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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
Mother’s Day, Father’s Day more than just about gifts
By Edward A. Forbes The Bulletin I know Mother’s Day is over, and Father’s Day is fast approaching, but I have a Mother’s Day and...
May 27, 20252 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
Recalling the hardships, good times growing up with my brothers in our dysfunctional family
By Edward A. Forbes The Bulletin It’s funny how the mind works in times of hardship. My dysfunctional family once consisted of eight...
May 19, 20253 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
Why we read as kids, and why kids don’t read anymore
By Edward A. Forbes The Bulletin I like to write when I feel the creative juices flowing. I sometimes write poems, but I more frequently...
Apr 28, 20252 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
Recollecting the good times with my brother, Donnis
By Edward A. Forbes The Bulletin Have you ever wondered how that squirrel feels as it continually changes direction when confronted by an...
Mar 24, 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
Read this if you feel bad about being technically challenged
By Edward A. Forbes The Bulletin I finally found the word that explains my manual dexterity - “ambisinister”. The definition is “clumsy...
Feb 17, 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
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