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My mother made great desserts and my father loved any kind of sweets, so we all benefitted. This also may be why we were all chubby. When my sister was away at college mama would send her this cobbler in cherry form. My favorite is peach. You decide.
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Ever used a dull steak knife and had to hack and tear your way through a rib eye? Ever tried to use a pair of scissors that lost its sharp edge a long time ago? Ineffective at best, and can actually damage what you are trying to do. A device due for a date with a whetstone can frustrate the be-jeebers out of you.
Read moreDr. Buck VanTrease is the Lead Veterinarian at Van Zandt Animal Care Center He can be contacted at 21449 U.S. Hwy 80, Wills Point, Texas 75169 or 903-873-4100
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The appellation ‘Papaw’ is one I’ve shouldered with pride — given it was passed down to me from such distinguished prior holders as my father, and before him my paternal grandfather. But I’ve taken on this mantle with more than a little apprehension. You see, my hesitancy has to do with the questions I’m expected to have answers to, since I’m now aged to perfection, so to speak. Understand, when the kids were little, I found it easy enough to come up with responses to, “What comes after ‘t’ in the alphabet, Daddy?” and “Are red birds always red?” Because in truth, I was simply filling in the kids’ information gaps. But as they grew, the questions tended to grow with them. Like, “What’s the first amendment to the Constitution really saying, Dad?” and “If nothing can get out of a black hole, how do they know it’s there?” Of course, these were questions requiring a greater level of sophistication to answer — a sophistication called ‘knowledge’. And I think I held my own there, too. Then, as our children matured into full-blown adulthood, some of their questions became more profound, such as “Why did my little boy have to be still-born?” Whoa. Now that’s a question requiring a trait known as ‘wisdom’ to answer truly. A trait one might properly expect a Papaw to be endowed with in spades. But I’m not so sure I’ve got it. Therefore, I decided to hunt some up.
Read moreThinkers disagree on almost everything. But one thing most deep thinkers agree on is the that, people become what they think about. With football season about to begin, I guarantee you many players are thinking of a district and state championship season.
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The 4-year-old little girl had a startlingly vivid imagination. She loved to live in a make-believe world of her own, and expected everyone else who happened to be around to follow along.
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The Texas Legislature convened in special session last Thursday and GOP legislators introduced a fresh set of voting bills after Democrats blocked an earlier attempt during the regular session by walking out in May, preventing a quorum.
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