March 4, 2020 (Wednesday) Sometimes we have to improvise. For example, if our recipe calls for buttermilk and we have none, we can add a little vinegar to sweet milk, and the baked goods will believe it’s buttermilk. There have been times when we learned to “make do” with what we had because we didn’t […]
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Tent Maker, etc.
March 3, 2020 (Tuesday) The Apostle Paul trained from early childhood to become a Pharisee. Part of his preparation for religious work was learning a trade. Paul (known then as Saul) chose the vocation of tent maker. We can deduce from some of his writings that he found that ability very helpful at times as […]
March 2, 1836 !
March 2, 2020 (Monday) IMPORTANT TEXAS DATES On this date, March 2, in 1836, the Texas Declaration of Independence was adopted at Washington-on-the-Brazos. On March 6 the brave defenders at the Alamo gave their all in the fight for independence from Mexico. On March 10 Sam Houston left Gonzales and led brave Texians eastward to […]
Time Marches On
March 1, 2020 (Sunday) TIME MARCHES ON! This was the title of a weekly news program presented in theaters many years ago. Seen every 4 weeks in theaters Do you know this man? His name is Ron Howard, and he celebrates his 66th birthday today. Perhaps you knew him as “Opie.” He does not look […]
Leap Year
February 29, 2020 (Saturday) In Gilbert and Sullivan’s delightful comic opera, “Pirates of Penzance,” Frederic, having been adopted by pirates as an infant, readies himself to leave the ship. He has served for 21 years, and is now being set free by the pirates. His birthday, however, is on February 29, and when the contract […]