Watson Wire
The Edge of Your Seat
Monday, March 08, 2010
I’m still getting over all the excitement from Tuesday night.
It's hard for me to express how much fun I have watching the numbers come in -- the excitement of the early ones, seeing how they change ...
Go Vote!
Monday, March 01, 2010
I’m sure this is a completely superfluous reminder, given that you’d never miss an opportunity to be a good citizen – and you’d really never just disregard my suggestion two weeks ago to get yourself to a ballot box.
Time for Meditation
Monday, February 22, 2010
Believe it or not, there’s quite a bit that Texans of all stripes and sizes can agree on when it comes to reducing harmful emissions into our air. Because of that, there’s a lot of good work being done to address the state’s position as the top emitter of greenhouse gases in the country. During the last legislative session, I authored the only piece of statewide climate change legislation to pass through the legislature. It passed the Senate unanimously, cleared the House of Representatives with just one no-vote, and was signed by the Governor – yep, that Governor – last year.
Voting Time
Monday, February 15, 2010
Today is Presidents' Day. My history may be rusty, but I personally think our founders were very farsighted in establishing this nifty holiday on the day after Valentine's Day. Because in even-numbered years, you can show you're love of country and love for your favorite candidates by voting.
The Other Super Bowl
Monday, February 08, 2010
Pretty good game last night. But I have to say that for me, it was the second best bowl-related event of the week.
‘Tis the Season
Monday, February 01, 2010
Long-time readers of the Watson Wire know that the Watson family takes its high school lacrosse pretty seriously.
L.A. Story
Monday, January 25, 2010
I took my sons, Preston (he's 20) and Cooper (he's 14) to the BCS National Championship game between the University of Texas and some other school a couple of weeks back. As most folks know, the game was played in the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.
The Holiday, and Haiti
Monday, January 18, 2010
Even in normal times, I doubt many of us could comprehend what life is like in a place like Haiti.
With poverty so common and so crushing for so many millions of Haitians, it wasn’t just the Third World. It was another world altogether.
Well, last week’s earthquake helped put that world into heart-breaking focus.
The Race Is On
Monday, January 11, 2010
There’s one New Year’s Resolution I won’t have any trouble with this year. I’ll be running. Plenty.
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 standard, whatever it is, will probably put most urban areas, including Central Texas, into what’s known as “non-attainment.” That means our air will officially be dirtier and unhealthier than the Clean Air Act allows.