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Hospital visit made interesting with trying to find my car
By Edward A. Forbes The Bulletin I undertook a visit to my brother, Donnis, at St. Lukes Hospital in the Houston medical center, a...
Apr 23, 20245 min read


What country is this; what’s my new name?
By John Toth The Bulletin One of the pitfalls of country hopping as a refugee in the 1960s was that my name changed each time we landed...
Apr 23, 20243 min read


70 years later, my seventh birthday remains special
By Edward A. Forbes The Bulletin Do you remember your favorite birthday celebration? Do you remember what made it special? I think we all...
Apr 16, 20243 min read


288 tollway raking in money, ripping off motorists
By John Toth The Bulletin There was a time when I could get into my car without having to worry about what traffic will be like on Hwy....
Apr 16, 20243 min read


I launched my DeSoto into the air after safe-driving pledge
By Edward A. Forbes The Bulletin As these stories always begin, once upon a time in the small town of Luling, Texas, a young man scraped...
Apr 9, 20243 min read


After storm, it was time to deal with the adjuster
By John Toth The Bulletin A brief but destructive storm cut through Angleton a few weeks ago and left a lot of fences and trees down,...
Apr 9, 20243 min read


Finding skin cancer early, treating it is key to survival
By Ernie Williamson The Bulletin Every time I go to the dermatologist for my regular checkup, it occurs to me that another doctor may...
Apr 1, 20243 min read


Cooking is harder when fuse blows, but help is on the way
By Edward A. Forbes The Bulletin Another day in the Forbes Kitchen, and it’s not progressing as expected. I have the sous vide machine...
Apr 1, 20243 min read


Readers call to make sure we’re O.K. if Bulletin is late
By John Toth The Bulletin “Are you putting a paper out this week?” asked the caller. “I’ve gone to three locations, and none of them have...
Apr 1, 20243 min read


Our Easters of past were not always smooth bunny hops
By John Toth The Bulletin As our three children grew up, we made sure that Easter was always special, but there were a few stumbles along...
Mar 25, 20243 min read


Of pickleball, a chapel and teacher pay
By Ernie Williamson The Bulletin Advertisers have discovered pickleball. They might not play themselves, but they have noticed how fast...
Mar 25, 20242 min read


My general guide to watching news
By Ernie Williamson The Bulletin What do you get in November’s elections when you take advances in AI that can distort reality, then add...
Mar 17, 20242 min read


Our great escape to the West: Why March 20, 1966, turned out to be such an important date in my life
I looked up on the Internet machine what big things happened on Sunday, March 20, 1966. Maybe I didn’t dig deep enough, but I couldn’t...
Mar 17, 20244 min read


Media awash with hurricane season early predictions
By Ernie Williamson The Bulletin When I awakened in the middle of the night, I noticed it was warm and stuffy. I threw off the blanket. I...
Mar 11, 20242 min read


Bad weather and cruising
We ventured into storms twice and made the best of it. But sometimes, things can get serious By John Toth The Bulletin One of the...
Mar 11, 20243 min read


Good Samaritan’s kindness caught me off-guard
By Ernie Williamson The Bulletin I was standing at the counter in my pharmacy waiting for the credit card reader to authorize payment on...
Mar 5, 20242 min read


Mexico wrote the book on selling to tourists – in a nice way
By John Toth The Bulletin I’ve learned many decades ago that when it comes to selling to visitors or tourists, Mexico is in a world of...
Mar 5, 20244 min read


My time in Vietnam
As an Army correspondent, I spent time with the ‘Pink Team’, dined with CBS’s Bob Simon, witnessed Westmoreland’s liquor stash. Ernie...
Feb 26, 20243 min read


Ship-food withdrawal part of cruising experience
By John Toth The Bulletin The ending of a cruise is always sad. The world of total vacation is replaced by reality. It is driven home...
Feb 26, 20243 min read


After escaping on a cruise ship from winter, I turned snorkeling correspondent
By John Toth The Bulletin The guide was asking whether I wanted to snorkel. I told him that I hadn’t decided yet. He said take your time....
Feb 20, 20244 min read
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