I'm not alone when I say I'm sick of politics. When people believe their side is the only correct way and the other side is ignorant,...

I wish I looked this cute while being crazy. When I was young and cute like this (sort of), I was one of the first people to get a word...

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

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

Charged Meaning of the Confederate Flag Since the shootings in an iconic African-American church in Charleston, South Carolina, by a...

"Texan" should be an ethnicity. You can't lump Texans into a category, but, more than any other state, we often identify ourselves as...

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...

Mother's Day is like Valentine's Day when all the popular people get cards, calls, visits, and praise, and the nerds get left out. Some...

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...

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

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...