My Dad first started taking us to the rodeo when it was held at the old Sam Houston Coliseum.  In those days, the star performers would just enter the arena and ride around on a horse at the conclusion of the rodeo. There were not any concerts and stuff.  There were not any carnivals either. …

Antonio “Tony” Campos passed away peacefully in his Baytown home on Thursday, February 16, 2023, with his family by his side.  Tony was born August 21, 1923, in Baytown, Texas to Jose Campos and Maria Ramos Campos. As a young boy, he played the drums in his own band, was a member of the marching…

Commentary and two of my nieces, Rachel and Cristina, will be heading to the funeral home in Baytown this morning to make arrangements for my Dad, their Grandpa. Sigh. You gotta do this. I have to take my Dad’s funeral wardrobe.  We have to select a casket, discuss the visitation and mass. It will be…

On this President’s Day Commentary will honor former President Jimmy Carter. We all learned this past weekend that President Carter will be receiving hospice care at his home. News of this hit home for me.  On February 9 of this year, my Dad started receiving hospice care at his home in Baytown.  He died a…

My Dad left us last night. Antonio Campos was 99. Most folks knew him as Tony, Dad, Grandpa, and Uncle Tony. He was surrounded by family. He had been struggling with health issues the last few years. It got worse over the past five months. For years, I accompanied him to his various medical appointments.…

Mattress Mack is all in, as in the deep end. That is too bad to see. His icon status has definitely shifted a bit.  See this from the Chron today: Houston furniture magnate Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale has filed a lawsuit against the Harris County Elections Administrator’s office accusing it of refusing to turn over public…