

Texas History: Loafers Glory!
Loafers Glory, Texas – Salute! Present population zero! But there was a time when hundreds of people would come from all around...


Texas History: Multiple Thanksgivings
Happy Thanksgiving! This is a most blessed time of the year when family and friends gather to show gratitude for the good things in life....


Texas History: Building Galveston
“Muttonhead!” This was the worst name that internationally acclaimed architect Nicholas J. Clayton ever called anyone. He was known among...


Miracle Math!
Are you an expert at math? Recently, someone on Twitter confounded the worldwide ciphering community by asking them to answer this math...


Texas History: Revolutionary Church
“Houston is infested with Methodists and ants!” This was the opinion of French Catholic missionary Emmanuel-Henri-Dieudonné Domenech as...


Cherubs!
Did you ever sing in a Cherub Choir? These groups are usually filled with preschoolers and called Cherubs because they sing like little...


Texas History: Martha Mayes Godfrey
Martha was born about 1812 as a slave to the family of Garner and Elizabeth (Jackson) Mayes, in Williamson County, Tennessee. Very little...


Texas History: Vintage Baseball
Question: What do Nolan Ryan, Greg Maddux, Ernie Banks and Rogers Hornsby have in common? Answer: Each one is a member of the Baseball...


Texas History -The Big Pine Tree
Every Sunday morning, Elmira made her way to the big pine tree not far from her house. There were many trees in the area, but this...


Heaven: Let's go!
Several years ago, I was asked to officiate the funeral of a gentleman I had never met. In my meeting with his daughter the day before...












