Big birthday ‘gift’
Sun, 03/24/2019 - 12:00am
They met in college at a time of comparative innocence. Father Knows Best was the rage on TV; Ken and Barbie weren’t yet a couple. The TV show and the
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Roadways create a challenge on the Big Island of Hawaii
Sun, 03/24/2019 - 12:00am
Ihave now come to Hawaii four times in 30 years. This time, as I did 10 years ago, I took exchange kids to the Big Island. Most people land and
Cookies and love open men’s hearts
Sun, 03/24/2019 - 12:00am
Remember back in the day when you went to grandmother’s house and she had fresh-baked cookies, usually chocolate chip. I have a friend who tells the story of how his
Balancing work with free time
Wed, 03/20/2019 - 12:00am
My wife and I have been busy recently. We’ve had family in town two weeks in a row, we’ve been helping my brother take care of his house while he
Digital media helping school connect to Tornado community
Wed, 03/20/2019 - 12:00am
According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, the term social media is defined as “forms of electronic communication through which users create online communities to share information, ideas, personal messages, and other
Counting meatballs instead of our years
Wed, 03/20/2019 - 12:00am
Yesterday I made meatballs for dinner. No big deal, but it got me to thinking. I can throw a from-scratch batch of meatballs together in no time. I toss the
Supplemental funding legislation draws from state ‘Rainy Day Fund’
Wed, 03/20/2019 - 12:00am
A few of the funding priorities expressed by the executive, legislative and judicial branches are not covered in Senate Bill 2, the state’s tentatively-approved appropriations bill for fiscal years 2020 and
Robot invasion
Sun, 03/17/2019 - 12:00am
If a union organizer at a convention of robots urges “them” to unite, the rep might learn that “they” already have. Or, so it could appear. So far, robots generally
Big Bend area is plenty safe for annual influx of visitors
Sun, 03/17/2019 - 12:00am
This is the time of year when residents of Houston, Dallas, Austin and San Antonio descend upon the Big Bend area. It is one of the most beautiful scenes in
Our difficulty seeing what God is offering
Sun, 03/17/2019 - 12:00am
Ihad a cut and wanted to put a Band-Aid on it with some antibiotic cream. I went to the cabinet where we keep them and got out a Band-Aid, unwrapped