Tidbits

Loving Resident Beach Bound

ALBUQUERQUE – It’s going to be a day at the beach for Loving resident Adama Vasquez. After winning a $250,000 jackpot from the New Mexico Lottery, Vasquez said she plans to take a vacation to Hawaii. She said surfing lessons are out, but poolside refreshments will be topical during her tropical adventure. Vasquez beat odds

Another Year Older

I know that many of us once we reach a certain age stop counting our birthdays, or at least we try. No matter how much we insist on staying 26 year after year our close friends and family enjoy reminding us that we passed 26 a few years ago.  Now I,  like everyone else have

“Be Mine”

As regular as clockwork, Sweethearts Candies have been a part of your life since your childhood. They appear on store shelves the first weeks in January and disappear right after Valentine’s Day. What has kept this confection America’s best-selling Valentine candy ever since Abraham Lincoln was President? The first conversation hearts were in the shape

The Search for a Successful Diet Plan Continues . . .

Dieting . . . What an absolutely ugly word!  It is not quite as ugly as the word “fat” I guess. But, always at the first of the year, dieting is on almost everyone’s mind. You may be like me, I always find that if I go on one diet, it is not quite enough.

Go Red Raiders!! (The 5-7 year-old variety, that is!)

I am getting fired up and ready to go watch the Red Raiders play basketball tonight! What fun! This is their second game. They lost the first by a score of 8-1. I know what you are thinking. “That was a pretty low score for a Division 1 NCAA team.” You would be right about

Say, have you ever been to “Kipperman’s Pawn Shop and Wedding Chapel”? They’ll probably franchise that out!

Texas is truly a great place to live, for a variety of reasons! I, of course, like the people. A friendlier bunch, you will never find. Even if friendly is not what you want, we can’t help it! We just have an innate need to know how “yer mama is doin’”.  It is built in

Believe It or Not! But What Happened First?

Have you ever been to a Ripley’s Believe It or Not Museum? While you can read various reviews written by the discriminating, I will have to say it is a pretty entertaining way to spend an afternoon. I have been to the one in Arlington a few times, but the one in Hollywood is quite

Whom Do I See About “Smartphone Hand”?

Technology is an amazingly wonderful thing. Let’s assume this to be true! Well, seriously, where would we be without the technology we have today? We have the world at our fingertips! Literally! With the advent of Smartphone technology, we can find virtually anything in seconds from wherever we are. With my Smartphone right now, I