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FRED FIRST: Peregrinations of a *BoZo

I have a few bits of biological blarney to pass along before I focus later today on packing for Ghost Ranch. I woke up earlier than my intention this...

ANDY PITZER: No Offseason

“It’s the time of the season.” This pertains to and will make the most sense for...

BOB BROWN: “I Remember World War II”

On December 7, 1941, my sister, Edith, eight years my senior, and I were in...

FRED FIRST: Go West At Last, Old Man

Decades of frugality have come abruptly to an end. I have made the choice to...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Bring Back The War Department

President Franklin D. Roosevelt gave a prescient and heartfelt speech in Chautauqua, New York, on...

DICK BAYNTON: Edinburg, TX, Microcosm of Mischief

Edinburg, Texas is a city of about 77,000 in the Rio Grande Valley and is located a short distance from McAllen (population of about...

LUCKY GARVIN: The Cleaning Lady

Sabrina seemed a bit preoccupied that morning some years ago. I watched for a while, then asked, “You seem to have something on your...

BARBARA LEACH: Microgreens in Pots

Anyone who has picked up a gardening magazine lately has seen that the latest gardening rage is pollinator gardens.  You probably know that you...

DICK BAYNTON: The Indefatigable Dave Thomas

While many readers will not recognize the name Dave Thomas today, 25 years or so ago, his name was recognized by an estimated 90%...

JOY SYLVESTER-JOHNSON: Children

After a little more than nine months of waiting, my seventh grandchild, Dafydd Anders Shields made his safe and greatly anticipated arrival. Waiting is not...

DICK BAYNTON: Equality

It is interesting to note that most of us live in a world of equality. For example, most capitalist democracies offer equal opportunity for...