We’ve Met The Enemy, And It Is You.

I’ve tried to avoid political topics. I really have. Think of this as more of an examination on the sociological impacts of tribalism. Yeah, that’s it .

Stand Up and Proclaim It to All

They say a true friend is the one that will help you bury the bodies. I think the real friends are the ones that stand by and crack jokes while you do the dirty work.

And now the Greatest Hits!

I started this blog in 2010 for several reasons. First to archive the things I wrote while I was at The Dallas Morning News and secondly to have a place to put what I expected to be some rather long stories on an upcoming trip to India. Funny thing, what people read the most were all the other things I wrote.

Are you a cop?

There are few times in one’s life when being asked if you are a cop is a good thing. I can also add that the situation doesn’t get any better when the girl asking the question is naked.

Filtering Out The Noise

I’m old enough to remember the world before the Internet. Back in the days when information was fact-checked just a bit before it was sent around the world a dozen times in a minute.

How Will You Be Remembered?

One way or another we will all eventually die. No way around it. For some people the question of how they will be remembered plays a part in how they live their lives.

First Impressions

I have discovered over the years that you really can’t judge a book by its cover. I have met some folks that did not live up to my expectations, all for the better.

Know Your Audience

The cardinal rule of comedy is “know your audience”. As in don’t tell a joke to someone who is likely to not get it, or get it and take offense. But this rule extends to more than just comics.

Star Wars and Me (aka – Han Shoots First)

For many people my age, Star Wars was a cultural event that has never been matched – even by Star Wars.

The Only Book I Ever Threw Away

Anyone who knows me knows I don’t throw away books. I may, on a rare occasion, sell them to a used book store but I don’t throw them in the trash. This is true except for that one book….