This past weekend was pretty much the grand opening of the NFL football season and was the second week of the college football season. I never played football past the eighth grade. I was always …

The unfortunate truth is all manner of sports require buying something or other to get started, and it’s especially so — and particularly expensive — among those demanding equipment — let …

During Granbury’s traditional late-summer hubbub, look out, for it’ll take a turn for the supernatural soon. Spooky Spectacle will pack the Lake Granbury Conference Center Sept. 19-20 with …

Feeling financially fulfilled means so much more than just the number in your bank account. It's about being able to take your family out to dinner without calculating whether you can afford it. …

Following a summer hiatus (that was overflowing with Chit Chat fun), the Pecan Plantation Woman’s Club will begin a new club year Thursday, Sept. 17, when ladies reconvene for a “Welcome Back …

Advertising signs come and go, but few remain during the long haul. In the mid-20th century, for example, Burma-Shave limericks nailed to fence posts along highways greatly outnumbered what we …

When the calendar says fall, but the thermometer indicates summer, you can rely on heat-loving annuals and perennials to keep landscapes colorful. Your garden must continue to cope with drought …

Huff and puff and blow your house down. Those are three things a fairy tale wolf does. He also terrifies girls in red hoods, steals from farmers, and attacks children in the woods. In fairy …

In my early days as a deer hunter, I learned the basic patterns of the whitetail rut (breeding season) by observation. I had little idea of why deer interact as they do during different times of …

Lake turnover is a timely subject that comes up each year with the fall season. We have not had a cooling spell yet, but it is sure to come. At least we are all hoping for rain and cooler …

In a democratic society, voting is one of the most important responsibilities entrusted to citizens. It is an opportunity to choose the people who will make decisions on our behalf and shape the …

Maybe folks started listening for “goofs” when radio became a luxury during the Great Depression. Until then, I suppose they occurred most often in simple, face-to-face communication, or …