I’ve covered lots of tragedies during my years as a reporter: Fires, earthquakes, gas explosions, shootings, hostage situations, bombings and tornadoes to name a few. Something struck me the other day when I was talking to families in Garland who lost their homes to the tornado. Every person whose life is in danger has the…… MORE
Christmas shopping is difficult enough, but imagine doing it for an elderly person suffering with diminishing abilities. It seems like items they could really use to help them function are hard to come by. For example, my mother used to code computer software for a living. Now, it takes her an hour to send a…… MORE
I had to go to Houston last week for a very, very, sad occasion. It was a funeral for one of my grandsons. Heck, you never expect your kids to go before you..let alone your grandchildren so this was an incredibly hard pill to swallow and he was only 19 years old so needless to…… MORE
I grew up in Dallas, so I’ve seen Christmases where there was snow on the ground and some when I could wear shorts and a t-shirt. I remember how much fun it was to know school was canceled because of snow. One year, I was maybe 6 or 7 years old, we were out for…… MORE
I was shopping in well known Dallas department store yesterday when it dawned on me how scared people seem to be to Merry Christmas. A sales associate was very helpful to me and I thanked her for all her assistance and ended the conversation with have a Merry Christmas. She kind of looked surprised and…… MORE