Carl Lance

Another Father

As we celebrate Father’s Day, it can bring back good or bad memories. It depends on what kind of relationship you have with your father. If you have a good father, you have a chance to show him your love and appreciation. If your relationship isn’t all that great, you might want to try to […]

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I Can’t Stand the Heat!

President Harry Truman said, “If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen!” but he wasn’t talking about the temperature in a kitchen. It was more like “Leave if you can’t handle the pressure.” President Truman was plain spoken, and the Press loved it! He gave them their headlines, and the President was

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It’s Raining

It is raining right now and that is good news! Here in South Texas, we have had a dry summer. The only relief we had were a few showers, separated by weeks with no rain. Dry weather isn’t that unusual in this area, but we normally get enough. I don’t have a sprinkler system installed

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Sisters

As I am writing this story, my wife is out shopping with her youngest sister. They will talk, laugh, have lunch, and do some shopping. That happens a lot since we moved back to the U.S. and retired. This activity is normally on Sunday, after Church with all three sisters. One sister had to work

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One man

The news is filled with tributes to Senator John McCain, who passed away after a battle with cancer. He was a war-hero and politician, a bigger-than-life character on the world stage. With a lifetime of service, the many honors paid him are well deserved. John McCain stepped into the limelight when he followed his accomplished

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