“ Hippo” Vaughn cursed his rotten luck on May 2, 1917, after losing the only double no-hitter in major league history. James Leslie Vaughn grew up in Weatherford, the Texas town west of Fort Worth where he was born in 1888.

There’s nothing like a big nasty storm barreling through the area, knocking down power lines and internet reception, to get a family to put down there cellphones, step away from their online games, and sit down and talk about this, that and something other. SHE: The pea and mint soup we had last night really gave my mouth a refreshing ‘zing,’ but I wouldn’t have thought it would be so red.

“If you don’t like the weather, just wait a few minutes. It will change.” — Attributed to both Will Rogers and Mark Twain, depending on what you read.

When I was young, I never gave a single thought about being a Redwood Tree or Giant Sequoia. I was happy being a run-of-the-mill shrub.

Martin Dies, fire- breathing founder of the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), came out of retirement on Apr. 26, 1952 to run for Texas’ new at-large congressional seat.

I’m trying hard to remember. What was so dad-gum funny about that?”— Me.

Learning his commander-in-chief had decided to stand and fight, an insubordinate captain rejoined the Texas Army on Apr. 17, 1836 in time for the Battle of San Jacinto.

Ican’t imagine anything in the past or in the future being as memorable and awe-inspiring as the 2024 Great American Eclipse that recently passed right over Texas. Since both of my parents were teachers, we had the whole summer off together to do whatever we wanted to do, which always included spending time in Colorado.

“Remember the good times? When phones were dumb, and people were smart?” — Spotted on a tee shirt. Worn by someone using a smart phone.

Under the fading light of day, I witnessed a scene that tugged at my heartstrings. A young man, barely out of his teens, stood at the edge of life’s crossroads.