Guess who’s coming for dinner

When a tornado of kamikaze gnatsized flying bugs swarm through your open front door, following the light into your kitchen to fly sorties over the counter and dive-bomb into your cup of coffee and cereal bowl, which you never even thought of defending with anti-aircraft batteries or a kitchen...

Emergency funds offer breathing room when it matters

Everyone needs an emergency fund. Financial experts recommend it, and we’ve all experienced surprise expenses: a costly car repair, a broken water heater or unexpected medical bills. Despite our best intentions, building a financial cushion can feel impossible.

Spontaneity is the best kind of adventure

“A stranger is just a friend I haven’t met yet.” — Will Rogers------ I’m a huge Will Rogers fan. But last Saturday afternoon, personal philosophies leaned toward: “A stranger is just someone standing between me and my easy chair.”The mission was uncomplicated.

The life of a trill-seeker

You wouldn’t believe how long I’ve tried to figure out how to flutter my tongue to produce a perfectly luscious Spanish rolled R. Years and years.

Sustainable investing means investing with purpose

When you think about investing, you probably want your money to grow. But maybe you also want it to make a positive difference in the world while you continue pursuing your financial goals.

Layman led a charmed life

ATexan for three years and a Ranger for less than one, Jeff Milton survived his baptism of gunfire on Apr. 27, 1881 as he would so many other close calls in the years to come.

UFOs common sight in North Texas

Abreathless farmer burst into the Stephenville office of the Dallas News on Apr. 17, 1897 and excitedly announced, “I have found it!”“Found what?” asked the local correspondent for the big-city paper.“Found the airship the ‘Dallas News’ has been talking about!

I squeak, therefore I am

Is there anything to be done with a squeaky pair of running shoes? Obviously not, or I would have found it. They’re not completely squeaky. Just one. The left. And not just a whisper of a squeak. A terrified mouse squeak.

Only the beginning

I’m so happy to see humanity once again heading off to the moon. But I’m a little disappointed that most of us will be “dearly departed” before construction begins on any kind of moon colony. I was so looking forward to having my own little “cabin in the woods” looking over the Sea of Tranquility.

Did Booth find a hiding place in Texas?

On Apr. 14, 1865, five days after Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox, a 26 year old member of the “first family of the American stage” murdered Abraham Lincoln at Ford’s Theater in Washington, D.C.The epic manhunt for John Wilkes Booth ended 12 days later on a Virginia farm.