Marriage is supposed to be fun

Body I don’t know what the secret to a good marriage is. I only know I have a good one that has been fun, exciting and full of adventure. On our way to celebrate our 60th wedding anniversary in Santa Fe, we stopped for lunch at the Cowboy Café in Roswell.

Music to our ears

Body and appreciates all kinds of music, I have never been much of a concert goer. Just not a crowd person. If I were to tell my children that Captain & Tennille and Ray Stevens were my only two concerts for the longest time, they would have no clue who those people even were.

Another special session slated for October

Body CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS has called a third special session, this time about school choice, for next month. He is promising retribution for lawmakers who oppose his move to enact school vouchers in Texas, the Texas Tribune reported.

Bringing it to the table— in all weathers

Body The elements have smiled on us the past week. Chances are you looked outside and smiled back. This weather brings out the best in my snooze button.

Paxton acquitted on all impeachment counts

Body AUSTIN— Ken Paxton has been reinstated as Texas attorney general after the Texas Senate on Saturday acquitted him of charges of bribery and misuse of office.

Kelly’s collection of marbles

Body Kelly Draper of Llano is a retired professor of puppetry at Lamar University in Beaumont. He performed with his puppets at symphony orchestra concerts all over the country, illustrating the music to children.

Gather ye rosebuds…

Body Poetry. Yep, I am writing about it again because of 100 minutes spent in Walmart with my granddaughter. But before I get to that, here’s a poetry story from just last week that made me want to pen a limerick.

Paxton trial completes first week

Body AUSTIN— The first week of suspended Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial in the Senate ended with his former lead law enforcement officer testifying an Austin developer alleged to have bribed Paxton constructed a “conspiracy theory” that federal officials...

Hundreds of new laws go into effect

Body went into effect on Sept. 1, affecting Texans in many areas of their lives, the Austin American-Statesman reported. The new laws concern property taxes, registration fees and voting access, among other issues. Several have drawn court challenges from opponents.

Life in the mirror

Body It is with a gracious spirit that I thank the editors/ publishers of your newspaper for welcoming back Check Your Mirrors. The return to writing this column after a summer hiatus makes me chuckle at this life into which I have stumbled at the age of 67.