Texas league slugger breaks home run record

Two weeks after breaking the Texas League home run record that had stood for 32 years, Ken Guettler hit his sixtieth round-tripper of the season on Aug. 26, 1956.

The Q Factor

Naples, Morris County and the world of journalism lost a giant over the weekend with the death of Monitor publisher and wonderful human being Morris Craig over the weekend. I say the following without any hyperbole or hesitation.

No good deed

People ask me all the time how I decide what to write about. It’s really very simple – it’s life events -- something happens at least weekly, often daily, that I learn from. And this week was a doozy! My husband and I like to help people in need.

We don’t meet people by coincidence

Co ·in·ci·dence – noun: a remarkable concurrence of events or circumstances without apparent causal connection. — Oxford Language Dictionary “So, what are you gonna do now,” asked Craig as we sat at the tall work table stools just inside The Monitor newspaper office.

In the still of the night

It was 10:03 p.m. last Saturday night, when a truck engine roared into life from two houses down, maybe three. I was sitting on a purchased estate-sale blue velvet chair trying to get a better grasp on the German language. Porch Cat was sound asleep in the corner.

That was one thing I had never forgotten

“I’ll never forget you, you’re a sweet memory. It’s all over now, don’t worry ‘bout me.” — Song lyrics, Don’t Worry ‘Bout Me, by Marty Robbins Too often these days, I ramble on about old times, family, and friends. Remembering stories about those who cross my mind.

Dare to dream

Isn’t life a wild ride? We sometimes find ourselves tumbling down paths we never expected, meeting adversity, and facing challenges that seem insurmountable. It can feel like we’re wearing that heavy coat of many colors, each stripe a trial that has tested our spirit. But hold on a moment.

Four years and STS

I would never forget. I could never forget. Four years ago Sunday, I suffered a stroke. It was 11:35 a.m. and I was in the hospital for what I thought was only fluid on the lungs. I was watching Restaurant Impossible waiting to be discharged. Not long after that, my life changed.

Record sea temps could spur more hurricanes

Forecasters for the National Weather Service are anticipating a more active hurricane season this year because of record-warm ocean surface temperatures, the Texas Tribune reported. Hurricane season runs through the end of November.

Are you lost or found?

I’ve been thinking a lot about lost and found lately. Maybe it’s because school is ready to start and I remember how much time I spent looking for stuff in the “lost and found room.