Missing Santa

I was in my late 20’s before I ever took a photo with Santa. Growing up, I just disliked Santas. I don’t know what specifically intimidated me, but I didn’t care for the jolly old guy in a red suit. This changed when I moved to Farmersville in 2007 and started working for the newspaper there.

Museum Matters

The year 1914 marked the beginning of World War I, and it’s destruction that covered Europe. Those who witnessed the devastation thought it would be the war to end all wars. Soldiers who thought that they would be serving a short time, ended up staying in the cold damp trenches for months.

Merry Melodies

As Wyndi was preparing Christmas letters this year, she had us both make a list of the top 10 experiences we had this year. Of course, her saying yes to my wedding proposal topped the list. Many of the other items related to covering big events and spending time with family and friends.

Charting a Path to Prosperity, the Texas Way

As Texas looks toward the bicentennial of its founding as an independent republic in 1836, the state faces no shortage of challenges that must be overcome to ensure the continued prosperity of all Texans. Here’s the good news.

‘Goblin mode’ named Oxford English Dictionary’s Word of the Year 2022

Now the Oxford English Dictionary is at it. In my previous column, I reported that “gaslighting” has been named the Word of the Year 2022 by the dictionary aficionados at Merriam-Webster.

Believe it or not, ‘gaslighting’ is the Word of the Year 2022

The folks over at Merriam-Webster are at it again. They are claiming that the Word of the Year 2022 is “gaslighting.” That is so typical of them. They can believe that if they want to, I guess.

Beware the elusive adnominal snowman

My daughter has started roaming the streets looking for Bigfoot clues. According to her kindergarten classmates, Bigfoot only comes out at night, and that’s when he drops clues around the neighborhood.

Mary or Martha?

Are you a Mary or a Martha? For those struggling to remember the Biblical story of the sisters who welcome Jesus into their home in the books of Luke and John, Martha is described as working hard to prepare the home for Jesus while Mary sits and listens to Jesus.

November is National Caregivers Month

November is National Family Caregivers Month. There are more than 11 million family caregivers in the U.S and nearly half of these caregivers provide help to someone with Alzheimer’s or another dementia.

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Of all the Scrabble letters, Q and Z hold the most value, at 10 points apiece. In 1982, Karl Khoshnaw — the Michael Jordan of Scrabble — used both letters to spell the word “caziques.