This article by Ray Spitzenberger first appeared in IMAGES for October 25, 2018, East Bernard Express, East Bernard, Texas.             One of my favorite framed photos which I displayed on the console in my church office for many years found its way home with the rest of the church-office garniture when […]

This article by Ray Spitzemberger first appeared in IMAGES for October 18, 2018, East Bernard Express, East Bernard, Texas.             It’s true, I write and talk a lot about the good old days, perhaps even to the extent of being obsessed with the past. Of course, I’m not alone, there are

This article by Ray Spitzenberger first appeared in IMAGES for October 11, 2018, East Bernard Express, East Bernard, Texas.             Just about every town in Texas has a “barbecue place,” that is, a Meat-Market/Eatery type of establishment, which sells barbecued meat by the pound and by the plate. Ours in East

This article by Ray Spitzenberger first appeared in IMAGES for October 4, 2018, East Bernard Express, East Bernard, Texas.             The National Association of Independent Writers and Editors used to celebrate Great Books Week during the first week of October. I don’t know if this is something the American Library Association

This article by Ray Spitzenberger frst appeared in IMAGES for September 27, 2018, East Bernard Express, East Bernard, Texas.             Recently when I took the boxes of “things” from my church office out to my backyard studio, to either store or assimilate them into the overflowing accumulations of books, paintings, frames,

This article by Ray Spitzenberger first appeared in IMAGES for September 20, 2018, East Bernard Express, East Bernard, Texas.             For many years, my wife and I enjoyed reading Leon Hale’s newspaper columns, first in the Houston Post, and later years, in the Houston Chronicle. When, after many years of column

This article by Ray Spitzenberger first appeared in IMAGES for September 13, 2018, East Bernard Express, East Bernard, Texas.             During a recent rain, I rushed into the garage after a rare, brief excursion to the Post Office when my walking cane hydroplaned, and I found myself lying on my belly