Half Past the Turn of The Back Nine

Today I turned 65 years old. But as my daughter says I still have a young soul. I am blessed beyond belief. My sweet wife keeps reminding me that I could just draw Social Security and retire, but right now that just doesn’t feel right.

Ask Aunt B

Dear Aunt B Readers, First of all, I need to apologize for the lack of any article last week. I take my commitments very seriously and I failed. I completely forgot to send in my column. I apologize to you and all the Messenger staff and owners.

Virtual Learning

As virtual learning rolls on, it is becoming more evident how much parents rely on schools being open. It seems with each new day, more parents want their children back in the classroom.

Three Rights Make a Left

Because of COVID-19, I hadn’t taken my grand-kids to a movie in over a year, and it’s something I love to do.

What is Right & What is Just

Aqueducts, concrete, elaborate roadways & bridges, bathhouses: Ancient Rome was a very sophisticated place.

Laymen’s Corner

According to the news the COVID-19 is mutating, growing stronger, and may become immune to the vaccine. Although we don’t need a picture of doom and gloom we can become more aware and ready for what is to come.

What’s the Point?

Our actions and how we spend our money tell us more about our priorities and motives than anything we tell ourselves or others. This sentiment is accurate when you consider public education in Texas is moving forward with STARR testing in the spring.

Three Rights Make a Left

I have just started an adventure that I have always wanted to embark on. I am jogging the entire length of Hadrian’s Wall from near the North Sea on the Eastern Edge of Great Britain to the Irish Sea to the West.

A Perfectly Baked Brownie

It’s all our fault: the participation trophies, the “everyone’s a winner” mentality, the “no awards” movement. We, the latchkey kids of the 70s and 80s, are sorry. It’s out of control in a way we never envisioned. It’s just, we got all in our feelings. After all, it was a rough life.

Ask Aunt B

Dear Aunt B, I have a good friend that works for me. I am the office manager and he is really taking advantage of me. He talks very disrespectfully to me. I really need him to work and I’m not sure how to handle this. How much disrespect should I take?