Our family is used to summer road trips, usually to Wisconsin and Indiana to visit family. This summer has led us in an entirely different ...

I've always known that my ancestors emigrated to America from Europe in the 1800s. The Gambskys from Poland and the Millers from Denma...

From 200905 Chicago Ellen and I took advantage of the Memorial Day holiday to make a 10-day weekend of it, going to Appleton and Evansto...

Ellen and I celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary with an 11-day Caribbean cruise. The time went by as fast as our first 25 years of mar...

Ellen and I occasionally get to dog sit for our neighbors Dave and Deb's dog when they are out of town. Prince is getting on in years,...

Or rather, 77 Not-At-All-Angry men and women. I'm talking about the jury pool for Dallas District Court. I'm assuming no one wants t...

Ellen and I celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary with a quiet dinner for two at a local fancy restaurant, the Silver Fox Steakhouse. Y...

The Academy Awards presentation is now behind us. As usual, I've yet to see any of the movies nominated for best picture and only one of...

From Flowers Spring has come to north Texas. Enjoy! The mums are green but still hugging the ground. The Wandering Jew is only showing it...

San Antonio Riverwalk ( see more) Northwestern University and Rice University are not known for football glory, but this year both schools...