This past summer, on the first day of my wife’s retirement, we set out on our first RV adventure. This came about as a result of hours and hours of research, contemplation and planning, not to mention tons of prayers and a bit of good luck.
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When I first considered writing this column, one of the first people who came to mind to interview was this man. Years ago, I started walking at 5:00 in the mornings from Walmart to Wells Fargo Bank and back. On my walks, even though it was super early, I encountered a handful of the same people each day. Some walking like me, some jogging, some riding a bike, etc. All of us seemed to be on a mission.
Read moreAfter the Texas Legislature spent much of 2023 in session, a bevy of new laws go into effect on New Year’s Day, though some have been delayed by lawsuits challenging their constitutionality.
Read moreLike many of you, I’m well into those years of celebrating Christmas in “parts.” Travel distances, my children with their own households and my older grandchildren now establishing theirs have made it difficult for my immediate family to be together on Christmas Day. I’ve celebrated a lot of Christmases in my lifetime, in whole or in parts, but I can say with certainty that Christmas 2023 is the Clements family equivalent of Ralphie’s Chinese turkey and Aunt Bethany’s gift-wrapped cat!
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“There is probably no single person in Southern history more revered than General Robert Edward Lee,” states historian Jeff Carroll in his book Being Texan. Few know that General Lee spent more military time in Texas than he did as President of the Confederacy.
Read moreIn the last line of the song “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” the lyrics woefully conclude with the sentiment of only being home for Christmas in one’s dreams. I know a bit about that because I lived it once. If you have ever been forced or denied the ability to join your family at Christmastime, you know exactly what I am speaking of. If not, trust me – it’s not fun.
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In person attendance or watching recorded Commissioners Court meetings doesn’t make one privy to everything that goes on behind closed court doors but it’s eye opening when it comes to the personalities that make up the court. That was a fact 20 years ago when my late husband and my gentleman friend began attending commissioners court together, partially for its entertainment value, and five years ago when I started covering it for the Examiner for its news value.
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