A Hike to Remember

My relationship with athletic activities is complicated. I do not dislike them. I like them, in principle. However, I excel naturally at a few things in life (talking too much, exasperating my wife, and so forth) and athletic activity is not one of them.

Faces & Places

'A joker is a little fool who is different from everyone else. He's not a club, diamond, heart, or spade. He's not an eight or a nine, a king or a jack. He is an outsider. He is placed in the same pack as the other cards but doesn't belong there.

Lt Gov Dan Patrick ‘s bias influenced the outcome of Paxton's acquittal

Lt Governor Dan Patrick, as leader of the Texas Senate, conducted a sham trial while claiming to be unbiased in the impeachment hearing of Ken Paxton and had us all fooled.

2 Cents Worth

Good morning grab you a glass of tea or a cup of coffee and visit with me awhile and do I have a story to tell you!!!!

Marriage is supposed to be fun

I don’t know what the secret to a good marriage is. I only know I have a good one that has been fun, exciting and full of adventure. On our way to celebrate out 60th wedding anniversary in Santa Fe, we stopped for lunch at the Cowboy Café in Roswell.

Music to our ears

For someone who enjoys and appreciates all kinds of music, I have never been much of a concert goer. Just not a crowd person. If I were to tell my children that Captain & Tennille and Ray Stevens were my only two concerts for the longest time, they would have no clue who those people even were.

2 Cents Worth

Good morning to all of you this time I am not writing from Aspermont, Texas, this morning is from North Carolina, we have traveled 1481 miles to see that great grandbaby, and as all great grandmas one say she is a jewell.

Kelly's collection of marbles

Kelly Draper of Llano is a retired professor of puppetry at Lamar University in Beaumont. He performed with his puppets at symphony orchestra concerts all over the country, illustrating the music to children. He did a puppet show several years at Dickens on the Strand in Galveston.

Seize the moment: At 50-year mark, celebrate and strengthen the Public Information Act

With trust in government waning, a Texas law can help keep a closer watch on public officials. Even citizens who continue to have faith in government can use this law to stay better informed. How is taxpayer money spent? What’s happening behind the scenes as government decisions are made?

Check your Mirrors

The elements have smiled on us the past week. Chances are you looked outside and smiled back. This weather brings out the best in my snooze button. The cooler temps and rains have given us a brief reprieve from the hot, dry summer that overcooked our yards, farms, and ranches.