Watson Wire
Happy Fourth
Thursday, July 05, 2007
This week felt a little weird. It's just odd to take a day off in the middle of the week. Nice break, though.
The neck bone's connected to the...
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Healthy Kids, Healthy Economy
Thursday, June 28, 2007
Our youngest boy, Cooper, turns 12 next week. On the 4th of July. Yeah, he's a certifiable Yankee Doodle Dandy.He wasn't supposed to be born on the 4th. He showed…
Happy Anniversary!
Friday, June 22, 2007
Tomorrow is a big day. Liz and I were married 28 years ago on June 23, 1979. I'm making no silly joke about it. After 28 years, I'm not that…
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…
Turn Out the Lights
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
While this is my first session as a member of the legislature, I've watched it for years. Every session takes on a personality and becomes known for something, usually as…
Time Flies
Thursday, May 17, 2007
I care about you. I really do. I mean it.And I know you will feel betrayed.But I knew this day might come. I knew that there would probably be a…
The Home Stretch
Thursday, May 10, 2007
Remember that spastic, bespectacled rabbit in Alice in Wonderland? The one that was always late, no matter how hard he ran? As it turns out, the character was based on…
More Work Than Time
Thursday, May 03, 2007
Liz and I have been running around with each other a long time.We met at Saginaw Elementary School up near Fort Worth. We started dating when I was about 14…
Playoff Time
Thursday, April 26, 2007
I'm feeling a little guilty.
I've known for a week now that the Austin High varsity lacrosse team won the final game of the season by a score of 11-4,…
Not Like Making Sausage
Thursday, April 19, 2007
I remember being about 12-years-old and seeing the weird little film (not video in those days) called "How a Bill Becomes a Law."In this classic movie, a stick figure tries…
Can you hear me now?
Thursday, April 12, 2007
The lofty days of a Senator are mostly spent in committee hearings. Lots of committees. Lots of testimony. Lots of hearing. Public hearings are nothing new to me. I saw…
Tick-Tock People
Thursday, April 05, 2007
Listen.
Can you hear it? Do you recognize the sound? It's a ticking clock. When we return from Easter Break, there will be just 48 days left in the session.…
Running Hard – Even After the 10-K
Thursday, March 29, 2007
The Capitol 10-K
Yes, along with what must have been all of Central Texas, I did run the Capitol 10K last weekend. And I did very well, thank you very…
It’s all a numbers game
Thursday, March 22, 2007
Last week in the Watson Wire, there was a "typo" suggesting I was only turning 34 on my birthday this past Sunday. In the spirit of the old rule…
1-2-34
Thursday, March 15, 2007
In two days, we will celebrate an important anniversary. It wasn't so long ago that a young electrical technician and his even younger nurse wife welcomed the birth of their…
