RECENT WEATHER SPARKS MEMORIES OF 1983
The new year started with a bang. Snow, sleet and ice occurred recently all over the county, You may have experienced some or all of this weather, depending on where you live. Local schools closed...
View ArticleBLAME BAD WINTERS ON THE GROUNDHOG
Tired of our on and off winter? Wondering when spring will finally get here? Fear no more. In a couple of days, February 2 to be exact, it will be Groundhog Day. Punxsutawney Phil, the official...
View ArticlePAT YOURSELF ON THE BACK FOR TRYING
As I’m writing this, it’s February 2, and Punxsutawney Phil has seen his shadow. The annoying furry forecaster is predicting six more weeks of winter. And did I mention that right now the weather is...
View ArticleT-SHIRT PHILOSOPHY CAN BE FUNNY AND OUTRAGEOUS
With this column appearing on Valentine’s Day, it seems appropriate to gift you with a selection of t-shirt slogans ranging from funny to outrageous. Today’s first category is definitions. Having...
View ArticleFEBRUARY IS SHORT BUT BUSY MONTH
February has only 28 days (except for Leap Year when it has 29). That makes it the shortest month of the year. But it also is one of the busiest ones. Consider that by the middle of the month we have...
View ArticleSIGNS OF SPRING AT LAST
After weeks of wretched weather – rainy, cold, rainy, humid, rainy, foggy, did I mention rainy? – the weather seems a little better. And best of all, I’ve been seeing real signs of spring recently. One...
View ArticleLIBRARY MEMBERS RAISE THOUSANDS FOR COUNTY FOOD BANK
Texas City’s Moore Memorial Library recently raised over $3,000 for the Galveston County Food Bank. And they did it in just six weeks. That’s an amazing accomplishment. How did they do it? That’s the...
View ArticleOUR WORDS CAN GIVE AWAY OUR AGE
Ice box. Antenna. HiFi. Pedal pushers. Ring any bells? If they do, here’s why. Whether you say “ice box” or “refrigerator,” most people know what you mean. But the original ice box was exactly what it...
View ArticleLOCAL LIBRARY OFFERS SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY
Although I’ve been a member of Moore Memorial Public Library since we moved to Texas City in the early 1970s, I always seem to be learning about services and other great things this public library...
View ArticleTECHNO WARS
One of my father’s favorite sayings was “things are going to Hell in a handbasket!” As a child, I wasn’t sure what exactly a handbasket was or why something going to Hell needed to be in one. I just...
View ArticleTHERE IS NO MYSTERY TO THIS LOCAL AUTHOR’S SUCCESS
“Sundays usually meant good luck. Parrott had been born on a Sunday, and every important event in his life that he could remember had happened on a Sunday, too. He’d met Tonya on a Sunday in the fall...
View ArticleCROSSWORD PUZZLES CAN CAUSE CROSS WORDS
Solving the daily crossword puzzle is both a habit and a hobby for many of us. It can also be a source of frustration as well as a pain in the neck. The authors of these puzzles often display a warped...
View ArticleMAKING SQUIRRELY DECISIONS
Regular readers of this column know I am a big fan of squirrels. For several years now my husband and I have been feeding squirrels at a local park on a regular basis. We have learned a lot about these...
View ArticleSIGNS OF SUMMER AT LAST
Signs of summer are everywhere you look. There are piles of tree and shrub trimmings all along the curbs of mainland streets. Apparently local residents have decided that it’s finally safe to prune...
View ArticleFUNNY THING ABOUT READING THE FUNNIES
If you’ve ever Googled anything or asked Siri for information on some topic, you are probably well aware that this action can lead you down some very interesting pathways. By that I mean that one thing...
View ArticleTHERE’LL ALWAYS BE AN ENGLAND
The royal wedding is over. All the pomp and ceremony stretched across several days, as British citizens celebrated their newest royal personage – Meghan Markle. Surprisingly the bride is an American...
View ArticleT-SHIRTS TELL IT LIKE IT IS
It’s been a while since I’ve done a column on funny T-shirts. Fortunately, a lot of new ones have appeared on the scene, and I hope the following examples entertain you as much as they did me. I’ll...
View ArticleTAILOR YOUR PLAN TO FIT YOUR PERSONALITY
How often have you read an article about how to accomplish your goals? Did the ideas in the article seem foreign to you? That’s the problem with how-to articles and books. They always seem to be...
View ArticleFROM A SKYSCRAPER CLIMBING RACCOON TO A KINKY FRIEDMAN CONCERT
In last week’s column, I recounted the story of a squirrel who shoplifted a bag of peanut M&Ms from a store in the Magic Kingdom at Disney World. The video went viral and appeared on virtually...
View ArticleLOOKING FOR THE “BEAR” MINIMUM
Wildlife seems to be getting wilder lately. A few weeks ago I told you about a shoplifting squirrel at Disney World. The next week I followed up with a tale of a skyscraper-climbing raccoon. I didn’t...
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