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Apollo 11 captivated the world, had me glued to the TV
By John Toth The Bulletin It was July 25, 1969, the day I found myself glued to the television set as the Apollo 11 Astronauts prepared...
Jul 14, 20253 min read
Is sticking your tongue out now hip?
By John Toth The Bulletin Have you noticed recently that people stick their tongues out more often than we’ve seen in the past? I don’t...
Jul 7, 20253 min read
Happy birthday to The Bulletin as it starts 31st year
By John Toth The Bulletin I had another column scheduled for this week, but then I realized that this issue marks the beginning of The...
Jun 30, 20253 min read
Cruise ships’ comedy is good, but Dennis was better
By John Toth The Bulletin Doing stand-up comedy is a hard way to make a living in the entertainment business. It takes a special kind of...
Jun 23, 20253 min read
Talking is hard after the dentist sticks a drill in my mouth
By John Toth The Bulletin I was sitting in the dental chair the other day as the dentist’s drill was churning relentlessly in my mouth....
Jun 14, 20253 min read
I waited all year for the endless summer to begin and hit the road to my summer job
By John Toth The Bulletin I was driving up to the hideaway and noticed that school buses started popping up on the streets around...
Jun 2, 20253 min read
I love cruising, but it also makes me grateful to live in the U.S.
I love cruising, but it also makes me grateful to live in the U.S.
May 27, 20254 min read
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...
May 19, 20253 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 12, 20254 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 28, 20254 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 14, 20253 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 7, 20253 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 24, 20253 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 17, 20255 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 11, 20253 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 24, 20253 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 17, 20253 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 10, 20253 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 3, 20253 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 27, 20253 min read
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