This article by Ray Spitzenberger first appeared in IMAGES about Fowl Songs for 9 June, 2022 East Bernard Express, East Bernard, Texas.           Living on a farm, as my grandparents did, or on a “mini” farm in town, as we did in the 1940s, you have a great awareness of animal sounds. Adding to the […]

This article by Ray Spitzenberger first appeared in IMAGES, June 2, East Bernard Express, East Bernard, Texas.           Just a few weeks ago I became a member of the Dime Box Heritage Society and Museum. The Dime Box Heritage Society opened the Museum in 1998. As one who loves history and my personal ethnic heritage,

This article by Ray Spitzenberger first appeared in IMAGES May 26, East Bernard Express, East Bernard, Texas.             A few days ago, my son-in-law and my daughter took their kayaks to Matagorda, as they often do, for some fishing in the bay. Hearing about the fish they caught and fun they had brought back memories

This article by Ray Spitzenberger first appeared in IMAGES for May 19, East Bernard Express, East Bernard, Texas.           History and humor have always been important in my mental treasure chest, and I’ve found it impossible to keep them out of my writings. My college roommate, my opposite in every way, used to say he

This article by Ray Spitzenberger first appeared in IMAGES for May 12, East Bernard Express, East Bernard, Texas.             The six weeks between Mother’s Day and Father’s Day should be a good time to consider the needs of children and the joys and difficulties of “rearing” children. (In the wonderful little rural elementary school I attended,

This article by Ray Spitzenberger first appeared in IMAGES, May 5, East Bernard Express, East Bernard, Texas. Throughout my childhood I was very close to my maternal, Wendish grandparents. They followed my life journey with great love and caring. My grandfather especially, a bright, self-educated man, was very happy that my brother and I enrolled

This article by Ray Spitzenberger first appeared in IMAGES, April 28, East Bernard Express, East Bernard, Texas.           Changing batteries twice this week in my portable knee, shoulder, and neck vibrator triggered my awareness of how dependent we are on batteries and battery power. That awareness didn’t even include my wife and I re-charging the batteries

This article by Ray Spitzenberger first appeared in April 21, IMAGES for East Bernard Express, East Bernard, Texas.                Now that I am no longer in the pulpit regularly (in fact, not at all anymore), the major church festivals, like Christmas and Easter, come and go in an eye blink, or so it seems. However,

This article by Ray Spitzenberger first appeared in IMAGES for April 14, East Bernard Express, East Bernard, Texas.                No doubt the younger generation gets tired of hearing the older generation tell them how our attitude or philosophy in the past made life better than it is now. I have been “guilty” of that, especially

This article by Ray Spitzenberger first appeared in IMAGES, for April 7, East Bernard Express, East Bernard, Texas.                When I first started teaching classes in speech at Wharton County Junior College many years ago, most colleges, including WCJC, offered more than one speech course. I not only taught Public Speaking and Business Speech regularly,