“Only steers and queers come from Texas, Private Cowboy. And you don’t look much like a steer to me so that kinda narrows it down.” — Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in Stanley Kubrick’s FULL METAL JACKET I searched Texas for the famed steers and queers, and I found but one steer. So, […]
Saturday, March 3, 2012 at 7:45am outside a military dental clinic: I walk across a parking lot and see a Lieutenant Colonel and a Captain walking out of the building I’m about to enter. The Captain looks familiar. I stop to stare. They walk past me; I start stepping toward […]
Howdy Ho! This year, I thought it rather foolish to go to New Orleans for a 13th time and spend my 4th Mardi Gras, given my crossing into “upper thirties” territory last June and my work wife’s turning 40 just a couple months ago. Also, how was I to top […]
I have a tendency to let my camera+ photos collect for months without uploading them anywhere, so tonight, I pulled a few from the past few months. The below represent Saturday activities with the children when their mother is off being productive or something. And no, it wasn’t Halloween. The […]
I’m hosting a meetup to drum up excitement and participation (and one free ticket!) to the impending Dad 2.0 conference coming up next month in Austin, TX this Thursday night (Feb. 9) at SweetWater Brewery during happy hour (5pm til 8pm). I’ve reserved us the VIP area, where we’ll get […]
