It’s Shade And Iced Tea Time Greetings from the island everyone. Hope all of you are doing well and enjoyed your July 4th long weekend. As usual, Barnacle and I stayed put on the island, having no desire at all to tackle the crowds and misfits around the dock and mainland. I enjoyed watching […]

Participation by the Port Lavaca Amateur Radio Club in the annual Field Day event, sponsored in the US and Canada by the American Radio Relay League, was an unqualified success by any measure. The number of club members who came together increased by half, compared with last year. Moreover, the three newest club members were […]

A fascinating thing about history is how one thing leads to another. History is a flow that the beginning does not necessarily know where the end will be. And such is what happened in San Antonio Jan. 9, 1840. This was the start of what is known as “The Council Fight” which was a series […]

Every once in awhile I write up a basketball article, usually surrounding the San Antonio Spurs, which in June became NBA champions for the fifth time in franchise history. Right now, I await the decision of a man named Carmelo and whether or not he will join my beloved Chicago Bulls, so basketball is just […]

Now that the Warriors’ Weekend has concluded for one more year and the sand sculptures are being taken down, it’s time to meet the artist, Gloria Fric aka The Dragon Lady. A citizen of the world, as she describes herself, being born in Japan, educated in France, Germany and all over the United States, Gloria […]