Watson Wire
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.
Happy Holidays
Monday, December 21, 2009
No matter where you’re from or what you’ve accomplished, there's something that's powerfully gratifying about being honored by your alma mater.
The Spirit of the Season ... but Year-Round
Monday, December 14, 2009
Daddy was living proof that smart, sincere, dedicated, honest people make careers in our government. They work on behalf of all of us. Really and truly, they are public servants. And you don’t have to look very far to see that, especially lately.
Fun! Excitement! Prizes!
Monday, December 07, 2009
The big political news last week was that folks officially started filing to run for office next year. I proudly contributed to the excitement with the wonderful, goose bump-inducing news that I've filed for re-election to the Texas Senate.