Month: August, 2008

What goes up…

So. When your car engine stalls, you drift off to the shoulder of the road, or stop and put your flashers on. When your airplane engine stalls, you fall from the sky and die. Or, if you’re lucky, you land in a tree and escape with your life. I know, I know. The conventional defense [...]

How it feels to be 39

Actually, I can’t remember. But I must say that I don’t feel “old” at all. Last night, after the last of my wonderful fam went home, the Thriller and I sat on the porch swing and chatted. In between the jokes about “what we’re gonna do next year for your 50th,” I got to thinking [...]

Schmenglish V

I was sitting at my computer in the parlor last night, doing some research and getting ready to scan my final project. The Indians were on a rain delay, so I decided to keep the TV on in hopes of waiting out the storms down in Arlington, Texas. Then I heard it. It was a [...]

TBS Pipeline

So get this: Recently, I was contacted by the public relations department at the TBS television network in Atlanta. Turns out, RtB has been showing up on somebody’s screen down there. They asked me if I was interested in previewing some of their upcoming shows before they air, and writing about them here. I might [...]

Progress report

Bet you thought I wasn’t going to post, didn’t you? Oh, ye of little faith. Since I’m getting all school-minded now, let’s have a progress report. On the state of the nation’s educational institutions? On my district’s state report card? Nah. On Starbucks. Back in April, in an effort to reclaim dissatisfied customers and “get [...]