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My nightmare and annual visit to the dermatologist
By Edward A. Forbes The Bulletin “Hello doctor, how are you?” I queried. “Just fine, Mr. Forbes; Nurse, get the liquid nitrogen.” He...
Jan 202 min read
Holiday leftovers set up an extended stay in my freezer
By Edward A. Forbes The Bulletin Holidays are over, decorations are taken down, and now, comes the annual question. How long do you hang...
Jan 62 min read
Remembering snowfalls, throwing papers in freezing weather
By Edward Forbes The Bulletin I watched a football game recently where the field was covered by snow and more continued to fall. I...
Dec 30, 20242 min read
Happy New Year does not mean we’re actually a year older
By Edward A. Forbes The Bulletin The new year is approaching like a locomotive with a full head of steam. Only a catastrophic incident...
Dec 17, 20242 min read
Reflections of Christmas past stirred by nutmeg seed, bourbon
By Edward A. Forbes The Bulletin During the holiday season, for 20 to 25 years I have been grating a nutmeg seed onto the top of a glass...
Dec 9, 20242 min read
Turkey feast prep starts our family culinary holiday
By Edward A. Forbes The Bulletin It’s that time of year again. Turkeys are nervous, and the grocery stores are gearing up for the big...
Dec 2, 20242 min read
Battling senioritis, trying not to be like my grandfather
By Edward A. Forbes The Bulletin I’ve been plagued with senioritis in the past few weeks. I’ve been losing items. I lost my 2-month-old...
Aug 13, 20243 min read
Daughter’s first car, dubbed ‘Christine’, acted strange
By Edward A. Forbes The Bulletin In 1997, my daughter, Chanie, had just turned 15 years old and received her driver’s learner permit. I...
Jul 30, 20243 min read
Generator during storm provides power, family time
By Edward A. Forbes The Bulletin It’s only a tropical storm they said, but Beryl showed them. A modest intensification was all it took to...
Jun 25, 20242 min read
My thoughts on progress from outhouse to computers; Recalling my first transistor radio
By Edward A. Forbes, R.PH. The Bulletin I am a few years short of eight decades. I find this hard to believe. In my (relatively) brief...
May 27, 20243 min read
How ‘Young Sheldon’ reflects on my own life
By Edward A. Forbes The Bulletin I hate to admit to being a huge fan of a network TV program, but I was a devoted fan of “The Big Bang...
May 21, 20242 min read
The long goodbye: My visit with a classmate who suffers from dementia
By Edward A. Forbes The Bulletin I recently visited with an old high school classmate. She’s in a nursing home in the secured area from...
May 13, 20243 min read
Trekking to Luling via state park
By Edward A. Forbes The Bulletin I had been working on my 2003 Roadtrek (to be known as Trekkie) for a while. I was preparing for a road...
May 7, 20243 min read
I was boondocking in a truck stop with my headlights on
By Edward A. Forbes The Bulletin Sunday morning, I decided to journey to Bastrop State Park. I loaded up my little motorhome (Trekkie)...
Apr 23, 20245 min read
Hospital visit made interesting with trying to find my car
By Edward A. Forbes The Bulletin I undertook a visit to my brother, Donnis, at St. Lukes Hospital in the Houston medical center, a...
Apr 16, 20243 min read
70 years later, my seventh birthday remains special
By Edward A. Forbes The Bulletin Do you remember your favorite birthday celebration? Do you remember what made it special? I think we all...
Apr 9, 20243 min read
I launched my DeSoto into the air after safe-driving pledge
By Edward A. Forbes The Bulletin As these stories always begin, once upon a time in the small town of Luling, Texas, a young man scraped...
Apr 1, 20243 min read
Cooking is harder when fuse blows, but help is on the way
By Edward A. Forbes The Bulletin Another day in the Forbes Kitchen, and it’s not progressing as expected. I have the sous vide machine...
Dec 26, 20232 min read
Bubble wrap suits would protect elderly from injuries
By Edward A. Forbes The Bulletin As a current septuagenarian, I am always on the lookout for new products and ideas to make life easier,...
Aug 7, 20233 min read
Blue’s journey through restaurant world is as interesting as her taste of wine
By Edward A. Forbes The Bulletin I came to Luling for The Watermelon Thump, hopefully to see some old classmates. Instead, I was treated...
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