Many books have been written about what it means to be a friend, and everyone has at least one of them. A person’s age has an impact on how they define people they consider a friend and what characteristics they hold as most important. When you have lived a long […]
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The Twenty-sixth Amendment was ratified on July 1, 1971, lowering the voting age from 21 to 18. The State of Texas had voted for President Eisenhower in 1952 and 1956; however, Texas would not have its first Republican Governor until 1979 with Governor Clements. Governor John Connally, a Democrat, would […]
There is more that I don’t know than I know for sure. That is hard to say for someone who has acquired a lot of worthless information during his lifetime. I have often been asked the same question by young children. “When a child dies, do they go to Heaven?” […]
In my blog “Birthright Citizenship,” I discussed how foreigners exploit vague legal language to obtain US birth certificates for their newborns. Congress can fix the problems when and if we elect people who love America. I hope that does not mean we must wait until the elected people who hate […]
The International Space Station (ISS) is orbiting the Earth at an altitude of approximately 220 miles (354 km), which places it in low Earth orbit (LEO). This distance can change, however, and has varied from 205 miles (330 km) to a planned maximum of 248 miles (400 km). The Moon is an […]
Watching the spacecraft splash down yesterday brought back memories of my time working at NASA during the Gemini days. That was the period when the greatest advances were made in many areas. Computer software was designed and developed like no other, using IBM 7094 technology as a base for the […]
Is your faith (religious beliefs) aligned with Jesus? Is what you believe based on scriptures from the Bible or what you learned at church and/or from family or friends? Is your relationship with Jesus personal or structured based on rules for a given circumstance? During what is known as the […]
It was Sunday morning, March 6, 1994, when Kirk called to tell us they were at the hospital. It was the day that Eva was anxiously waiting for, the day our first grandchild would be born. We quickly packed everything in the car and headed to Victoria. We got to […]
It was August 1986; Tammy was nineteen and Jennifer was sixteen, Eva and I thought it could be the last summer vacation that Tammy would go with us on. She had just finished her first year in college and might have other plans in future summers. It had been a […]
Whether it be a child, grandchild, or a friend, at some point in life we may find ourselves in a position of influence. If we are lucky, most of those times we can be a positive influence to help them see possibilities in their future. We can help them identify […]