Took my 14 year old to the doctor Friday. As if the renewed mask charade wasn’t bad enough, halfway through the doctor asks me to leave. Over my dead body, I said. This is my child, and anything can be discussed with both of us. She then proceeded to ask if there were any

Absolutely true and although gasoline has gone down but was $1.89 on 1/1/21. It’s $2.85 now. Thats still a 50% increase. Is it better than $4, yes but that’s still a sharp increase to something every family needs, just like groceries.

Passed the million mile early this year, got the award tonight at our Christmas party.

I had adopted her but she refused to come away with me. It was weird because dogs can't wait to leave the kennel. She was crying and stubbing her paws. I should have dragged her. But when I looked down I understood the reason and I had to make a CHOICE "When the time came to take

“This is my father, MSGT Daniel L. Hughes who flew troops and supplies into Vietnam and the wounded and KIA out from 1965 to 1973. Dad was a C141 flight engineer. He earned the DSC for bravery and 6 Air Medals. He died in October 2022 from Parkinson’s as a result of AO exposure.”

The Texas Quote of the Day is another recollection from the Rev. C.C. White of Jacksonville, Texas. You might recall that Mr. White, who was born in 1885, was an African American preacher in Jacksonville and a remarkable man who cared nothing for material wealth. Every year he

“On November 22, 1969, after 19 months in Vietnam, I landed at Travis Air Force Base in San Francisco. Home sweet home, I had made it home alive. What I didn't know was that I had flown from one war straight into another. The country was in absolute turmoil with much of the

“My son saw a Vietnam Veteran at Burger King and went up to him and thanked him for his service and sacrifice while wearing his uncle's 9th infintry cap. (His great uncle was KIA 19 June 1967).” - Joey Messina #veterans #HonorThem

Traces of Texas The importance of rural electrification and the Highland Lakes can’t be overstated. That and the Farm to Market highway system completely transformed the Hill Country.

"Today as I was heading to the gym [when] I passed a car with its hood up. In passing, I saw it was an older lady and she had this helpless look on her face. I backed up before entering the interstate and asked if she was okay. She could barely talk and seemed like she was about

A local woman received a call on Christmas Eve, “Hi, you don't know me but I have your brother.” The woman’s brother’s name is Joey. He is 64 years old and mentally disabled. Joey works at The North Park Theater so his sister believes he went there Thursday, got scared and stayed

"On Monday, June 6, 2016, my lovely Grandma turned 100-years- old. My sweet niece wanted nothing more than to have her baby that day, which she did! This is a picture of my Grandma meeting her newest great, great grandson, Weston, born 100 years apart. How amazing is this?"

⁦⁦Traces of Texas⁩ I recently came across this grave stone in the Itasca City Cemetery. Can you imagine what this man saw and what his formal education was composed of?

"My parents have been married for 75 years but few have noticed. Most of their friends have died. I contacted 6 local news stations and the Union Tribune newspaper giving details so they could do a story on their lives. Not one response from anyone. I think living into your 90's

Such a wonderful event and this year Justice Ken Wise is the principal speaker …

They Only Love Us When We’re Dead Let me explain why Pete Hegseth’s struggle cuts deep for so many of us. He jokes about receiving 100% negative media coverage as Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. Classic infantry humor. But behind the laugh is something serious, something warriors like me feel deep in

Judy, a purebred pointer, was the mascot of several ships in the Pacific, and was captured by the Japanese in 1942 and taken to a prison camp. There she met Aircraftsman Frank Williams, who shared his small portion of rice with her. Judy raised morale in the POW camp, and also