Watson Wire
Keeping Texas Healthy II
Thursday, June 26, 2008
This past week, the world celebrated one of my more stunning achievements. Liz and I celebrated our 29th wedding anniversary. I put this one in the "win" column because, while…
Healthy Habits
Thursday, June 19, 2008
I spent Father's Day resting after my latest unfortunate, misguided attempt to run 13.1 miles in a row. Suffice it to say that I finished the race – and the…
The Long Run
Friday, June 13, 2008
I am running.
That's not a political announcement. Tomorrow, I'll run a half marathon. I've been training pretty seriously. I've run a bunch. I've lost more than 15 pounds. I've…
Sunrise, Sunset
Thursday, June 05, 2008
A surprisingly little-known part of my resume is my significant thespian experience.
In high school, among other key dramatic roles, I played the part of Tevye in Fiddler on…
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…
Memorial Day
Thursday, May 22, 2008
A short time after my father died, I went out to Wimberley to visit his grave.
You can imagine what an emotional time that was. It seemed like all I could…
Dog Days
Thursday, May 15, 2008
One of my favorite non-profit organizations is the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Our 18-year-old has been living with Type 1 diabetes since he was 5, and Liz and I…
Mistaken Identity
Thursday, May 08, 2008
Me and Brad Pitt were together recently in the Capitol. He's been in Austin shooting a movie, and parts of the Capitol building were used.
The producer, director, or…
An Underwire Wire
Thursday, May 01, 2008
Last Saturday night, I emceed a Breast Cancer Resource Center fundraiser.
It was a bra auction.
Yeah. You got it right. These women sold bras at a breast cancer…
We hold these truths . . .
Thursday, April 24, 2008
As you can tell, the level of thought, editing, review, and revising that goes into the manuscript that becomes each week's Watson Wire is simply extraordinary. My guess is it…
Fit to Be Tied
Thursday, April 17, 2008
I want to throw a fit.
All year long, as part of one of those ridiculous New Year's resolutions, I've been on a compulsive, obsessive, goal-oriented effort to drop some…
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…
To Be or Not To Be
Thursday, March 27, 2008
There's a lot going on, but not much to report.The Senate Business and Commerce Committee, of which I'm a member, spent most of Thursday grilling leaders of the Pedernales Electric…
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…
