So many hopes--so much dashing of hopes. Preparing for the special session happening NOW in the Texas Legislature, Drew Darby (R--San Angelo) submitted two b...

I'm hearing from some of those affected by and concerned about Texas's negligence toward teachers and education. They read my March blog post, "Texas Betrays...

Noting the priorities of our Texas State legislators, I’m ready for a regime change, because current priorities stink. Treatment of retired teachers, coupled...

Laws about who can use which bathrooms should be recycled into toilet paper. They’re just in place to make a statement— most notably in Alabama, Mississippi,...

Please note: I am NOT talking about the cute pink toboggans with cat ears. I love those, and I want one. I am talking about the lesser-seen, but still distur...

I appreciate the little cactus wren, but sometimes I forget I'm not one. The cactus wren builds its nest in the branches of cholla cactus, pictured here, a s...

Black Holes at My House If you’ve taken a high school physical science class in the last decade or so, watched Nova on PBS, or tried to read A Brief History ...

On a trip to Hawaii, long, long ago, I ate in a restaurant whose claim to fame was the view of the spectacular sunset. And the sunset was every bit as beauti...

Feeling the need to clarify, for those who might not know, the origin of "bar" ditch. The "bar" ditch is the small gully that runs along each side of a road....

The lovely Ellen Meyer played her guitar and sang at First Christian Church's (San Angelo) courtyard concert today. She plays from the Great American Songboo...

Jim took this a couple of years ago, managing to catch a bee with his landing gear down as he glided in on a pollen run. You just can't plan a shot like this...