Monthly Archives: December 2008

I don’t make ‘em—at least not at the end or beginning of the year. If I want to change something, I just do it when it occurs to me. It’s a nice crisp day here in southeast Texas. We’ve had … Continue reading →

One of my Christmas gifts this year was a DVD set of the best of season three of the Smothers Comedy Brothers Hour (that’s how the announcer says it at station breaks). I remember watching the Smothers Brothers when I … Continue reading →

The cold is more or less gone. At least the worst of it has passed. A little bit of sinus involvement, but I can no longer claim basso profundo. Shucks. I didn’t know much about A Christmas Story until introduced … Continue reading →

Still cold outside today and I still have a cold. Hopefully both will be gone by tomorrow. I’m keeping Kleenex, Halls and the makers of Thera-Flu in business. I showed the outline I’ve been working on to my agent yesterday … Continue reading →

I’m in the throes of a full-fledged head cold. I’ve been emptying the tissue box, drinking TheraFlu and partaking of more than my fair share of Halls throat lozenges. Yesterday morning I sounded like the bass singer from the Statler … Continue reading →

I hope they get to resolve some of the major plots on Eli Stone before it goes off the episode 13, which is supposed to be its swan song. Things keep getting complicated, with Jordan’s estrangement from her father, and … Continue reading →

My new Storytellers Unplugged essay is now online: Telling the truth for fun and profit.

Originally published at Bev Vincent. You can comment here or there. My new Storytellers Unplugged essay is now online: Telling the truth for fun and profit.

We missed out on the freezing rain (I’m not complaining), but it did get back down to the upper 30s this morning. By Thursday it will be 75° again. Keeping track of the temperature is like trying to predict which … Continue reading →

It was 68° this morning when I came to work. The whole weekend was mild and tropical. By noon today, the temperature had dropped to 44° and we are at risk of freezing rain tonight. By mid-day Wednesday it will … Continue reading →