Remember on Memorial Day A veteran is someone who, at one point in his life wrote a blank check payable to “The United States of America” for an amount “up to and including his life.” A boy went to war in 1914 and left his bike chained to a small tree. He never made it […]

What an OUTSTANDING celebration Port O’Connor had for our “Warriors” this past weekend! A salute and a BIG THANKS to all the volunteers who worked many, many hours putting everything together. To my knowledge, not a single thing was overlooked, everything was professionally done. Behind the scenes many people assembled bags of fishing gear, baked […]

Occasionally I have the opportunity to return to previous books I had read earlier.  And this seemed to be the case with several of those as written by John Grisham.  Possibly the favorable impression I had received from re-reading both THE CLIENT LIST and THE PELICAN BRIEF was due to the fact that this time […]

Leah is a small Chihuahua/terrier mix about 6-7 months old – a little bit of this, a little bit of that which results in a whole lot of love. Leah is 100% Happy, hasn’t found anyone yet she doesn’t adore. If your life isn’t already perfect she just might get you there. Come see her […]

Letter to the Editor: I met a crippled gentleman during our recent travels who had served in the military in Viet Nam. He spoke of returning to the U.S. on a litter and the tragic welcome he had received in California. At that time I was in Berkeley and can so sadly remember those demonstrations […]