Finally, a break from the rain and here come the mosquitoes. We all know they are big as teal, down here.  Plus, You need a shotgun to exterminate them. When they raise their wings and start attacking, I always threaten to install a mosquito mister, then I realize I would be misting everybody’s yard but […]

So it is that time of year again, the NBA Playoffs are upon us and while my first favorite squad, the Chicago Bulls, battle Lebron James and the Cavaliers in the second round in the Eastern Conference, my second fave team, the San Antonio Spurs have sadly been eliminated. Even in defeat however, I can […]

As some of you may know who have followed this column over the years I am an avid follower of severe weather events, both because of my tornado phobia as well as my public service as a storm spotter. I became a storm spotter to combat my phobia, knowing about the scientific reasons that cause […]

Patience is a thing that can sometimes be in short supply. Like love and other mental attributes, patience can be defined to a degree, but not captured in a bottle to be able to be applied like medicine. It must be learned and also, like most things that must be learned, its value is usually […]

If your looking for something to be grateful for this month, this is the column for you. I swore I wasn’t going to do it this year, swore I would not write one of ‘these’ articles this Winter. They seemed like an easy way out of writing something fresh and also seemed a bit like […]