Random Past Posts
Friday Night Heroes In a small town like Vian, Oklahoma, no tradition is stronger. Nothing brings the community together – and nothing brings the community to life – like a high school football game. I've never worn a pair of shoulder pads or a pair More...
Austin (or, “If you can beat them, join them!”) I've watched OU play the Longhorns at least a dozen times. But it's always in Dallas, so I'd never been to a game in Austin. By happy coincidence, I was in Austin to go to a reception at the More...
Buddha on the Chindwin One of a series of posts from the Chindwin River in Burma (Myanmar). Those statues of a fat, laughing Chinese Buddha are no part of Theravada Buddhism in Burma. Summarizing Buddhist beliefs and practices is like trying to summarize More...
Superheroes Run #4 for Child Advocates of Houston (As always, I need to make very clear that the kids in these pictures are NOT the kids who are the beneficiaries of Child Advocates’ programs. These are some of the our young race participants who came out to More...
Race Across the Sky: The Leadville Trail 100 Mountain Bike Race If you can finish Leadville’s 100-mile mountain bike race in less than 12 hours, they award you a belt buckle. And the faster you finish; the bigger the buckle* It’s a great tradition and a fun souvenir that's a nice reminder of More...