I’m beginning to think that good manners may be destined to the endangered species list. Several times this past week, I’ve observed individuals interacting with each other with less than kind words. Whatever happened to saying please or thank you? And I’m not necessarily talking about teens…

My mother has a pet squirrel named Stubby.

Invariably we might find ourselves stuck in a rut. There are two categories we’re speaking of: physically having our vehicle stuck in a rut and mentally being stuck in a rut. Physically speaking, once our vehicle is stuck, the obvious response is to formulate a plan for getting unstuck by ta…

My husband, Peter, does not believe in Valentine’s Day. I mean, he knows it is a thing. It’s just a thing he prefers to ignore.

Remember the commercial (yes, I’m showing my age) about Eggo Waffles? The character(s) are grabbing for the Eggo as it’s popping out of the toaster. The proclamation “let go my Eggo” is rooted in the very nature of the human ego. Ah yes, the singular pronouns known as ‘me, myself and I.’

Couples have been commemorating their love for one another in February for quite some time. Couples may go about such celebrating in their own unique ways, but it's not uncommon to focus on a night out on the town.

“The worst thing,” I told my mother, “was when you made us eat venison sausages for lunch. That sausage lasted forever!”

Did you know that there are several animals that lay their eggs on the beach here in Texas? Namely, different species of sea turtles and shorebirds make their nests in the sand or dunes of our shores.

Everything in nature is connected in one way or another. When we pull at a string in nature something else moves somewhere (taken from the famous John Muir quote, “When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world.”). Even birds and sharks at tied together.