Voices

I’m sitting across from the Blonde right now. One of the best things I do every day is drink coffee with her, talk about the news and pray together.

Do you make a difference in the world? Does anyone care about what you do? Are some people more important than others? We all ask ourselves these questions from time to time. Some people wonder about them more than others.

The Japanese sneak attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 has been studied at length by military minds and academics for decades. The naval officer in charge of the Pacific Fleet in the months before the attack was a Texas native, Admiral James Otto Richardson.

I guess it’s my occupation, but I’ve been thinking a lot about the holidays. Thereisbothjoyandpaininthe upcoming season.

That sage advice, “the job ain’t over until the paperwork is done” serves us well during potty training and for the rest of our lives. In the old days in elementary school, math teachers made us show our work, even if we could do the calculations in our heads.

Do you ever feel stressed? Is stress a regular component of your lifestyle? What exactly is stress? What causes it and what can you do to manage and reduce it? What you experience as stress is the result of your reaction to the events, circumstances, and people you encounter. The more you feel frustrated, a victim, helpless, a target, or picked on, the more you feel stressed.

John H. Reagan had risen through the ranks of Texas frontier politics, serving as a local judge and legislator and ultimately a member of Congress.

I know you think I’m perfect but it’s just us so can I confess? Once (maybe twice) in high school I skipped my math class so I could get to the Pizza Hut buffet before the crowd hit. The real trouble started when I drove into a flash flood.

Grandparents Day has been around since the Carter Administration, but I’m not sure I realized this was a thing until a few years ago. That’s when I became a grandparent myself, and the realization hit home while attending several birthday parties, joining campus PTAs, and going to annual Grandparents Day school lunches.