The pet of the week is Birdo, she is 5 months old, super friendly and works overtime at the biscuit factory. She gets along with other cats and she...

I ran into a nice lady the other day, and she told me that she remembered a story I had written a long time ago about a phone creature. She had to remind me what it was...

Tyler—Water is one of East Texas’ greatest natural resources, and how we conserve, protect, and manage it will help determine our region’s future....

Tyler—I didn’t think the weather would ever break and that they would arrive, but they are finally here. Few flowers capture the magic of Southern...

You know, I’ve noticed that a lot of people I know are careful of what they say around me, thinkin’ I might put what they say in the paper.  They really don’t have to worry...

The pet of the week is Delilah, a big silver tabby, 3 yrs old, at Pet Sense. Very sweet and loving cat, a bit shy, but warms up quickly. Call the...

The other day I was walkin’ into the house, just as my wife Janet was walkin’ out. She had a box in her hands.“What’s in the box?” I asked.“Nothing,” she said. “I was just...

Each fall, one of nature’s great migrations passes through Texas. Monarch butterflies that spent the summer across much of the United States and...

Can you believe how fast this year has gone by so far? Man, the older I get, the faster they go. I can remember when I was a kid, a year lasted….well, a year.  Now, they go...

Do you remember when you were a kid bein’ asked, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Now, they just ask me, “When are you going to grow up?”  Well, I have news for...

Tyler—Every spring, I wait for old friends to arrive. Thanks to years of coevolution, they normally show up when the native coral honeysuckle and...

Tyler—I’m proud to be the only county agent in America not only serving the county he was born in, but in the very county that hosted the first county agent in the...

Rusty is going out of town. I know you are probably as excited as I am about this, but let me assure you, like the Terminator, he’ll be back. As you know, I’ve caught more...

The other day a lady asked me why I don’t write about my high school days. Well, let me tell you. You see, and my preacher reads this junk and if he found out some of the...

 It’s been a while since I’ve spoken to any phone creatures, and I was gettin’ a little bit worried that I was gonna lose my touch if I didn’t get a call pretty soon. I...