Here comes another “Mother Hubbard” column. That’s how preachers sometimes describe their sermons–comparable to “Mother Hubbard” dresses. They cover everything but touch nothing…. *****  Why are we not surprised? Researchers claim that many companies are taking

Now that the election is over, my ancient Uncle Mort and his domino-playing buddies down in the thicket can resume their usual mostly-minutia confabs that too often lack authenticity. This reminds me of the annual

Carl Sandburg–his poetry collections winning three Pulitzer Prizes–warmed the hearts of Americans with his beautiful description of how tides roll in, “on little cat feet.” He would be hard-pressed to similarly describe crowd’s arrivals at

    The deeper dive one takes into life’s hourglass of time, the more likely it is to ponder nuggets of health news that might affect longevity.     One jumped out at me the other day when a

Bob Hope, beloved humanitarian, comedian and patriot, may have been America’s best ambassador of international goodwill–ever. He was able to “localize” his jokes and stories no matter where he appeared. Always on the road, this British-born

 Names of luminaries met at intersections along our pathway keep popping up as corner posts in life’s fence row. They are not remembered as being Republican or Democrat, rural or urban, liberal or conservative. Each, however,

   If we weren’t totally “away from it all,” we were on the outskirts, kind of like the characters in the delightful 1953 Broadway musical “Brigadoon.”    Only the long of tooth remember the tale of

   Jiminy Cricket!  I never dreamed I’d be writing about an insect popularized by Pinocchio, or that this week’s piece may warrant bottom-of-the-barrel placement.    I may have reached a new low, what with insects in the

   The arrival of the football-playing Coleman triplets at the University of Texas in Austin for 2025’s fall semester may break several records before they even meet BEVO, the Longhorns’ beloved mascot.    When have three guys

   I have probably made this claim previously, but most friends know that my respect for redundancy has never been more than trivial. So, here I go again, certain that there finally are but two groups of

   Stephen Cox is not an imposing figure. Still, he has the countenance and features to be a Clark Kent look-alike, even if considerably smaller in stature.    You remember Clark, right? He’s the guy who

   It was an absolute accident that likely couldn’t be duplicated, even with the most fastidious planning.    My Uncle Mort and three of his buddies playing dominoes at the general store in the thicket were