I found out the other day that I may be the fastest eater in the world. I’m serious. Janet and I were out eatin’ at a restaurant the other day and I was chowin’ down like I...

Tyler—Mention “Master Gardeners,” and many people picture an elite group of green‑thumbed experts who spend their days tending demonstration gardens or showing off prize...

Tyler—As we close out another year in East Texas gardens, sometimes soggy and sometimes sun‑scorched, it’s worth looking ahead to a concept that’s gaining real traction...

Man, how many times have you heard, “What’d you get for Christmas?” I know I’ve heard it at least a million times. Heck, I’ve asked it a million times. I don’t ask it as...

I was 16 when I ended up in a hospital bed and heard three words that changed my life: type 1 diabetes. What I didn't know then and what too few doctors acknowledge today,...

I was talkin’ to a buddy of mine outside of the grocery store and he was tellin’ me about visitin’ Yellowstone Park over the summer and he was just startin’ to tell me...

At this time every year I am asked to rerun someone’s favorite Christmas story.  Well, here’s one more.Twas the night before ChristmasAnd who should I see,But Jolly ol’...

Well, it’s time to reminisce again.I’m sure some of you have already started your Christmas shoppin’. You’re puttin’ up decorations and such, and gettin’ ready for visitors...

Since it’s nearly Christmas, I decided to rerun one of my old Christmas poems.   ‘Twas the night before ChristmasAnd Janet was gone.I was at homeAnd I was alone.I pulled...

I was in the grocery store the other day and a man asked me to rerun this story so he could read it to his grandkids. Now how could I refuse a request like that.I don’t see...

Yippee! The creatures are back. I’m talkin’ about those pesky phone creatures. You know the ones who call you durin’ supper, or just when a good movie comes on TV. I know...

Rusty is out of town, doing who knows what; shooting something, no doubt.  He called and asked me to run one of his old columns. Instead, I think I’ll write, and let you...

I was lookin’ at myself in our bathroom mirror the other day when Janet walked in.“What are you doing?” she asked.“Just wonderin’,” I replied.“Wondering what?”“I was just...

I really get a kick out of Facebook. Here are some of my older posts. I took a friend's advice and looked up my family roots. I came up with Sassafras.  Now Brother, that's...

After readin’ all this junk I write, you wouldn’t think, as a kid, I would have been a book reader, but you’d be wrong. I loved books, well some books. My mom and sister...