The other day I noticed my wrist was hurting. I first thought it was the inevitable arthritis that comes with old age. Then I remembered that Goldie, my six-year-old Catahoula mix puppy, was the reason for my ailing wrist. My dog is strong, and when she sees a rabbit or squirrel she wants to chase, ...

I’ve never told this story, and I’ve never seen anything like it before. My dog, Goldie, sometimes finds ways to get out and run around. That is not at all unusual. One time, however, she ran into a pack of dogs who started a fight with her. I was a stunned onlooker. She fought for a short while, th...

My daily walk to the Post Office with Goldie always seems to yield something worth pondering. Ever since May, on through today, I have witnessed the wonder a “vacant” lot across the street from the post office provides. I put the word vacant in quotes because it is anything but empty, without merit,...

Goldie, my five-year-old Catahoula mix puppy, and I were walking by a house with a van parked out front. A man delivered something to the people within the house and drove away. When he finished his delivery, I saw the name emblazoned on the side of the van. It read, “Imperfect Van Service.” I waved...

ne of the great pleasures of my life is watching how Goldie, my two-and-a-half year old Catahoula puppy, prepare to go for a walk. When I say “Walkies!” her ears perk up and her steps get more excited. When I put my sneakers on she starts to stretch like an athlete getting to run a marathon, (I have...

’ve been injured. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it. I set myself a goal of writing one column a month; I set this goal in June, so I’ve already messed up. I have three bad reasons for that: (1). I’m lazy, and there’s no cure for that; (2). I had an excellent idea for a column about government ...

he Matriarch of the Hays Free Press , (I love that name, especially in this era of “Fake news”) Tutta Barton, once said that Goldie was “the most famous dog in Kyle.” I was very pleased to receive that compliment on Goldie’s behalf, and I have no way of knowing if that’s true. But assuming it is tru...

M y usual walks with Goldie, my Catahoula/Leopard mix puppy, take me down Scott Street around Opal lane, up Sledge Street and back.  Last week I tried a route I haven’t walked in ten years.  I went down Old Stagecoach Road to Center Street then home. The contrast between the two could not be starker...

By Mark Stoub W atching our Catahoula-mix puppy, Goldie, run is a joy to behold. Sometimes we let her loose just for the sheer joy she gets from running as well as our joy in watching her. She stays pretty much in the yard so there is little danger in her getting loose. One day we did that and regre...

W e now have entered the season of change.  2015 has turned to 2016 so that even the calendar says this is a different time.  When contemplating the new year, we often hear, “out with the old, in with the new,” as if everything old is something to dispense with and everything new is the best.   Thes...