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Generator during storm provides power, family time
By Edward A. Forbes The Bulletin It’s only a tropical storm they said, but Beryl showed them. A modest intensification was all it took to...
Jul 30, 20243 min read
How we managed to relocate 9 possums, 2 raccoons
By John Toth The Bulletin A couple of months ago I noticed that the cat food I left out on my porch at night was gone, and often the food...
Jul 30, 20244 min read
Five Bulletin readers win free Moody Gardens Palm Beach tickets
By John Toth The Bulletin We’re a week late announcing the winners of the Moody Gardens Palm Beach free ticket contest give-away. A pesky...
Jul 23, 20242 min read
Hurricane forecasting now drags out as computers guess where storms might land
By John Toth The Bulletin This play-by-play hurricane reporting can play on one’s nerves. Where will it go? When will it turn? How strong...
Jul 23, 20244 min read
These aren’t your grandfathers’ cruise ships, although boomers enjoy them as much as kids
By John Toth The Bulletin When I was younger, I frowned upon cruising because I thought it was just for older people who like to play...
Jul 16, 20244 min read
The inside story of how The Bulletin got started
By John Toth The Bulletin In December, 1992, my brother-in-law and I went to Walmart in Angleton to shop for Christmas presents and came...
Jul 2, 20244 min read
My thoughts on progress from outhouse to computers; Recalling my first transistor radio
By Edward A. Forbes, R.PH. The Bulletin I am a few years short of eight decades. I find this hard to believe. In my (relatively) brief...
Jun 25, 20242 min read
My annual eye exam didn’t go so well
By John Toth The Bulletin I dislike going to the optometrist each year because of the machine that shoots a puff of air onto the eyeball....
Jun 25, 20243 min read
If it’s summer, crowded and hot; it’s time for a Toth family vacation
By John Toth The Bulletin Family vacations were my specialty when the kids were little. I planned it out to the last little detail,...
Jun 18, 20243 min read
Brazoswood grad overcomes heart problems to try out for Paris Olympics
By Ernie Williamson The Bulletin Basketball was Sam Whitmarsh’s passion. So much so that he looked for another sport to play during...
Jun 11, 20243 min read
So close, yet so far, as it lay on the bay bottom in Roatan, Honduras I tested my diving abilities trying to retrieve my camera
John almost loses his go pro in the Honduras on his most recent cruise.
Jun 11, 20243 min read
Even in the hot tub, pool or beach, I take my cruise ship reporting duties seriously
By John Toth The Bulletin You might think that when I take a cruise it is all fun and no work. It is a lot of fun, but I also work on...
Jun 3, 20243 min read
How ‘Young Sheldon’ reflects on my own life
By Edward A. Forbes The Bulletin I hate to admit to being a huge fan of a network TV program, but I was a devoted fan of “The Big Bang...
May 27, 20243 min read
Why summer feels so good; how to make the most of it
By John Toth The Bulletin If April showers bring May flowers, then what do May showers bring? We found that out this spring -...
May 27, 20243 min read
The long goodbye: My visit with a classmate who suffers from dementia
By Edward A. Forbes The Bulletin I recently visited with an old high school classmate. She’s in a nursing home in the secured area from...
May 21, 20242 min read
Why I so fondly remember my 1974 graduation
By John Toth The Bulletin I walked down the aisle, wearing my cap and gown, thinking of how the summer was just starting and would last...
May 21, 20243 min read
Trekking to Luling via state park
By Edward A. Forbes The Bulletin I had been working on my 2003 Roadtrek (to be known as Trekkie) for a while. I was preparing for a road...
May 13, 20243 min read
Property values in Brazoria County are soaring, but there is something we can do about it. Here is how I have kept mine down over the years.
By John Toth / The Bulletin It’s a good thing I was sitting down when I opened the 2024 notice of appraised value of my house. I received...
May 13, 20243 min read
I was boondocking in a truck stop with my headlights on
By Edward A. Forbes The Bulletin Sunday morning, I decided to journey to Bastrop State Park. I loaded up my little motorhome (Trekkie)...
May 7, 20243 min read
Dreams of my old apartment make for special Mother’s Days
By John Toth The Bulletin I was watching our 25-inch color television in the living room, and my mother was making dinner in the kitchen....
May 7, 20244 min read
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