That was the moment I relaxed and said it again

Why are you taking this class? A fair question for the first day of Stephen F. Austin State University’s gateway course into the discipline of journalism 30-plus years ago. Every new class was filled with students whose goals were as varied as their educational and cultural backgrounds.

Molasses for your garden

I discussed dried molasses in articles from several years ago. Actually, dried molasses isn’t actually pure molasses at all. It has a grain reside base that is sprayed with liquid molasses. The result is a product that stimulates microbes and repels fire ants.

“It’s a trap!”

That simple, three word phrase is quite possibly one of the most memorable (and re-used) lines from the Star Wars franchise. That single line, voiced by Admiral Ackbar in Return of the Jedi.

What I’ll miss about wearing a mask

Now that the Pandemic in the U.S.

Molasses for your garden

I discussed dried molasses in articles from several years ago. Actually, dried molasses isn’t actually pure molasses at all. It has a grain reside base that is sprayed with liquid molasses. The result is a product that stimulates microbes and repels fire ants.

Balinese Room star attraction of wide-open island

Backed by a new crime-fighting attorney general, who campaigned on a pledge to clean up Galveston, the Texas Rangers finally got their wish and padlocked the Balinese Room on May 30, 1957.

Special session coming this fall

Texas lawmakers will adjourn the regular session on Monday — Memorial Day — but Gov. Greg Abbott has already indicated he will call a special session in the fall to grapple with redistricting after detailed census results are finally released.

Watch what you’re grabbing, folks

Occasionally we fix oatmeal for breakfast. Not your favorite thing to eat of a morning? Me neither. So doctor it up. Cinnamon, sugar, and raisins can make even shoe leather pretty tolerable. One morning we were busy working and talking in the kitchen together.

From My Perspective

To the Class of 2021 Congratulations! You did it! You successfully completed your 13 year journey through a local school system. That is certainly something to be celebrated.

The School of Hard Knocks is always in session

It constantly amazes me that I can still find good, hard-working God Bless Americans who are willing to go out of their way to teach me lessons I thought I’d never have the opportunity to learn.