I’m pretty sure y’all get sick of hearin’ about Phone Creatures, but I get so many of the things callin’ me, and I’ve got to write about somethin’. I know most of y’all out...

You know, nobody has good dumps anymore. You know, where people dump their trash. I can remember a time when almost everyone that lived in the country had a big ditch or a...

Tyler—If you have been waiting for a sign that it is time to start your spring vegetable garden, this is it. Late January through February is when East Texas gardeners roll...

Austin—Highway designations can be tricky. To get where you’re going in Texas, you can take an FM to a PR and that would be no BS.“BS” as in Business State Highway. What...

The other day I heard a little boy talkin’ to his momma. He was pointin’ at his belly button and sayin’ somethin’ about his “nabel.” Well when he said that, it reminded me...

You got any ketchup? Those four words have probably caused me more grief than anything else I’ve ever said. You see, I like ketchup. Now, you wouldn’t think this would be a...

Tyler—Every January, just as East Texans begin eyeing their dormant landscapes and dreaming of spring, we host one of our favorite educational...

I found out the other day that I may be the fastest eater in the world. I’m serious. Janet and I were out eatin’ at a restaurant the other day and I was chowin’ down like I...

Tyler—Mention “Master Gardeners,” and many people picture an elite group of green‑thumbed experts who spend their days tending demonstration gardens or showing off prize...

Tyler—As we close out another year in East Texas gardens, sometimes soggy and sometimes sun‑scorched, it’s worth looking ahead to a concept that’s gaining real traction...

Man, how many times have you heard, “What’d you get for Christmas?” I know I’ve heard it at least a million times. Heck, I’ve asked it a million times. I don’t ask it as...

I was 16 when I ended up in a hospital bed and heard three words that changed my life: type 1 diabetes. What I didn't know then and what too few doctors acknowledge today,...

I was talkin’ to a buddy of mine outside of the grocery store and he was tellin’ me about visitin’ Yellowstone Park over the summer and he was just startin’ to tell me...

At this time every year I am asked to rerun someone’s favorite Christmas story.  Well, here’s one more.Twas the night before ChristmasAnd who should I see,But Jolly ol’...

Well, it’s time to reminisce again.I’m sure some of you have already started your Christmas shoppin’. You’re puttin’ up decorations and such, and gettin’ ready for visitors...