Window on the World Column | Never Too Old
I first tried yoga about a month ago. I am not necessarily proud of that fact. Over the years, so many friends and family have counseled me to try it, give it a go, open up my mind to the possibilities. Even my mother...
Window on the World Column | You Are Not a Tree…
I saw this line on social media and I loved it so much. Too many people in the free world complain about where they live, banter on about what they donāt care for in that place ā the politics, the weather, the terrain or...
Funny Papers Again Column | By Whatever Name You Please, He Has Returned
I was reading about the origins of Christmas and the various ways the day is celebrated around the world. It is a day with a history that originally involved more than a few countries and belief systems. What we know today as Christmas has...
Funny Papers Again Column | āYounger, Richer, Stronger, Better Looking,ā and ASST. Interns
Weāll get to the title of this weekās column, kinda, but first I offer up mention of a television program both to conjure a memory in the likeminded and to inform a younger readership; if one exists.
When I was a kid laying on a...
Funny Papers Again Column | āOpen, Sesame!ā Sez Me
I have before me a smattering of paper scraps with an odd accumulation of notes, which will, one hopes, render up a readable column. Also in front of me is the remnants of a very delicious barbecued chicken dinner offered up by King City...
Letter to the Editor | Restore the Supreme Courtās Balance
To the Editor:
To protect our reproductive freedoms, we need to expand the Supreme Court.
The Judiciary Act of 2021 would add four new seats to the Supreme Court, bringing the number of justices to 13. It would help restore balance to a Court that Mitch...
Funny Papers Again Column | Youngsters on Stage and Field Always a Welcome Sight
I was very pleased with myself after hammering out a column well before the deadline with only one more proofreading before I sent it off to Ryan well in time for him to do his magic to make it ready for Wednesday publication. It...
Worthy to Print Column | Coming Home Early to See Dad
Did you have a good Fatherās Day this weekend? I think this was just about the best Fatherās Day I have had in awhile. Of course I say that every year. They always seem to find a gift that I didnāt even know I...
Worthy to Print Column | Odds and Ends
This weekās scribbling is dedicated to Commander Roger Baez, who was just finishing up two years as commander of Gonzales Post 81 of the American Legion. He was a lot more than that though. He worked every day to increase membership, enhance the Post...






















