January 4, 2016 - In case you have not noticed, 2016 is a leap year. Why do we need leap years anyway? The short answer is, “the leap years synchronize the calendar year with the solar year”. However, leap years are far more complicated than that simple answer.

December 16, 2015 - Mistletoe makes its annual appearance each December as millions of Americans hang a sprig of it in their doorways during the holiday season. According to custom, if a woman is caught standing under the mistletoe, a man may kiss her.

December 3, 2015 - So you and your friend have had an argument. There appears to be no solution in which each can save face. What can you do? We have all found ourselves in situations in which severe difference of opinions have resulted in total severance of contact.

New book explores answers to life's many questions from author’s perspective

November 17, 2015, SAN AUGUSTINE — For author Neal Murphy, East Texans like him tend to see things from a more relaxed perspective and they are more attentive to the details given by Mother Nature. In "East Texas Serendipity - Discovering Stories, History, and Tales from an East Texan’s Perspective," (published by Xlibris) he shares some of the humorous events that happened to him over the years while living in East Texas.

September 15, 2015 - It has happened to all of us. You are sitting in a room of people and your nose suddenly starts to tingle, followed by itching, then by the unmistakable urge to sneeze. All you can do is close your eyes and “let-her-rip”. Usually several people around you will say, “God Bless You”. You have just been blessed by people you don’t even know, all because you sneezed. Why is that? What is it that prompts strangers to want to bless you?