Tom Miller In the coffeehouses and protest marches of the 1960s, America’s folk tradition stopped being history—and became a weapon. The year was 1961, and a scrawny kid from Minnesota stepped off a Greyhound bus in New York City with a battered guitar, a head full of Woody Guthrie songs, and something to say. Bob…
Oil’s Well That Ends Well When: May 29 and June 5 Where: Clubhouse Ballroom Doors Open: 5:30 p.m., Buffet: 6 p.m., Showtime: 7 p.m. Cost: $60 per person Welcome, dear guests, to the wake of Derrick Von Spindletop. Our town’s tolerable business investor and oil tycoon was found dead in his study two days ago.…
Wednesday, April 22, in the Clubhouse Ballroom Doors open at 6:30 p.m., performance is at 7 p.m. Ticket Price: $15 per person Come and enjoy a delightful evening. UNT’s Steel Drum Band transports you to the Caribbean. UNT students will play beautifully tuned 55-gallon oil drums and create a sound that evokes memories of beaches…
Tim Malone Wondering in retirement refers to the practice of embracing curiosity, reflection, and open-ended exploration during one’s post-career years. It’s not just about having time—it’s about how that time is used to engage with the world in more profound, more thoughtful ways. “Curiosity is the lust of the mind.”—Thomas Hobbes Curiosity without urgency includes…
R.O.S.E., Resources/Outreach to Safeguard the Elderly For years, we’ve all used passwords to log in to our bank accounts, email, and favorite shopping sites. A password is simply a secret word or phrase you create and type in to prove it’s really you. But can your bank really tell it’s you logging in? Or is…
David Zapatka Coming from a tech and marketing background, sister and reader, Debbie, recognized a trend in her field that is prevalent today and suggested researching the word, portmanteau. Portmanteau port·man·teau, port-ˈman- tō noun: a word blending the sounds and meanings of two other words Origin and Etymology: From French portemanteau, literally “carry cloak,” a…