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 […]

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

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

My youngest granddaughter is nicknamed “Little Bit” because she is so tiny. As the baby of the family, and the right size for hugs, she gets a lot of loving from everyone that can get a hold of her. She is a tough little girl and can keep up with her older brother and sister.

A 29-year-old ground technician stole a twin engine, 76 seat passenger plane from the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The untrained, inexperienced video-game player single-handedly started the engines, took off and flew the $30 million aircraft over Puget Sound. He performed unbelievable acrobatic maneuvers during his wild 60-minute ride. He eventually crashed the plane into the uninhabited