Texas Jot

After 503 posts (whew!), I am ready to retire from the blog business for a while.  It has taken an enormous amount of time to research, edit...

When I first saw it, I thought the book   Fifty Shades of Gray was going to be about life in a retirement home. Obviously, you can judge a ...

If you are a follower of Texas Jot, you know that every year I try to give some Valentine's Day shopping advice.  This morning I felt co...

Need a little motivation to jump start your good dietary intentions?  It seems PARTNER and his trainer at the gym made a little wager to see...

Are you just as sick as I am of those diet and exercise commercials that bombard one in January?  We all know (at least MOST of us know) tha...

On Valentine's Day, you may have a hot date or plan a dinner for two at home, but the question is the same.  What do I wear?  Do you go ...

I came from a family of four girls and one brother.  Even though he had many of us to inflict damage upon, I came away from childhood with s...

Just when I think the folks at Apache don't have a brain cell among them, something occurs which gives me pause.  After meeting our land...

When I discovered a novel labeled as the worst book ever written, it peaked my interest.  I have read some really bad books.  Did this piece...

As much as I've complained about the oil industry and the havoc taking place at the Diamond B, I think maybe the town of Big Spring has ...