First impression of cruising the high Gulf seas
By John Toth The Bulletin The big day had arrived. We were packed and ready to go on our first cruise ever. It was raining. After all...
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Our 28th Year of Publishing
- Sep 6
- 3 min
Turtles are part of the attraction at South Padre
By John Toth The Bulletin Our escape to South Padre Island could not conclude without a visit to Sea Turtle Inc., a non-profit...
- Aug 23
- 3 min
Anniversary road trip took us back to South Padre
By John Toth The Bulletin My first impression was: What’s with all these people here on Sunday afternoon? Shouldn’t they be going in the...
- Aug 16
- 2 min
‘Elvis’ drew me back to the real picture show
By John Toth The Bulletin We finally ventured back to the movies - the real ones with seats, a big screen, Dolby surround sound and...
- Aug 9
- 3 min
Road trip plans changed after we added up miles
By John Toth The Bulletin We plotted out a road trip to Colorado, only to change our minds at the last minute and redirect our plans...
- Jul 27
- 3 min
I went banking, wound up looking at teller monitor
By John Toth The Bulletin A long time ago when I was starting out in this business, I wrote a story about an ATM machine at a local bank....
- Jul 19
- 3 min
Lost passport 2: post office, here we come – wait
By JohnToth The Bulletin Before you can pay the post office to handle all your documentation for a new passport, you have to make an...
- Jul 12
- 3 min
Replacing a lost passport is not a cake walk
By John Toth The Bulletin We looked all over for it, but no luck. It’s in the house somewhere. “Where did you see it last?” I asked. “You...
- Jul 5
- 3 min
Web makes it easier to buy specialty items
By John Toth The Bulletin I buy everything I can locally, preferably in my hometown so that the sales tax I pay goes to the city I live...
- Jun 27
- 3 min
Happy birthday to The Bulletin
By John Toth The Bulletin I wanted to buy a radio station. Sharon, my wife, wanted to start a weekly newspaper. We arrived at a phase of...
- Jun 21
- 3 min
Writing business has changed since I started writing
By John Toth The Bulletin I sat down to write a column and then got busy doing other things, but I left the tab on the computer open,...
- Jun 14
- 3 min
Stick shifts are on the way out, even in stubborn Europe
By John Toth The Bulletin I am always proud to let people know that my first car was a stick-shift Volkswagen. I learned how to drive it...
- Jun 6
- 3 min
Call me crazy, but I like summer along the hot Texas coast
By John Toth The Bulletin Bring it on, summer heat. Dish it out all you want. I’ll take it and ask for more. Summer is my favorite time...
- May 31
- 3 min
Rookie reporter gets his first taste of storm coverage
By John Toth The Bulletin We dread it each year. It comes when it wants to and stays as long as it wants. It bursts in without permission...
- May 23
- 3 min
Puppy came into our lives, made herself at home
By John Toth The Bulletin About 18 years ago, a white wise-guy mutt puppy came into our lives. She was a rambunctious, hyperactive, pushy...
- May 16
- 3 min
Facebook Reels make it hard not to waste time
By John Toth The Bulletin While I work on my computer, I keep Facebook open because that’s one of the ways I quickly communicate with The...
- May 10
- 3 min
A real camera makes me look more newsy
By John Toth The Bulletin If you see a tall, older (but not-so-old) man with a white camera around his neck at an event, that’s probably...
- May 3
- 3 min
Trying to take own passport photo backfires
By John Toth The Bulletin My passport expired because I have not used it for 11 years. I’ll just renew it, right? No big deal, until it...
- Apr 25
- 3 min
Retro rock just right for Fiesta
By John Toth The Bulletin They rocked the afternoon away, complete with guitar solos, anthem retro rock, hair flying, jumping up and...
- Apr 19
- 3 min
Small town
By John Toth The Bulletin I got really nervous. The family just finished breakfast at Denny’s in Clute. Our stomachs were full, but my...