By John Toth The Bulletin I was born on Dec. 13, in the middle of the holiday season, and in one of the worst months to have a birthday. It would have been better to be born in a month when there is not all that much going on, like any summer month, but I had no say in this matter. Everyone knows Christmas kids are doomed from day one. The holidays are in full swing the second that Thanksgiving ends. So really, anyone celebrating a birthday in the last month of the year is in

By John Toth The Bulletin When I was a child, and December rolled around, we anxiously awaited Dec. 6, St. Nicholas Day - anxiously because there was a good and a bad side to that day, and the night before. I was born in a country where, for some reason, our ancestors decided that a good guy and a bad guy should visit the children on the same night. After all, what would a celebration of St. Nicholas be without an antagonist? St. Nicholas was a fourth-century Greek bishop of

By John Toth The Bulletin When Sharon and I owned and operated Wicks ‘N’ Sticks at Brazos Mall, we found out that connoisseurs of fragranced candles don’t deviate much from the norm. The trick was to come up with products that stayed within that bubble. But not all the time. Most food-scented candles were not a big hit. We experimented with a few, and they were not big sellers. When I tried to pitch them to customers, they came back with: “Why would I want to buy a candle tha

By John Toth The Bulletin An invoice I sent out in June just came back to me marked as “undeliverable.” Maybe it was, but why did it take...

By John Toth The Bulletin A while ago, my primary physician told me that he was retiring, and I needed to find another doctor. I chose...

By John Toth The Bulletin We have been inundated every day by calls to The Bulletin for weeks, but not in a good way. Within the good...

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By John Toth The Bulletin During our recent visit to Key West, Florida, one of our must-see stops was Ernest Hemingway’s home. When...

By John Toth The Bulletin The year was 1999. Ricky Martin’s “Livin’ La Vida Loca” topped the charts; “Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom...

By John Toth The Bulletin I have found the almost-perfect radio, although my search continues for true perfection - for a good price, of...

By Edward A. Forbes The Bulletin Walter and Mildred were quietly watching the 6 p.m. news in their den. The television’s volume was...

By John Toth The Bulletin It was July 25, 1969, the day I found myself glued to the television set as the Apollo 11 Astronauts prepared...

By John Toth The Bulletin Have you noticed recently that people stick their tongues out more often than we’ve seen in the past? I don’t...

By Sharon Toth The Bulletin There will be a ton of fun across Brazoria County for the Fourth of July, 2025. In addition to backyard...