…and a beastly New Year
Hi there. What’s your sign?Sounds just as creepy online as it does in person, but it relates so well to a New Year observation.According to Chinese astrology, February 10, 2013 […]
…and a beastly New Year Read More »
Hi there. What’s your sign?Sounds just as creepy online as it does in person, but it relates so well to a New Year observation.According to Chinese astrology, February 10, 2013 […]
…and a beastly New Year Read More »
…is another version of “The Night Before Christmas”. What if Santa paid a visit to downtown Round Rock the week before his annual delivery? The Night Before Christmas at Round
What this world needs Read More »
Have you seen this: T-shirt with wineglass graphic and text “More book club, please”?Of all the pairing strategies for this beverage tag–course-by-course restaurant scenarios, cheese tastings, digital guidance on what to
A glass of wine, a Triscuit, and thou Read More »
Volunteering to work the 3-11:00 PM shift for Christmas Family Night (tonight) didn’t seem like an awful idea weeks ago. Today, it proved to be a brilliant move. Imagine: an entire
Up on the rooftop–but not reindeer Read More »
This time of year, surprises should arrive tied with a bow or layered in a tin with other similarly delectable items. As for the other kind of eye-opener (say, the dawning realization
Why holiday notes are even better than cards Read More »
A certain approaching event conjures up a vivid image: busy workers frantically readying shipments of delightful items for wide, eagerly received distribution. Santa’s elves are probably working overtime, too. But
If you hear an odd metallic noise anytime in November, just ignore it. It’s the sound of literary standards being ratcheted down another notch. Under normal circumstances, we readers maintain the
This November, success is in the bag Read More »
You’ve heard that caution about never asking a question to which you don’t know the answer; it’s generally referenced in legal contexts but could be dicey for public services, too.Ever
We must be counter intuitive Read More »
Those Texas Book Festival planners are geniuses. Imagine not only producing a weekend of superb literary presentations but also conjuring up October weather that feels like October? I, however, am not
Yes, Yoda, there is a "try" Read More »
Statistics can really class up a blog, but let’s avoid those undecided voter polls (too changeable). This data is rock solid: 1 television, 3 people, 2 dogs,1 crockpot full of
Board meetings are like Thanksgiving; I’m much happier during and afterward than before. Wednesday’s session was fine; after two years in this area of church administration the four of us
Earlier in the week, two distinguished-looking individuals smiling determinedly, perfectly tailored, and sporting patriotic ties strode onto the debate platform. Witnessing this, my daughter and I echoed one another’s’ thoughts:
From the “that was awkward” memory file: I’m applying for a driver license in another state. Peering into the hood of the vision screening device, I focus on the foggy
The kindness (and efficiency) of strangers Read More »
I saw one of those annoying commercials again last night. It’s not political ads I find exasperating; it’s the appeals for us to charge vast sums on our credit cards
Can’t take it with you: your reputation Read More »
Raise your hand if a youngster of your acquaintance ever fixated on an unlikable bedtime story, demanding this resented volume to be read nightly for weeks on end. Now, raise
Bedtime stories got your goat? Read More »
When this year’s political conventions began, I considered information gathering my priority. But it’s hard to claim any responsible-citizen cred when these events are so entertaining. The eclectic (but never