“Wake the neighbors! Get the word out! Come on, crank up the music, climb a mountain and shout! This is life we’ve been given, made to be lived out … so live out loud.” +++ more

By the time you read this, I will be looking at the last calendar page of the school year with students. That stirs up a lot of emotions. I will admit, the teachers and I have had a countdown ‘til summer going on the white board in the work room since January, but now that the time has arrived, the emotions involved are a little different. more

Sometimes, a random thought crosses my mind (admittedly, it’s usually a rough crossing), and there’s no guarantee of safe arrival to the other side. Such thoughts often bob up and down like a fishing line cork that’s way too big, thus giving a six-year-old fisherperson mixed signals as to whether the time has come to “land” a four-inch perch. (Mixed signals--like fake news--can be hard to interpret.) more

“Wake the neighbors! Get the word out! Come on, crank up the music, climb a mountain and shout! This is life we’ve been given, made to be lived out … so live out loud.” +++ more

Once upon a time in a land not so far away, I lived a life of order and neatness. I had a pretty decent schedule that I kept to. I watched whatever I wanted on television, whenever I wanted to and I went to bed at about the same time every night. My house was pretty simply kept, my treasures all had a place on a shelf and the furniture was easy to keep clean and free of dust. Dirty dishes were promptly washed and returned to their cabinet. Dirty laundry was washed and dried daily. more

Folks given to dreaming some 500 years ago could never have imagined the many dozens of major historical occurrences linked to Galveston Island from then until now. Keep in mind that many historians believe the island was discovered in 1519, so it’s time to begin planning celebrations for the coastal playground with the 500th anniversary at hand. more

In the classroom for 34 years, Sarah Ward is ready to expand her garden, grow day lilies and enjoy life at her own pace. She is retiring from Whitehouse High School after teaching Spanish and a little French there for 20 years. more

“Wake the neighbors! Get the word out! Come on, crank up the music, climb a mountain and shout! This is life we’ve been given, made to be lived out … so live out loud.” more

Many years ago when I first began perusing the internet, I had a baby girl who was less than a year old and a lot of time on my hands. My husband worked nights and slept days back then, so many a night was spent staring at the glowing screen of our new computer, trying to navigate the paths of the information superhighway, after I put her to bed. I didn’t have much else to do. I was a stay at home mom in those days and when baby slept more

Horse sense--my 104-year-old Uncle Mort maintains--is much more than stable thinking. As a charter member of the “spit and whittle club” at the general store in the thicket, they weigh the world’s weightiest problems, often with wild abandon. more