Will AI benefit or hurt mankind?
By John Toth The Bulletin Cassette tape recorders were still a few years away; the Internet was unheard of; and telephones plugged into...
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- Nov 13
- 3 min
We cruised back to the real world
By John Toth The Bulletin The last day of our cruise is always bittersweet. We drown ourselves in entertainment and try not to think...
- Nov 6
- 4 min
New courthouse tour evokes old coffee shop tales
By John Toth The Bulletin During a recent tour of the new Brazoria County Administrative Building, I stuck my head in the new coffee shop...
- Oct 23
- 4 min
Bucket List: Climbing to the top of a Mayan temple
By John Toth The Bulletin I had been to Mayan ruins twice before our last cruise, once when we docked in Cozumel and again in Costa Maya,...
- Oct 16
- 3 min
Why do they work on a cruise ship?
By John Toth The Bulletin When I worked my way through high school and college, one of the jobs I had was at a summer camp in New...
- Oct 9
- 4 min
Mistakes that I made on our last cruise
By John Toth The Bulletin I pride myself for putting in place safety nets when vacationing, but there comes a time when things just go...
- Sep 25
- 3 min
Cruising during hurricane season
By John Toth The Bulletin Cruising during close-to-peak hurricane season does have its disadvantages - like hurricanes. But it also has a...
- Sep 19
- 4 min
I’m not cruising for attention
By John Toth The Bulletin I’m not much of a dancer, nor a willing participant when it comes to going on stage or performing some skill...
- Sep 12
- 3 min
Which is better: Carnival or Royal?
By John Toth The Bulletin Departing from the Port of Galveston terminal on Carnival Cruise lines vs. the terminal Royal Caribbean built a...
- Aug 21
- 3 min
Cruise or drive? Summer heat makes this decision harder each passing year
By John Toth The Bulletin We were ready to take the big plunge - two and a half days of driving each way. We were going to do it last...
- Aug 15
- 2 min
You can’t stop getting old, but there are ways to make it rewarding, inspiring and enjoyable
By John Toth The Bulletin Happy National Senior Citizens Day to me. What? Yes, I’m still in denial and try to shove this title aside...
- Aug 15
- 3 min
AM radio is fading
They forgot to put an AM bandwidth in my new clock radio By John Toth The Bulletin I excitedly opened the parcel. Inside was a new alarm...
- Aug 7
- 3 min
Solar sales reps are crawling out of the woodworks
By John Toth The Bulletin “I’m not here to sell you anything,” said the man at my front door. “I have a home office, and I am really...
- Jul 31
- 3 min
I went to argue my property value; this is what happened
By John Toth The Bulletin I drove to my informal hearing appointment and got to the Snow Building in Angleton, where the Appraisal...
- Jul 25
- 3 min
Preparing to make my case to lower property values
By John Toth The Bulletin The time had come to go to battle again. I prepared to head down to the Brazoria County Appraisal District to...
- Jul 18
- 3 min
It’s so hot that I decided to ask: How hot is it?
How hot is it? It’s so hot, I saw a squirrel picking up nuts with pot holders. That’s hot, but rather than joining the complaining...
- Jul 11
- 3 min
Why throw away a good car that blew its engine?
By John Toth The Bulletin I have to tell you about our “new” work van. I have never given it enough credit, and I have always favored our...
- Jul 3
- 3 min
Bulletin publisher interviewed for anniversary issue
By John Toth The Bulletin Happy New Bulletin Year. This is the first edition of another year for us. The paper was first published on...
- Jun 20
- 3 min
I managed to avoid sewer, water lines installing mail box
By John Toth The Bulletin It was way overdue. The house needed a new mailbox, but I was hesitant. The old mailbox has been there for...
- Jun 13
- 4 min
A young reporter’s encounter with Hurricane Alicia in 1983
By John Toth The Bulletin There was a storm about to enter the Gulf of Mexico in August 1983, almost 40 years ago. I was thinking that it...
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