When dogsitting gets ruff

With summer approaching, my calendar’s color codes reflect where I will be dogsitting and housesitting. All the families who call on my caretaking services have dogs (each family has more than one, in fact). The pets and I are on a firstname basis.

Playing by ear

Luann Neely of Marshall says music is her life. “You know, music does make you smarter. It really does make your brain work better. I still love doing it and will keep on doing it until I can’t.

Old Glory News

It did get a little on the hot side this past week, so we were expecting some clouds. On Saturday afternoon it hit us first the wind and hail and then a little rain. I sure did hate the hail really came down hard with the wind was blowing it everywhere.

Best Dating Apps for Retirees

Dear Savvy Senior, Can you recommend some good online dating apps or sites for retirees? I’m a 66-year-old widow and would like to find a new friend to spend time with, but don’t know where to turn.

Clock ticking on moving bills

The clock is ticking on getting bills out of the House and to the Texas Senate, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick warned last week in a story in the Austin American-Statesman.

Anti-truthtamines: A solution for the compliance-adverse American

As I sat down to write this week’s editorial, preparing to chastise the weakness of state legislators that had protestors escorted from the capital as transgenderrelated bills were up for discussion in Austin, a system crash and computer restart sent me momentarily wandering through the digital...

Old Glory News

OMG it got pretty cold last night and itwas quite a change from the ninety we had during the week. I really was hoping that we would get a little rain, maybe tomorrow. Oh dear we need it so badly. I do like the cold cloudy day and hope it will last for a while. Please pray for rain.

How to Choose and Use a Walking Cane

Dear Savvy Senior, I have some hip and back problems and could use a walking cane to help me get around. Is there anything I should know about canes before I buy one? Limping Linda Dear Linda, When it comes to choosing a cane, most people don’t give it much thought, but they should.

Senate, House begin budget reconciliation process

The Texas Senate unanimously approved a $308 billion two-year budget last week, the Austin American-Statesman reported. The next step is to reconcile that budget with one passed earlier by the Texas House.

Slow for a reason

With limited space this week for editorializing much of anything, I wanted to weigh in on the Rotan City Council’s progression toward improved animal control policies, and given last week’s unexpected turnout of concerned citizens, I am not the only one who has an opinion on the matter.