Have you ever said something and then later wished you had not done that? I suspect you have, I know I have done that more times than I will admit. Remember when the expensive typewriters had the “whiteout” function, which let you backspace and change the letter to the correct […]
Monthly Archives: April 2025
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In 1963, I worked for Gulf Oil in the Electronic Data Processing (EDP) Department. Part of my job was as a courier, making trips to the Gulf Port Arthur Refinery on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. To reach Port Arthur today, you can drive most of the way on I-10 to […]
If you do a search on “make better,” you will see a list of synonyms. These words can help describe how modifications can lead to improvements. I am not a cook, but adding a little salt makes food taste better. If I wrote my life story, it would cover many […]
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 […]
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 […]