Gary Watson

It's funny where we find sentimentality. Our nature forces us to place emotions on certain things because they remind us of a place, time, or person. And the things that are sentimental to us, for whatever reason, can range from a blanket to a piece of furniture. In my case, it's Zebra Finches.

When a Texas woman posted a picture of "medium rare chicken strips" she had just cooked and was about to eat, Facebook went bonkers trying to tell her she was about to die.

Everyone in the Ark-La-Tex, raise your tissue-holding hand if you can't shake that cold and are confused by the recent weather. Yeah...me too.

2016 was an eventful, strange, and sometimes very sad year. Within the confines of the last 365 days, we've lost legends, gained a new president, and saw news stories that we couldn't believe were true both locally and nationally. It made for a very busy Wildman.

When I was a kid, I was deep into Masters Of The Universe. I wanted every character, every playset, every accessory known to Eternia. One year for Christmas, I begged my parents and Santa for Castle Grayskull, the home of He-Man.

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas...because I've never had one.

Actors in community theatre give up a lot of their free time in order to perform. They do it because they love to be on stage. They also like being recognized!