Question: What’s the difference between a “bowl” of soup and a “cup” of soup? Answer: About two dollars.
Twenty-plus years ago I was joking with a waitress and asked that question. The older woman with dozens of years waiting tables and dealing with table clowns like me left the table and returned with two empty bowls: A typical soup cup, and a standard low profile soup bowl.
For a week in early July, I kept a diary of my television viewing for the A.C. Nielson Company, the folks who compute the television ratings. I can envision what will happen when the statisticians at the home office get a load of my viewing choices.
Now it’s alive. Now it’s not. Just when you think you know the ending, up it pops again. Unlike those bad B zombie movies of the fifties and sixties, this one has a happy ending. If you want more details visit online, otherwise just enjoy the first of our new monthly publishing schedule.
Milton Levine was just a few years out of the military in the mid 1940s. Like many young men returning from WWII the New Yorker was searching for his place in post-war America. He read in Kiplinger’s Letter that there were several ways to make big money—two suggestions were “plastic toys or bobbie pins.” Levine’s [...]
Look,I understand everyone has to make a profit. But can we agree that there is just something wrong about a $5 onion ring? The example is Cotton Patch Cafe‘s new “Onion Tower.” Not that the Onion Tower is such a big deal, it’s just that it is the straw breaking my back. It is important [...]
“When I was 12, I began studying under Silvio Scionti, and he taught me how to make music come alive,” said John Sutton Shelton in an interview in 2003. Shelton was a child prodigy at the piano. During his senior year at Sherman High School, Shelton won a music contest that earned him a chance [...]
Texoma’s own Gail Utter is a big deal. Not just in our part of the the country, but in the world of finance. Utter who runs Utter Financial Group is based at Wells Fargo Advisors in Sherman. She was selected as one of the Top 100 Women Financial Advisors in a recent edition of Barron’s [...]
The weekly Tuesday evening gathering at Four Rivers Outreach is a combination camp meeting, pep rally, Alcoholics Anonymous session, gospel song fest, and tent revival—sans the tent—with a leavening of motivational self-help positive thinking thrown in for measure. It starts with introductions. “Who’s here for the first time?” says the woman with the microphone. “Stand up and tell us who you are and how you got here.”
When Patti and Mike Morgan built a home on the lake, they decided to rely on their own experience and creativity rather than on outside help. Mike has been in the construction business for forty-six years and is a real estate developer, so the experience was a given.
Cream Tart Cockade is a cool and soothing way to finish off your dinner at the lake. Use your favorite berries to suit the tart to your favorite taste!
This delectable and versatile relish can be served with chips or used as a condiment on grilled meat. Experiment with it to find the serving style you like best.
Preparing fish a la meuniere is a popular technique because it is quick, simple, and easy, yet still gives a remarkable taste. We throw in a special spin by including Strawberry Salsa.
Backups as much as a mile, closed exits and narrow lanes are the norm along U.S. Hwy 75 thorugh Sherman and Denison lately. Exactly what is the Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) doing out there? There are three primary factors contributing to the repairs.
Loren Renner spent over 40 years fishing Lake Texoma. He was a well-known fishing guide and he knew a thing or two about catching the famous Striper Bass. So, 30 years or so ago he came up with his own brand of artificial bait and began selling his Loren’s Lures. One of the most popular lures is the Sassy Shad chartreuse glitter style.
August to October, Texoma Living! Monthly will be following the exploits and adventures of Charles and Jody Allen of Denison, owners and operators of the Alaska Expedition Company, and three of their local guides, Patrick Erwin, Justin Maresh, and Brent Eubanks, as they lead visitors to their lodge on hunting and fishing expeditions in the Alaskan wilderness. [...]
I arrived about a week after my husband Charles and the guides, Patrick, Justin, and Brent. The flight was beautiful as usual. I never get tired of looking at the land patterns, the mountains and clouds, the rivers and trees as we fly overhead. Inevitably we see bears, moose or mountain goats during the flight. The cool weather was welcome after the Texas heat.
