A Return to Yesteryear As an “ole-timer” I often think of the “good ole days.” When I recently read the following, it brought back a lot of memories… The rhythmic charm of rockabilly dazzles your brain and bones with excitement.

ADULT EVERYDAY TRUTHS • I think part of a best friend’s job should be to immediately clear your computer history if you die. •. Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you’re wrong. •. I totally take back all those times I didn’t want to nap when I was younger. •.

Not too long ago I had “one of those days.” I was feeling pressure from a writing deadline. I had company arriving in a couple days and the toilet was clogged. I went to the bank, and the trainee teller processing my deposit had to start over three times.

THE EYE OF THE STORM Sunday morning at our house is a little like Dante’s Inferno. A great lament goes up among the children when they discover someone else has gone before them into the water chamber.

A Battle of Words Back last October the Hamas launched a secret “Pearl Harbor Style” attack on Israel. The Israeli people had relaxed their vigil and were caught by surprise as the Hamas launched this surprise night-time attack along their border with Gaza.

April brings out the fool in me One of the things I miss most about being retired from the classroom is that it has been 5 years since I have had a “Kick Me” sign mysteriously taped onto my back. 1.

Paradise Lost When I speak of the country around Little Caston I think of a beautiful a little creek near where my Bullard grandparents lived in Leflore County, Oklahoma. In that long time ago in 1942, my brother Gerald and I were sent down there to help on Grandpa’s farm.

When I was growing up in Houston, our family lived across the street from a man and woman who had married later in life. Mr. Brill met and married Mr. Roberts after her childbearing years had passed, so the two of them enjoyed a honeymoon that lasted well into retirement.

St Patrick’s Day was never a big deal in Stonewall. In fact, if it hadn’t been for those old Warner Path-A Newsreels at the Main Theatre I might not have even known there was one.

Easter 2024 will be observed on Sunday, March 31. The most important Christian holiday, Easter, is a “movable feast.” Why does it change every year? What are the commonest and rarest Easter dates? How is the date determined? Where did the word “Easter” come from?