Have you ever done something slightly out of your comfort zone? Something even different from your beliefs? The first time you try it, it’s uncomfortable and maybe you never do it again. Or maybe, you find out you like it. It’s like getting a child to try a new food. You work hard to convince them i...

Boy, are Americans getting old. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the median age - the age at which half of the population is older and half is younger - hit an all-time high of 38.0 in 2017. Why is it rising? Because our massive baby-boom generation continues to go geezer, while young moms and d...

These days, it seems we all live in a world of instant gratification. We run through the drive-in restaurant and place an order. And, if that burger and fries isn’t ready by the time we round the building, we are frustrated and tap our foot on the brakes or drum the dashboard. We send a computer doc...

Even though I’ll forever be an ausländer to genuine locals, after nearly seven years here, it is interesting to see the visitors’ perspective of Frede...

Most of us don’t appreciate rocks. Take it from a guy who has dug his share of West Texas postholes. Only an artist with uncommon imagination sees bea...

Would a new veterinary school in the Texas Panhandle benefit Gillespie County’s aspiring animal docs? Texas Tech University thinks so, but Texas A&M U...