Americans are a transient people for the most part. So many of us do not live anywhere near the towns where we grew up. We might live a few hours' drive away or we might live on the other side of the country. This can make things more complicated when we need to deal with an emergency involving our parents. As our parents age, many of us are called into action to deal with emergencies. We rush out to our hometowns and try to take care of what is needed. Almost without exception, the first … [Read more...] about Make Emergiencies Easier to Handle
Texas History – When did the Texas Rangers Become an Official Law Enforcement Entity in Texas?
The Texas Rangers became an official law enforcement arm of the provisional state government in 1835 and have continued to the present. … [Read more...] about Texas History – When did the Texas Rangers Become an Official Law Enforcement Entity in Texas?
Thought for the Day:
All problems become smaller if you don't dodge them, but confront them. William F. Halsey … [Read more...] about Thought for the Day:
What You Can Plan For
No one knows what type of emergencies he or she will have during their lives and when those emergencies might happen. Emergencies are often emergencies precisely because we can not anticipate them beforehand. If we could, then we could plan to avoid them. However, just because we do not know what will happen, does not mean that we cannot plan for what to do when an emergency does happen. When you were younger, plans for what to do in case you were in an emergency were made by others. Often, … [Read more...] about What You Can Plan For
Texas History – When were the First Federal Military Posts in Texas Shut Down?
In 1861, the first major phase of federal frontier protection through a military presence ended when cultural, economic, and political differences between the North and the South resulted in the secession of Texas from the Union. … [Read more...] about Texas History – When were the First Federal Military Posts in Texas Shut Down?
Famous Estates – Legacy Champ or Chump?
Harold Whitworth Pierce (1885-1958) - Banker & Philanthropist Harold Pierce lived in Milton, Massachusetts, and was a partner at Tucker, Anthony & R.L. Day, a Boston investment banking and brokerage firm. When he died in 1958, Pierce left his estate to endow The Harold Whitworth Pierce Charitable Trust. The Trust offers grants primarily for projects that will produce long-range benefits through leverage of the Trust’s resources. Grants are made in the areas of education, green and … [Read more...] about Famous Estates – Legacy Champ or Chump?
Thought for the Day:
Our best friends and our worst enemies are our thoughts. A thought can do us more good than a doctor or a banker or a faithful friend. It can also do us more harm than a brick. Dr. Frank Crane … [Read more...] about Thought for the Day:
Protect Your Relatives From Abuse
Have you talked to your elderly family members recently? Being old is not always fun. We all see pictures of retirement communities. They always have smiling senior citizens that look happier than any person has the right to be. However, the reality is that most people are lonely and isolated in the later years of their lives. Your elderly family members could benefit from hearing from you, if only for a few minutes. There is another benefit besides the emotional one that your elderly relatives … [Read more...] about Protect Your Relatives From Abuse
Texas History – How Many Major Roads were There in Early Texas?
Seven (7). The roads were: (1) Old San Antonio Road from San Antonio eastward to Nacogdoches, San Augustine, and to the Sabine River; (2) La Bahia Road from Goliad to join Old San Antonio Road at the Trinity River; (3) Trammel’s Trace leading north from the intersection of Old San Antonio Road at Nacogdoches to Fulton, Arkansas; (4) Liberty-Nacogdoches Road extended from Old San Antonio Road to the mouth of the Trinity River and to Galveston Bay; (5) Atascosito Road went from the settlements … [Read more...] about Texas History – How Many Major Roads were There in Early Texas?
Taxpayer Beware:
In a recent report in Accounting Today, new documents from the Internal Revenue Service suggest the agency’s criminal tax division has been reading taxpayers' emails without a warrant despite an appeals court decision saying that such conduct violates the Fourth Amendment. The 247 pages of documents were released to the American Civil Liberties Union after the ACLU filed a Freedom of Information Act request. The article also suggested that the IRS routinely uses social media, such as Facebook … [Read more...] about Taxpayer Beware:
