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Recollecting the good times with my brother, Donnis
By Edward A. Forbes The Bulletin Have you ever wondered how that squirrel feels as it continually changes direction when confronted by an...
Mar 243 min read


Read this if you feel bad about being technically challenged
By Edward A. Forbes The Bulletin I finally found the word that explains my manual dexterity - “ambisinister”. The definition is “clumsy...
Feb 173 min read


Are our thermostat settings creeping up as we age?
By Edward A. Forbes The Bulletin It’s only 40 degrees outside, but my thermostat is set to 72. During the summer months, I set the...
Feb 32 min read


My nightmare and annual visit to the dermatologist
By Edward A. Forbes The Bulletin “Hello doctor, how are you?” I queried. “Just fine, Mr. Forbes; Nurse, get the liquid nitrogen.” He...
Jan 272 min read


Holiday leftovers set up an extended stay in my freezer
By Edward A. Forbes The Bulletin Holidays are over, decorations are taken down, and now, comes the annual question. How long do you hang...
Jan 202 min read


Remembering snowfalls, throwing papers in freezing weather
By Edward Forbes The Bulletin I watched a football game recently where the field was covered by snow and more continued to fall. I...
Jan 62 min read


Happy New Year does not mean we’re actually a year older
By Edward A. Forbes The Bulletin The new year is approaching like a locomotive with a full head of steam. Only a catastrophic incident...
Dec 30, 20242 min read


Reflections of Christmas past stirred by nutmeg seed, bourbon
By Edward A. Forbes The Bulletin During the holiday season, for 20 to 25 years I have been grating a nutmeg seed onto the top of a glass...
Dec 17, 20242 min read


Turkey feast prep starts our family culinary holiday
By Edward A. Forbes The Bulletin It’s that time of year again. Turkeys are nervous, and the grocery stores are gearing up for the big...
Dec 9, 20242 min read


Battling senioritis, trying not to be like my grandfather
By Edward A. Forbes The Bulletin I’ve been plagued with senioritis in the past few weeks. I’ve been losing items. I lost my 2-month-old...
Dec 2, 20242 min read


Daughter’s first car, dubbed ‘Christine’, acted strange
By Edward A. Forbes The Bulletin In 1997, my daughter, Chanie, had just turned 15 years old and received her driver’s learner permit. I...
Aug 13, 20243 min read


Generator during storm provides power, family time
By Edward A. Forbes The Bulletin It’s only a tropical storm they said, but Beryl showed them. A modest intensification was all it took to...
Jul 30, 20243 min read


My thoughts on progress from outhouse to computers; Recalling my first transistor radio
By Edward A. Forbes, R.PH. The Bulletin I am a few years short of eight decades. I find this hard to believe. In my (relatively) brief...
Jun 25, 20242 min read


How ‘Young Sheldon’ reflects on my own life
By Edward A. Forbes The Bulletin I hate to admit to being a huge fan of a network TV program, but I was a devoted fan of “The Big Bang...
May 27, 20243 min read


The long goodbye: My visit with a classmate who suffers from dementia
By Edward A. Forbes The Bulletin I recently visited with an old high school classmate. She’s in a nursing home in the secured area from...
May 21, 20242 min read


Trekking to Luling via state park
By Edward A. Forbes The Bulletin I had been working on my 2003 Roadtrek (to be known as Trekkie) for a while. I was preparing for a road...
May 13, 20243 min read


I was boondocking in a truck stop with my headlights on
By Edward A. Forbes The Bulletin Sunday morning, I decided to journey to Bastrop State Park. I loaded up my little motorhome (Trekkie)...
May 7, 20243 min read


Hospital visit made interesting with trying to find my car
By Edward A. Forbes The Bulletin I undertook a visit to my brother, Donnis, at St. Lukes Hospital in the Houston medical center, a...
Apr 23, 20245 min read


70 years later, my seventh birthday remains special
By Edward A. Forbes The Bulletin Do you remember your favorite birthday celebration? Do you remember what made it special? I think we all...
Apr 16, 20243 min read


I launched my DeSoto into the air after safe-driving pledge
By Edward A. Forbes The Bulletin As these stories always begin, once upon a time in the small town of Luling, Texas, a young man scraped...
Apr 9, 20243 min read
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