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I took the roundabout way to graduating high school, college through 3 countries, languages
By John Toth The Bulletin When I was running around in the school yard in the third or fourth grade, I fully expected to graduate from...
10 hours ago3 min read


Cruising, sunshine and vitamin sea
By John Toth The Bulletin After my sixth cruise in two or three years, I am finding myself to be a guide to other cruisers not as...
May 124 min read


My fond memories of coaching the ‘Bad News Bears’
By John Toth The Bulletin I was sitting in the stands, waiting for my grandson’s T-ball game to start. Around me, parents were cheering...
Apr 284 min read


They say even young people need wills, so we finally got one
By John Toth The Bulletin I told some friends that I don’t have a will yet, and they were puzzled. “What do you mean you don’t have a...
Apr 143 min read


How I spent my first Easter in our new home, country
By John Toth The Bulletin The year was 1968. It was Easter, and I was an altar boy at St. Stephen of Hungary Catholic Church in the upper...
Apr 73 min read


Comparing flying to Spring Break with my flight to U.S.
By John Toth The Bulletin I was on my way to Spring Break in Miami with a friend. We were going to do what all students do in Miami on...
Mar 243 min read


The train ride: How my mother and I escaped from behind the Iron Curtain to the West
By John Toth The Bulletin It was a busy day on March 6 while I was working on The Bulletin, when I realized that this was not just...
Mar 175 min read


Publishers have no plans other than to keep printing The Bulletin
By John Toth The Bulletin “Someone told me that you and Sharon are retiring and moving away,” said a friend and advertiser. “Tell me it’s...
Mar 113 min read


I turned car mechanic, but it became too complicated
By John Toth The Bulletin It was one of those very warm winter days when I decided to turn on the van’s air conditioner, just for a...
Feb 243 min read


It was a beautiful snowfall, then back to warmth
By John Toth The Bulletin I was out like most other Texans along the Texas Gulf Coast folks on that wonderful morning when it snowed on...
Feb 173 min read


Nothing like getting a random check engine light out of nowhere
By John Toth The Bulletin I used to be able to take apart the carburetor on my 1969 Buick Skylark, rebuild it and put it back together....
Feb 103 min read


Thank you, Ernie Williamson, for being part of The Bulletin
By John Toth The Bulletin I answered The Bulletin phone in early January 2019. Ernie Williamson was calling. “I picked your paper up at...
Feb 33 min read


Early Bulletin days and fax machines
By John Toth The Bulletin I was looking over one of my monthly statements and found a charge for faxing services. It was only a few...
Jan 273 min read


For a while, I was worried about becoming forgetful
By John Toth The Bulletin She left her new smart watch at the house and wanted me to turn back to get it. I wouldn’t do it. We were...
Jan 203 min read


A few minutes in Ice Land is enough freezing weather
By John Toth The Bulletin I have mentioned before that cold weather and I don’t get along too well. But I make an exception once a year...
Jan 133 min read


Mystery stench in car located at unexpected place
By John Toth The Bulletin We recently escaped to the hideout, all five of us - two humans and three cats. We have made the trip many...
Jan 63 min read


Celebrating New Year’s Eve for the first time in the U.S.A. New Country, new year, new friend
By John Toth The Bulletin It was a cold winter night in a country where I did not speak the language,nor knew anyone other than my...
Dec 30, 20243 min read


Heartwarming tale of Christmas in a foreign land
By John Toth The Bulletin It was Christmas, the first one either of them had spent away from family. In a strange country, where they...
Dec 17, 20243 min read


Bulletin readers win tickets to Moody Gardens Festival of Lights
By John Toth The Bulletin Four Bulletin readers have been randomly selected for a chance to win free tickets to Moody Gardens Festival of...
Dec 9, 20242 min read


For the first time ever, I lost one of my credit cards
By John Toth The Bulletin I was busy finishing up my daily Bulletin chores when the phone rang. Sharon picked it up. The voice on the...
Dec 9, 20243 min read
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