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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 20, 20253 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 13, 20253 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 6, 20253 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


My Krampus tale and Europe’s dark side of Christmas
By John Toth The Bulletin We have this weird tradition in the United States that one month before celebrating the birth of Christ, we get...
Dec 2, 20243 min read


Customer service is not much help with new phones
By John Toth The Bulletin My quest to bring my cellphone status into the 21st Century quickly became a complicated web that was partly my...
Nov 25, 20244 min read


I bought the most expensive cellphone of my life
By John Toth The Bulletin My hunt for a newer cellphone for a good price took a turn for the worse before taking another turn for the...
Nov 11, 20243 min read


I finally broke down and bought a newer cell phone
By John Toth The Bulletin My cellphone is running out of memory, which is a sign that I should buy another one. Another sign is that I...
Nov 5, 20243 min read


We received a reader’s contest entry almost two years late
By John Toth The Bulletin A few weeks ago, we received a contest entry in the mail from Andrew Cromwell of Lake Jackson for a Festival of...
Oct 21, 20244 min read


We tried to fly to Germany, but forgot our passports
By John Toth The Bulletin We were running late already. The plane was leaving in less than an hour, and we still needed to get to the...
Oct 14, 20243 min read


From my first county fair in 1979 to our 30th fair issue
By John Toth The Bulletin Since the Brazoria County Fair is going on, it’s just appropriate that I write about my experience with county...
Oct 8, 20243 min read


My annual trek to get a physical and lifesaving advice
By John Toth The Bulletin I drove to the doctor’s office for my annual physical recently to make sure that your favorite columnist...
Sep 24, 20243 min read


I took the working out and shopping without-a-phone challenge
By John Toth The Bulletin We got into the van, and I started driving to the gym. It’s something that I wish we would do more often. But...
Sep 16, 20243 min read


Industrial accident, WWII claimed my grandfathers
By John Toth The Bulletin If your grandfathers are still alive, give them a big hug and tell them you love them. That’s what I have never...
Sep 2, 20243 min read


It’s the beginning of the end – of another summer
By John Toth The Bulletin Labor Day weekend has always signaled the end of “what day is this, anyway?” The following Tuesday, I would be...
Aug 26, 20243 min read


Runaway technology is not always our best friend
By John Toth The Bulletin I am a boomer geek who prides himself on solving tech problems of all kinds. But every now and then, the...
Aug 20, 20243 min read


I finally came to terms with being a senior citizen
By John Toth The Bulletin Hi, my name is John Toth, and I am a senior citizen. They tell me that I have been one for quite a while. I’m...
Aug 13, 20243 min read
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