To thine own self be true

Body HANABA MUNN WELCH Warning: If songwriting is of zero interest to you, skip to the end for an all-purpose moral. At that point, you’ll have to backtrack if the mention of a purple mountain piques your curiosity. Sorry.

Tony Packo’s and the Mud Hens

Body If you’re of the age to remember TV shows from the 1970’s, M*A*S*H was one of the most watched shows. Ru n n i n g from 1972 to 1983, the show was based on a novel by Richard Hooker about three Army doctors.

Capital Highlights

Body Speaker open to resort- style casinos in state House Speaker Dade Phelan, R-Beaumont, told The Dallas Morning News and other media outlets that he is open to bringing resort-style casinos to Texas.

Traveling Man

Body Received a nice email from Kathy Bowen about her brush with a celebrity, so here’s the sixth column on this topic with Kathy’s story first. Kathy writes: “You are not the only Mundayite to have had a chance to meet a famous person.

Capital Highlights

Body What to expect in legislative session The 2023 Texas legislative session opened Jan. 10, with property taxes, gun control and the power grid expected to be among the top issues on the agenda.

The 501:

Body This is my brain on no sugar. So far, so good. New Year’s resolution? Nope. Coincidental timing. I fear for the future of Dr Pepper. What’ll I drink with those Sonic chilidogs? Unsweet iced tea? Sounds semi-ludicrous. That said, semi-ludicrous isn’t unfamiliar territory for me.

Worried about inflation? Consider these moves

Body As you know, inflation was big news throughout 2022. But will it continue in 2023? And looking even further ahead, how should you account for inflation in your long-term plans?

Capital Highlights

Body Winter storm called ‘once in a generation’ An arctic storm that swept through the state bringing low temperatures and high winds also affected roughly two-thirds of the country’s population, according to the National Weather Service, bringing the coldest Christmas in decades to...

Journey to the West... A Trip to India - Part III

Body In Journey to the West - Part I, I wrote about a trip to India when I went to the Taj Mahal, saw monkeys swarm onto cars in the street, enjoyed spicy Indian food and was fortunate enough to see some of that amazing country.

Tanks for reading

Body If you buy livestock supplement in a round, steel tank, six feet across, you end up with an emp ty tank not designed for eventual long-term use as a water tank. Ask me. Not to w o r r y . Supple ment in big, steel containers seem not be a current buying choice. I looked.