March 28, 2022 - Occasionally I allow my mind to wander back to the 1950s when food establishments served their foods to patrons while in their cars. The food was taken from the kitchen to the cars by attractive young girls called “carhops.” One does not see them any more, except an occasional food vendor in a large city doing this as a novelty.

March 1, 2022 - Anyone who grew up in the 1940s and 1950s like me will probably remember the clothes-lines that dotted most every back yard in our small town of San Augustine, Texas. I still recall the one that my parents had, which was strung between two posts for about thirty feet. Actually, mother's line consisted of two thirty-feet wires so as to double the amount of wet clothes that could be dried at the same time.

January 6, 2022 - Many years ago I worked as an underwriter for Allstate Insurance Company. My job was to select applications for automobile insurance coverage that I thought met the company's requirements, and would be profitable. I recall that Allstate conducted a nation-wide survey to determine which color cars were involved in the most accidents. To my surprise, the winner was light blue cars. Now, fast-forward to today. Is that still the case?

In a recent national survey the following color cars were determined to be involved in the most accidents, beginning with:

December 27, 2021 - Another New Year’s Day is upon us and, as Southerners, we will be eating the symbolic meal of Hoppin’ John to assure a happy and prosperous new year filled with good luck. Most of you are familiar with the dish usually made with black-eyed peas (Texas Caviar), rice, chopped onion, and sliced bacon, all seasoned with a bit of salt. This dish has an interesting history.

November 29, 2021 - I consider myself lucky to have been born at the time in history that I was. I have experienced parts of the “good old days” and currently into the computer age. Next, it would appear, will be the “robot age.” It seems that as it was with computers, robots are the next item that will be prominent in our homes.