Random Past Posts
Almost Famous? A few months ago, I told the story of my initial Forest-Gump-like foray into the world of Nashville songwriting. Now there's actually something to listen to! "We" recorded studio "demos" of the three songs. It was great fun, and I More...
Scheisse! Stahlen sie meine Kamera!* You live and learn. For example, just a week or so ago, I didn't even know there WAS a German-speaking region of Italy (just south of the Austrian border). But now I've had the pleasure of explaining (in English) to More...
Iran: Persepolis and the Persian Empire When Alexander the Great conquered Persia and ransacked the palaces of Persepolis in 330BC, it took 20,000 camels and mules to haul off all the looted treasure. His armies then set fires that left the place in ruins More...
Blythe and Tyler Life never turns out the way you imagined it, and sometimes that's a very good thing. My nephew, Tyler, grew up in Fort Gibson, Oklahoma, and after college he found his way to Chicago to try his hand More...
Child Advocates Superheroes Run VI 2018 CLICK HERE FOR A MUCH LARGER BATCH OF PICTURES. Another successful year for the Child Advocates of Houston Superheroes Run! We had 1,000 runners and raised about $150,000 for the best charity in town. And the rain held off until More...