I took my car in for recommended maintenance today. Nothing major, but it was due for an oil change. My car was running just fine with no major problems, but the maintenance reminder said the oil was nearing the end of its service life. I could have ignored the reminder, but the car maker believes […]

     My grandson calls me Grandpa-Far-Far-Away, because he lives in Texas and I lived overseas for all his 11 years.  Yes, we visited as often as we could and stayed in contact as much as possible, but we always lived “far-far-away.”   That changed when I retired and moved back to Texas.  Now I see him quite a lot.  I

The room was filled with nervous excitement as the legal teams prepared to do battle. The defendant was bound by chains and hung his head in shame as he waited for his crimes to be displayed for all to see. He had failed and would have to pay a horrible price for all he had

Have you ever been “favored” by anyone? Do you want to be? It isn’t a term we commonly use in the U.S., but we use “favorite” and want to be someone’s favorite, especially someone important! I have always referred to my grandchildren as my favorites. My grandson was our favorite grandchild until his sister came

Ever since I can remember, I wanted to be in a safe place, where I wasn’t likely to be harmed. Not that I was able to avoid all danger, but I wanted to minimize the danger to myself and my loved ones. Who wants to get hurt? Not me! There was a time when the