Rockwall, TX (May 27, 2025) – Memorial Day was just this last weekend, and many started their vacation and had happy times with their family. But what was it like for the people who lost a loved one in the military? It’s a tough subject when you write about a Soldiers death. Especially when that […]
Rockwall, TX (February 24, 2025) – Recently I went to visit an old friend of mine. We met in Vietnam as soldiers, and for the next 57 years we were the very best of friends. We worked together for the same companies. Our families spent holidays together. We went out to dinner together constantly. We […]
Dallas, Texas (February 11, 2025) – The Rose Table creator Katie-Rose Watson hosted a Galentine’s Brunch last weekend and released the episode on her popular Facebook Page and YouTube Channel. Photos, recipes, and inspiration from the party are now available on therosetable.com. Watson served Cherry Coffee Cake, Mini Chocolate Chip Pancakes, assorted Mini Quiches, breakfast sausage, and Strawberry Banana Yogurt Parfaits. Raspberry Mimosas were served as […]
Rockwall, TX (February 6, 2025) – Love is “a many-splendored thing,” according to an old book/song/movie title. Those who have fallen in love will agree. But there is one facet of love that makes a person ill: lovesickness. This could be due to distance, or a break-up, or else that northern exposure side of love […]
It is the true story of perfect timings, numerical milestones, and a lot of faith… In the end, we met and married five months to the day. We moved to Germany ten days later and we celebrated 26 years of marriage just this past year. Rockwall, TX (February 5, 2025) – I usually like to […]
Rockwall, TX (January 27, 2025) – If you remember, several weeks ago this column discussed how Rockwall County was once called the “Marriage Capital of Texas”. This was because of the marriage licenses that departed from the classical, nondescriptive government form. Instead, the county had forms that were decorated with colored pictures of flowers that […]
Rockwall, TX (January 14, 2025) – At one time not too long ago, Rockwall County had the distinction of being called “The Marriage Capital of Texas.” A logical question you might ask would be, “How could the smallest county in Texas end up with that name?’ It all was about marriage licenses! I bet if […]
Fate, TX (January 13, 2025) – The first snow event of 2025 has passed through North Texas. How did we survive an extra two days in the house? We opened and closed the back door four hundred sixty-two (or so) times for Bob Kilgore. Bob Kilgore is an inside kitty, with a strong desire for […]
Rockwall, TX (January 7, 2025) – After last week’s article was published, I have received several requests to provide some more examples of local men and women serving in our armed forces. One such example follows. Some days are really bad days. In fact, all of us can remember when bad days turned into bad […]
Rockwall, TX (December 30, 2024) – Prior to becoming County Judge in 2011, I wrote a weekly article for this newspaper titled “The Military View”. These articles focused on local men and women from our area who were serving in one of our armed forces. Most of the articles discussed these individuals and what was […]