About this time in 2012, I sat down to write a humorous spin on what I saw as an issue in the world. Fast-forward 10 years later, and it seems that old column of mine is still applicable.
McAllen, Texas, woke up this week. After 150-some years of electing only Democrats, a predominantly Latino congressional district in the Rio Grande Valley shocked the Democrat Party and the liberal media on Tuesday by choosing a Republican.
A few days ago, my wife and I joined some friends for a gathering during a few rare hours when we weren’t busy hauling a teenager to some kind of expensive activity or hosting an entire herd of them at our home to ransack our pantry and abuse the plumbing.
Just a few weeks ago we were basking in beautiful spring weather with highs in the low 80s and nights that dipped low enough to avoid the air conditioner kicking on.