Opinion

Aunt Maude, wed to my Uncle Mort since Noah’s ark went into dry dock, says that her hubby regularly encounters premonitions while in dreamland. “When he says, ‘I’ll bet you can’t guess what I dreamed last night,’ I know that soon he’ll be untangling his dreams in his workshop, not likely to be heard from again until suppertime,” my aunt observes.

The chief of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas told state lawmakers recently that the state’s power demand could nearly double in just six years. The reasons: population growth, new requests for grid connections, and a rise in requests from data centers and other heavy users.

Father of the Bride remains a favorite Steve Martin movie. Apart from the sappy love story surrounding a wedding, Martin perfectly portrays a man who seems to be hanging on for dear life. His apprehensions about a future son-in-law, his inability to deal with the emotional dump, and the demands on his time and money press his character throughout the film.

“Do hard things!” My kids hear me preaching this continually. I teach them to challenge themselves to work harder, do more than they did in the past, and put themselves in difficult situations. I have been in tough situations so many times in life that I often feel like life is about suffering and everyone is subject to it eventually.

For the most part, handshakes, backslaps, hugs and teardropssome joyously wept from grateful souls who achieved much, and some from others who barely sneaked by to graduate--now are part of history. In bygone years, school superintendents and university presidents considered graduation events to be successful if everyone left venues in the same state of health and well-being as when they entered.

Crude oil is an important commodity that is traded worldwide. Its price varies from country to country and from state to state daily.

Residents in a total of 35 Texas counties now qualify for individual disaster assistance following a series of severe storms and flooding that began in late April, The Dallas Morning News reported. “I thank our federal partners and emergency response personnel across our great state who are working tirelessly to protect and support their fellow Texans,” Gov.

Family reunions are dwindling, going the way of the wild goose. Some, however, will hold annual gatherings soon.

Last weekend was the Food Truck Championship in Graham. It has proven to be a remarkable event for such a small town. Seeing thousands of people stand in line in the heat of the day for a taco or sushi plate emerges as one of life’s great mysteries. My wife is convinced that “food” is the sixth love language and that we all speak various dialects.

In the growing-up years of long ago, close enough was usually good enough. Precision rules now, though, and “guestimates” that were acceptable then don’t pass muster now.