Ask Aunt B

Dear Aunt B, Do you thrift shop? I want to but not sure where to start. I have friends that only shop in thrift stores, and they sure save a great deal of money and have some really fun things. I have asked them to take me along but nothing yet.

Three Rights Make a Left

by In May, I am scheduled to go to a conference in Tampa, Florida for a few days. The problem is that my wife Lori has something on her schedule and can’t go with me. So, it occurred to me to ask my brother Shawn to accompany me to the conference and stay a few days later.

Three Rights Make a Left

by We have been battling predators on our little farm ever since we moved here. Our chickens would just disappear one by one and sometimes two or three. We once saw our rooster running across the pasture with a coyote right behind him in broad daylight.

Three Rights Make a Left

KEN LEONARD THE RIGHT HOSPITAL MAKES A DIFFERENCE Experience has taught me to be particular about my hospitals. In 2006, a month before the election for what would have been my third term as Kaufman County Commissioner, I had a heart attack while Lori was out of town.

Three Rights Make a Left

Sometimes among all of the rubble that is social media, a vein of pure gold emerges. That is what happened when I saw a video made by a 24-year-old young lady named Lannie Gardner from North Carolina. There was nothing unusual about what she did.

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AN EARLY MORNING RESCUE I woke up at 6:02 on Tuesday morning, a pretty usual routine for me. I reached for my phone and saw that I had an alert from the trail camera at my deer lease.

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MY NEW AVOCATION Several months ago, Tom Davis, one of the Deacons at our church said, “You would love to be part of our ramp building crew at the Kiwanis Club.

Three Rights Make a Left

WE CAN BE HEROES In the world of popculture, I have a few guilty pleasures. Mainly reality tv shows. I’m not talking about Jersey Shore, The Bachelorette or the Bachelor, The new Fantasy Island, Naked and Afraid, or Married at First Sight.

Ask Aunt B

B Dear Aunt B, How do you find really fun things to do? I am bored and want more in my life. I do have friends but probably need to expand my circle. I heard that you become an average of the 5 people you spend the most time around. Do you believe that is true?

Yes, It’s Sunday, and the “FUNNIES” are in COLOR!

When I was a little boy, I did not read much of the daily Dallas Times Herald unless my Dad or Mom pointed me towards something in particular.