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Time for Meditation
Monday, February 22, 2010
One of the ways I make a living is by being a mediator. No, I don't sit in a room chanting a mantra. That's a meditator, which is different. (At…
Good, Clean Air
Monday, January 04, 2010
At some point in the next few days, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will most likely propose a new standard for what constitutes clean air.
The new…
Sunny Persistence
Sunday, May 17, 2009
A little less than a year ago, I recounted how Liz chose not to go with me to the Boswell High School homecoming festivities when I was a freshman…
A Small World After All
Monday, March 23, 2009
Senate Bill 362, the so-called Voter ID bill, finally left the Senate last week. It felt like a loud, obnoxious party guest that was invited accidentally, made everybody miserable, left…
Taking a Load Off
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Recently, I proudly proclaimed that I was going to drop a ton of weight before June 14th. The goal is to get my weight down to a poundage that I…
Wasted Days & Wasted Nights
Thursday, April 10, 2008
I'm not sure what we're all going to do next week, since there isn't an election going on.
We've had a lot of democracy to revel in over the last…
No fooling. We’ve got issues.
Friday, April 04, 2008
Some kids are just trouble. My youngest boy, Cooper Watson, is 12 years old and in the 7th grade magnet program at Kealing Middle School. This past Tuesday evening, I…
Reality Bites
Thursday, March 20, 2008
The problem with reality checks, I can now report, is the reality.We just got back from Spring Break. We slipped out of town with a couple of other families and…
The Big Contest
Thursday, March 06, 2008
Tuesday night – very exciting, very stressful.At the start, we were behind – it was clearly theirs to lose. Lots of new folks were there throughout, and the crowds were…
Happy New Year, finally
Thursday, January 10, 2008
I had a middle school speech teacher who taught us to never start with an apology. She told us not to begin by saying you're sorry for not being a…
Bulldogs and Bull-headedness
Thursday, November 29, 2007
So Emma, our bulldog, was kicked by a cow last weekend. Again.
We've had Emma for about 8 years now. I may have had a dog that I loved more…
Hides nor Hairs
Thursday, November 08, 2007
So all 16 propositions that were on the ballot Tuesday passed.
I'm particularly pleased about Prop. 15, which I co-authored and which I believe will make Texas a…
E-Wasting Away This Weekend
Thursday, November 01, 2007
So, what do most folks think is my favorite thing? The activity that most occupies my time and fuels my anticipation for the future?
Well, here's a hint. This…
Forever Young, Part 2
Thursday, September 27, 2007
Spring is okay. But I love the fall.
You can have your in-like-a-lion months. For me, the world comes back to life when football and the baseball playoffs start. …
A Bruise, and a Salve
Friday, June 15, 2007
As I've noted before, I have virtually no ego. But even someone as humble as me can feel bruised every now and then. I've spent much of the last decade…
