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A cool, drizzly day. I know Texas well enough to not believe that summer is over yet, even though another cool front is predicted for a few days from now. Without warning it can end up over 90° again. I … Continue reading →

I’m reaching the end of my first pass through the first chapter of the novel. So far I’ve cut about three pages from it, and I suspect more will get lopped off during subsequent revisions. Since the scene’s place in … Continue reading →

Can’t complain about the rainy cool weather too much since it’s been so hot and dry for months. It’s actually a good, solid rain, but it’s causing some street flooding in the city. Nothing like in other parts of the … Continue reading →

Last Friday was my 20th anniversary at my day job. It’s hard to imagine. One of my pert coworkers brought it to my attention that she was 8 when I joined the company. My father worked for the same employer … Continue reading →

Scratching your head trying to figure out why Agent Jessup from Fringe looks familiar? Well, she was normally seen wearing more flattering apparel when she was opening up briefcases on Deal or No Deal. Is she going to hang around … Continue reading →

 My Storytellers Unplugged essay this month is now online: What I Did on My Summer Vacation. Degrees of separation: here’s my Peter, Paul and Mary story. My wife and I spent the weekend of my 40th birthday at the Kerrville … Continue reading →

I was pleased with the way Big Brother played out last night, though I wish they wouldn’t rush in the announcement of the winner in the last couple of seconds. On Survivor, they get the business out of the way … Continue reading →

You’d probably think I was crazy if you saw the local weather and then I went on to tell you how great it is. It’s been overcast and threatening rain, sometimes delivering, for the past several days. One of the … Continue reading →

We’re finally getting some concerted rain around here. Not too much, and we’re still several inches behind on annual averages, but enough to keep things alive. Saturday was simply misty but yesterday we had two or three serious rainfalls. I … Continue reading →

We have a low pressure system off the coast that has a remote possibility of turning into a named storm. Unlikely, but possible. At the very least it should make for a rainy weekend, which isn’t a bad thing. I … Continue reading →