In Austin, a species of scarab beetle, a.k.a., the June bug, arrives in March and April. This specimen is Phyllophaga hirtiventris, a cousin to the turf-eat...

I gave a homeless guy $10 today. I know you're not supposed to encourage pandhandlers, and I rarely give them money, but he was in his late twenties, disheve...

I love mayonnaise. Always have. When I was a child, my sister and I used to rush inside with a sack of groceries, pull out the mayo jar, and tussle over who w...

I initially found this recipe on the PBS web site. It was submitted by a home cook, so I've got to give them both credit with a link to the original recipe. ...

Either Stacy Livingston Vanbecelaere or Reed Livingston Bates—both are my daughters but I can’t remember which one—gave me a gorgeous bromeliad plant many ye...

December 17 was a day that will live in infamy, that is, in my skeletal world. According to two different orthopods, both of my knees were “shot.” After tryi...

A lack of energy Saturday morning reminded me that when I worked a full-time day job, I used to unwind by watching PBS cooking shows. So, from Rick Bayless, ...

I planted a tiny garden after we moved into our new spot. My seeds included yellow squash, zucchini, okra, green beans, eggplant (globe), eggplant (Japanese)...

A former colleague and friend—or so I thought—got pissed and de-friended me on Facebook because I said something she didn’t like. Aren’t friends allowed to s...

Dumb me, but I had scheduled a neighborhood open house for last night (Thursday), not considering that I was having stem cell and Platelet-Rich Plasma inject...

About a year ago, I started ordering delivery from Randall's, a grocery chain in Austin affiliated with Safeway. I have a Randall's loyalty card and I'm sign...

I recently made my world famous potato salad for a party. After making it over the past many decades, I've decided to share my secret recipe. This serves 12 ...

March 11, 2019 Wow. I googled my author name today and found some stuff I thought had been deleted. Also, I found a thing that teed someone off and another t...