Ginger: You have a hard time saying “no,” don’t you? Me (surveys the 4 children, dog, and 2 birds in her hair salon): That might be true. Thursday of last week, I looked at my planner for this week and realized I had nary a deposition or hearing all week! […]
My initial post about my trip to Austin was exceedingly pithy (as was my second post), so I figured y’all need an expanded version. At the end of Mom 2.0 in April 2011, at the announcement that there’d be an inaugural Dad 2.0 in 2012, my thoughts included: a) Do […]
“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, […]
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 […]
We chose the longer trail, the two of us. The rest of the group opted for the short trail, as it was getting dark, and none of us had a flashlight. We crossed winding paths past large trees, across foot bridges, up hills and back down them…about a mile total. […]
