Stoicism
It’s Christmas morning, and I am up at 5:00 a.m. It’s not for children or to get the house ready. It’s not to prepare food. It’s because I’ve decided to try a ‘new’ philosophy, and it starts today. It is Read More …
Category: This and That
Football and My Family
As I watched the Longhorns defeat the Sooners, I remembered growing up with the Cowboys and Longhorns a big part of my life. I loved football as a little boy. My father really didn’t: he’d complain after my mother put Read More …
Bugs Bunny Opera
When I was young, I loved Bugs Bunny cartoons. I remember Foghorn Leghorn speaking to a little hawk and denying that he was a chicken. “You don’t know what I am.” “I know what you are,” the young hawk said, Read More …
The Song Changes
I grew up in Amarillo, the center of the Texas Panhandle. West of the Caprock, the land sits as flat as a table. The Rocky Mountains out to the west strip rain clouds of their moisture as they pass over, Read More …
They Said “No”
This is another ridiculous story that re-emerged in my memory as I grew older. When you re-examine your life, funny episodes come to mind that mean more now than they did when they happened. Carl Jung explained that exceptions to Read More …
TIMOTHY LEARY and ME
Nicholas Noecker wrote a short story about meeting Timothy Leary that he shared with me. It’s excellent, and he’s kind enough to allow me to share it with you. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. — Read More …
Lessons Learned from Harvey
A guest post from my wife, Melinda Little: Last week on the way to work someone cut me off. When I tapped my horn because I was afraid the driver had not seen me, he flipped me off. Then, later, Read More …
Introducing Aimee and Abundantly Social
I asked Aimee to guest blog this week. Her expertise has been crucial to my social media outreach, and I wanted to introduce you to her. Wanting to Break Through on Social Media I began working with Houston’s Sandy Lawrence, Read More …
Rain
It’s raining today in Houston. Not much, but it’s the first rain since Hurricane Harvey. One friend on Facebook asked if rain scares everyone. Another friend posted that if your children are frightened by rain now, and they weren’t before, Read More …
Walking the Dog
I took my dog for a walk tonight. It was a beautiful, cool evening, and I live downtown, so we walked through DiscoveryGreen Park. Another man walking his dog came up to me and said, “Murder for Me, you wrote Read More …
Thoughts on Being Flooded From a Recovering Flooder
Melinda and I have been married thirty-four years. She’s a Houston native, attended St. Thomas’ Episcopal Church her whole life, and graduated from its school. Hurricane Harvey devastated the church. The entire campus was flooded. The chapel has to be Read More …
Harvey
I haven’t posted a blog recently because of Hurricane Harvey. He’s kept us busy the last two weeks. When a hurricane first hits, you worry about your safety. Once it becomes reasonably clear you are safe, you start checking on Read More …
Cracked
Today should have been a terrible, terrible day. I should be miserable tonight. I’m not. I’m happy tonight. And it’s because of very nice people. Cracked Molar I cracked my second molar. I’m scared of dentists anyway, and now I’ve Read More …
Destiny Takes a Hand — David Falloure
Guest post by David Falloure We celebrate heroes like Houston, Travis, and Fannin on each anniversary of Texas Independence from Mexico. However, one overlooked hero of the Republic lies right in front of us—Buffalo Bayou. The Waterway During Santa Anna’s bloodthirsty Read More …
Not A Better Time
I had to go visit the Geek Squad today. My external backup drive (the one we keep our travel videos on) broke. It was the slow part of the day, so I was their only customer. They were very helpful and Read More …