The Positive Spin
Some think it’s just for college kids, slackers and stoners when, in fact, it’s a great sport for people of all ages (I’m 68) [Disc Jockeys, August 2025].
Greg McCarty, Pedernales EC | Buda
My husband’s family is proud of the fact that his uncle, Fred Morrison, invented the Frisbee, first called the Pluto Platter. Several family members, including my then-teenage future husband, demonstrated the invention at state fairs before it was finally bought by Wham-O.
Kathleen Warr, San Bernard EC | Hockley
Fire Prevention
I could add another tip: During holidays that normally have fireworks involved or during an extended dry spell, at each outdoor faucet I will stage a water hose with an attached nozzle [‘Every Part of Texas Is at Risk,’ August 2025]. If a fire starts that could affect our house, I can fight it till the fire department arrives.
Ted Pasche, CoServ | Argyle
Learned Our Lesson
The quote from “Anonymous” was an insult to every educator in this state [Currents, August 2025].
The quote means, “After you’ve forgotten how to read, forgotten mathematics, forgotten EVERYTHING that you learned in school … then you’re truly educated.”
Preposterous! As a retired educator, I can assure you that dedicated educators are teaching Texas students what they need to continue in life—in college, on-the-job training or life experiences—which they wouldn’t even be able to comprehend without those “useless things” they learned in school.
Susie McCalla, Central Texas EC | Kerrville
John Wilson
One Rare Sight
A little over 40 years ago, I lived in northeast Arkansas for a while, and I kept a tiny carved agate armadillo on my desk [Dillo Dirt, July 2025]. One day a woman in the office finally picked it up and said, “What is this?” She had never seen one.
Mona Tucker, Rusk County EC | Carthage
Chasing Odes
Last year my husband and I traveled to five regions in Texas, covering over 4,000 miles, traversing 59 counties and visiting 35 sites in search of new odonate species for my life list [Ode to a Mighty Hunter, April 2025]. I ended the year with 27 new species, including two first county records.
It was so much fun, we’re doing it again this year!
Linda Taylor, Heart of Texas EC | Waco
Watching the WASPs
Having grown up in Sweetwater, my family often drove out to Avenger Field after Sunday church just to watch the occasional takeoffs and landings [The WASPs Who Flew Out of Sweetwater, April 2025]. My uncle JC Pace was a WASP instructor, so it was heartwarming to see his “place of business” during the war.
Kelly Dupnick, Pedernales EC | Lago Vista
Sean Carter shares his messages with the Young Men’s Service League Northstar Chapter in Plano.
Dave Shafer
Sean Carter Inspires
The date of that horrific accident was the same weekend I gave birth to my youngest child [A Cautioning Voice, May 2025]. The photos of Sean Carter inspire me.
Cristi Swinney, Taylor EC | Trent
