One man’s junk is another man’s treasure. That is the old saying and it is pretty much the truth. How many tales have been told of someone finding something worth a significant amount of money that was about to be thrown away or at a flea market? Here there really is something for everyone in […]

As regular readers may know, at the start and end of every NBA season, I have continuously predicted the death of the San Antonio Spurs, and I have come to apologize and atone myself, as my rantings about their demise may have been greatly exaggerated. As of this writing the Spurs are about to begin […]

This is a month for potpourri. To be sure here it will be meant as a jumble of thoughts for a month that is most important to me. April is, among other things, a most interesting month all in itself. Over the centuries it has jumped around on the yearly calendar from first up to […]

Well, here I am again, ready to try and quit smoking for the fourth time in my life. Strangely enough, the idea fills me with apprehension and fear, even though from the past experience I have in the matter I know exactly what I’m up against. Three days till the nicotine is out of my […]

A little over five years ago, I began writing for this newspaper as both a columnist and a correspondent in Port Lavaca. In that time, I have gotten a feel and admiration for life on the Texas coast, as well as yet experiencing the diverse landscapes that exist in the United States. Subject matter is […]