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What’s your story?

Everybody has a story. I’d even suggest that everybody has a defining story. We’ve all said it (or heard someone else say it) at some time – “Well, that’s just

Sears-iously?! Another one bites the dust

When I was a boy, my entire sartorial world revolved around Sears, Roebuck and Company – better known as Sears. The recent announcement that the department store was in bankruptcy

A fiery teachable moment while cooking

Have you seen a crisis about to occur and knew you couldn’t do anything to stop it? It really is one of the worst feelings. It happened to me last

Panel hears about hardening Texas schools

The Texas House Committee on Appropriations met Oct. 9 to hear ideas on improving school safety in the aftermath of the May 18 Santa Fe High School shooting that left

Investing in your future

Today I want to talk about your investment portfolio. Some of you are saying, “What investment portfolio? I’m just trying to survive one day at a time!” What if I

Once: ‘I am so smart, S-M-R-T’

Until a few years ago, I always assumed I was the smartest person in any room. Admittedly, I did not attend a lot of Nobel Peace Prize soirees or parties

The high price of the 199 Freedom Ramp

It’s over. After 13 years of not being ticketed for a traffic violation, my glorious streak came to an end with a bang Oct. 4. In our office, by the

AG joins effort against climate change lawsuit

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Oct. 5 announced he had joined an Indiana-led coalition of 11 state attorneys general in a friend-of-the-court brief seeking dismissal of a climate-change lawsuit

Why does food good for you not taste good?

ON YOUR MARK

I heard a statement the other day that was something that I’m pretty sure I will never utter:

“That was a great salad bar.”

I have never understood salads.

During a meal, they take up room before you can get to the good stuff like steak or chicken.

And it looks like you have to coat it in some sort of dressing to make it remotely palatable.

My idea of a salad is Romaine lettuce and maybe some baby carrots. No dressing.

Vacationing on purpose

LIFE MATTERS

Memory is a funny thing. Do you remember completely useless things from decades ago, but can’t remember what you had for lunch yesterday or where you put your car keys this morning?

I am blessed (at least that’s the word I’m going with) with the strange ability to remember movie titles from films I have never even seen. It happens all the time.