Spell check is not your friend

A long, long time ago, in the Dark Ages before personal computers in every home, and computers we carry around in our hands and pockets, we had to check our spelling on our own.

Governors urge congressional leaders to pass disaster aid funding

Gov. Greg Abbott and the governors of California, Puerto Rico and Florida on Jan. 24 asked U.S. House and Senate leaders to hurry up and pass supplemental disaster funding, and to send the legislation to President Trump.

A bit of frustration

As I type this, I’m rather hoping that Bit has, indeed, finally worn himself out and that I’ll have some time to get work done while he’s asleep.  For those who are new to this column, Bit is the family cat.

Back in the day...

...some of us lived dangerously in the 80s, when we were in our teens. We had skills that “kids these days” don’t always have. Like, how to handle a crisis hundreds of miles from home, no cell phone, no GPS, no Internet.

Four-way standoffs

The first time I drove in Copperas Cove could have ended in disaster. I was cruising along in my rental car along Avenue D, came upon an intersection and saw cross traffic was stopped, so I zoomed merrily along the street. (This was before the two stoplights at First and Main had been installed.

Continually changing

Basketball is in full swing.  The Lady Dawgs are off to great start.  They are state ranked 21st and currently sit 2nd in District 8-6A with a 6-2 record.  The Dawgs are having some difficulty in district play after a stellar non-district start of 22-1.

Tip of the hat

We interrupt our regularly scheduled end-of-the-year meltdown run down to bring you this message.  Bit of explanation. In addition to my duties as a movie reviewer and columnist, I still handle courier duty for the flagship paper of this publication.

Making do

There’s an older phrase that people sometimes use to describe what we do when we can’t run out and buy the latest thing that comes off an assembly line somewhere. It’s called “making do.” We sometimes laugh at the older generation, born and raised during lean times.

2017 In Entertainment: #ComicsGate

I normally do a single year-in-review column of entertainment news, but so much took place in 2017 – and so late in the year that it’ll likely spill over to 2018 – that a single column won’t be enough. To this end, I’m giving this story its own column so I have room to explain everything.

Our own little bubbles

My front porch I’m about to launch into a nonsensical rant. Sometimes, there’s a time to be pithy. Meaningful. Profound.  Other times, a little hissy fit or rant is called for. Hey, it makes me feel better. And, this is my front porch, soI can rant if I want to.