latest
The holiday season is quickly approaching and with that comes a significant amount of cooking among family members. Although I am far from a gourmet, food for me (along with many others, I am sure) is one of the more memorable parts of the holiday season.
Read moreLast week while having lunch in College Station with my gentleman friend, I couldn’t stop thinking about the news footage of college students waving signs thanking President Biden for canceling their student loan debt. Once upon a time, someone referred to college students as “the best and the brightest.”
Read moreGrimes County is a unique place with several communities that make it a special place. The Examiner provides a platform for those communities, but we need your help. Many newspapers don’t publish community columnists, but we at The Examiner know how important communities are to Grimes County.
Read moreWhen I sat down at my computer this morning, I received an unsolicited popup from Bill Gates about President Trump’s cabinet members and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani being accused of influencing an election. Hmmm, I pondered this for a moment and wondered if I should expect the men in black to show up at MY door.
Read moreDear readers, you may not agree with me on this one, but SPAM – in my opinion is one of the greatest food inventions ever produced. From my point of view, you either love SPAM or you hate it. And even if you hate it, keep reading anyway – you just might learn something.
Read moreBy the time a person reaches my age, they’ve probably accumulated a significant number of pet peeves. I have one even bigger than hearing the word “sammich” and its people airing their personal business in public via their cellphone.
Read moreEvery now and then you come across something on the Internet that seems to have value or is worthwhile. The “erdle” craze fits that bill for me. These are online games that refresh themselves every day and are designed to provide you with a few minutes of entertainment in an otherwise hectic world. Wordle (https://www. nytimes.com/games/wordle/ index.html) is the first of these of which I became acquainted.
Read moreWhen I was growing up there was a running joke among comedians about how awful their inlaws were, especially their mothers-in-law. Not knowing any better, I took this as a true fact and after I got a bit older, I had some friends who got married and sure enough, they married into a mess. All this solidified the myth for me that all inlaws are bad and there will be nothing but conflict with them after you marry. Boy was I wrong. I’ll start by saying this: If a marriage is a gamble, I hit the jackpot. My wife is still putting up with me after almost 30 years of having me on the Alan Shoalmire Improvement Project, despite the marginal gains that have been made. That being said, her parents are absolutely wonderful human beings.
Read more