Mrs. Trautwein (I’m not sure of the spelling) was my 7th grade English teacher at Johnston Jr. High in Houston. Her classroom was in what we...

It can be hard for many of us to spot some fake news. This becomes even more difficult when the purveyor is believed to be honest and forthc...

The parallels between the way Catholic dioceses and the NIH and USDA deal with priests and vivisectors who harm those in their power are...

Miss Virginia Smith -- Smitty -- on my back watching the deer. Circa 1996. I'm 65 years old and (knock-wood) in good health. I suspe...

grifter : someone who cheats others out of money. Grifters are also known as chiselers, defrauders, gougers, scammers, swindlers, and ...

It seems to me that people have only a few choices in in response to the research on climate change. We have to believe it, disbelieve it, o...

Thanks to A.E. for sending me this flash from the past.

About a month ago I wrote about trying to get locally-based NPR host, Anne Strainchamps (that's her on the right in the picture abov...

Note: Juan Carlos Marvizon, mentioned below, hid his blog from the public after I posted this essay. I guess even he recognizes that the ave...