When the calendar turns to September in Texas, there’s one thing and one thing alone on the minds of an overwhelming majority of the state’s population: Football! From Pop Warner leagues on Saturday morning all the way up to the biggest stage in America – Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texans can’t get enough of their…
When I was a kid, I had framed pictures of trains in my room for years, without ever realizing or questioning why. As I grew up, I ventured to replacing the steam engines and locomotives with pictures of athletes I idolized and sports cars I would never own. It was only as an adult that…
If you’re a Texan turning 65 this year, that means you were born in 1950 and grew up in two of the most significant and well-remembered decades in American history: the 1950s, full of prosperity and post-World War II American expansionism, and the 1960s, the turbulent decade that saw anti-war protests, Woodstock, civil rights, and…
If you’ve lived in Texas for a few days or a few decades, you know that no place else in the United States is more conducive to road trips, day trips, weekend stays, and backroads exploring. There’s no better time to explore the Lone Star State then when you enter retirement. So many amazing sights…
Retiring doesn’t mean you have to stop working, particularly if you really enjoy your profession or have some other job you’ve always wanted to try. If you have a college degree, one of the most rewarding and enjoyable jobs you can readily gain regardless of your age is that of a substitute teacher in one…
