining down like in this photo are [...]

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