Reporter-News photo by Nellie Doneva Although my house (barely) escaped the floodwaters, other areas of Abilene and surrounding towns did not get so lucky. Saturday morning, we awoke to a rushing river behind our house. The drainage culvert for our housing development runs directly behind us. Several years ago, the City made some improvements to [...]

For the past three weeks or so, I’ve been able to feel one of the liver tumors when I run my hand down my ribs. Monday I thought the bump didn’t feel as big. So, of course, I got everyone I know to feel the bump and tell me what they thought. Yesterday the bump [...]

“Oh I love that dirrrty water…” (Thinking of The Standells’ classic…click below for appropriate background music.) [audio:DirtyWater.mp3] As of yesterday evening, we are supposed to be boiling our water before drinking or cooking with it. No, I don’t live in the sticks, although you might think so by some of the attitudes of people who [...]

So far this week I have been able to go to work every day and actually work full days. That feels so good. Today was special. Today is our meal mate day. I get to reward the clients who have been good with a special meal. It was a chance for me to hang out [...]

One of the advantages of early (4:50 a.m.!) rising is the silence and beauty of the predawn sky. Every morning, when I let Wylie out to do business and get a “lick-lick” (drink of water), I make a point to look up at the heavens. I’m fortunate enough to live on the outskirts of town, [...]