Blue’s journey through restaurant world is as interesting as her taste of wine
By Edward A. Forbes The Bulletin I came to Luling for The Watermelon Thump, hopefully to see some old classmates. Instead, I was treated...
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- Jul 31
- 2 min
Why my big-box store credit card numbers didn’t add up
By Edward A. Forbes The Bulletin I upgraded my Amazon Store Credit Card to an Amazon Prime Credit Card, or at least I thought I did. I...
- Jul 18
- 3 min
RV journey took me to old friends, my youth’s hangouts
By Edward A. Forbes The Bulletin It was time for Trekkie to make a trip, and the 90 on 90 garage sale, which begins in Columbus and...
- Mar 28
- 2 min
Why soap opera, workout don’t mix
By Edward A. Forbes The Bulletin I used to enjoy walking or jogging, but that was many decades ago; I now seek distraction while I am...
- Jan 10
- 2 min
My New Year’s resolution is to economize more and less
By Edward Forbes The Bulletin I look forward to the New Year. I’m not a child of The Depression, although my family didn’t have a lot. I...
- Nov 22, 2022
- 2 min
Diary of a family’s Thanksgiving dinner preparations
By Edward A. Forbes The Bulletin The battle plans are drawn. Tasks are allocated; lists are made; and contributions are acknowledged. My...
- Nov 7, 2022
- 2 min
Holiday experiment: No cell phones at the dinner table
By Edward A. Forbes The Bulletin I went to visit an old and dear friend the other day. I made the short drive complete with a bottle of...
- Aug 23, 2022
- 3 min
My experience of trying to donate myself to research
By Edward A Forbes The Bulletin I once entertained the idea of donating my body to medical science, but I was discouraged when they...
- Aug 9, 2022
- 2 min
Special of the day in small town USA: good hearts, helping hands
By Edward A. Forbes The Bulletin I was on my way home from visiting my son, a daunting 1.5-mile journey, when I saw a woman on a...
- Jul 27, 2022
- 4 min
My casino day trip involved more looking than gambling
By Edward A. Forbes The Bulletin I had just driven a lady friend to Houston for a doctor appointment, and as we were leaving, she said...
- Jul 19, 2022
- 3 min
My adventures of a HS reunion in a 1996 motor home
By Edward A. Forbes The Bulletin I got in my 1996 motorhome and took a trip back to the past. It’s strange to be back in a town in which...
- Jun 14, 2022
- 3 min
Things my father taught me
By Edward A. Forbes The Bulletin I sat in my kitchen, filling my pill packs with two weeks’ worth of medications and supplements I take...
- Mar 29, 2022
- 3 min
A little out of practice, I set out to bake a birthday cake
By Edward A. Forbes The Bulletin I wanted to give my grandson something different for his eighth birthday. I decided that I would make...
- Mar 16, 2022
- 2 min
Yardsticks are old school, but I needed one
By Edward A. Forbes The Bulletin I tried to remember where I had put my yardstick and the last time that I had used it. The yardstick was...
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