The pet of the week is Mr. Junebug. This big (16 pound ) boy is super sweet after a warmup spell. He hides till he is comfortable, but it doesn’t...

Well, I can tell Christmas is just around the corner because my wife, Janet, is out shoppin’ for Christmas gifts. I usually wait until a little closer to Christmas before I...

Leah will be ready for adoption soon. She is a 2-year-old Dachshund mix, very playful and friendly. She does well with other dogs and cats but...

Guess what? That’s right; I received another phone call from a phone creature the other day. As you know, phone creatures are what I call those phone solicitors that call...

Do you know what I miss? I miss Halloween. You know, like it was back when I was a kid. Oh, I know, Halloween is still around, although very few go by that name. Now they...

Tyler—Halloween was always one of my favorite holidays, partly because my birthday falls the following day on All Saints Day. As a child, the...

The pet of the week is Birdo, she is 5 months old, super friendly and works overtime at the biscuit factory. She gets along with other cats and she...

I ran into a nice lady the other day, and she told me that she remembered a story I had written a long time ago about a phone creature. She had to remind me what it was...

Tyler—Water is one of East Texas’ greatest natural resources, and how we conserve, protect, and manage it will help determine our region’s future....

Tyler—I didn’t think the weather would ever break and that they would arrive, but they are finally here. Few flowers capture the magic of Southern...

You know, I’ve noticed that a lot of people I know are careful of what they say around me, thinkin’ I might put what they say in the paper.  They really don’t have to worry...

The pet of the week is Delilah, a big silver tabby, 3 yrs old, at Pet Sense. Very sweet and loving cat, a bit shy, but warms up quickly. Call the...

The other day I was walkin’ into the house, just as my wife Janet was walkin’ out. She had a box in her hands.“What’s in the box?” I asked.“Nothing,” she said. “I was just...

Each fall, one of nature’s great migrations passes through Texas. Monarch butterflies that spent the summer across much of the United States and...

Can you believe how fast this year has gone by so far? Man, the older I get, the faster they go. I can remember when I was a kid, a year lasted….well, a year.  Now, they go...