Short blog today. This morning I had a case in a District Court in Harris County. The case that the Judge heard before mine involved the annulment of a Russian Princess. After that case was over, as I approached the Read More …

The Bed and Breakfast where we stayed–never saw a moose Three years ago my wife and I went to the White Mountains of New Hampshire for a wedding. The hummingbirds were as thick as mosquitos in Houston. The white clouds Read More …

This morning in Houston, Texas, the day was clear and beautiful. The temperature was about 50 degrees, a little cool for us but a perfect day for a 50 mile bike ride. I live downtown, so today’s ride took me Read More …

I’m such a nerd. I’ve worked so hard this week I didn’t really realize it was Super Bowl Week. And I love football, but I’ve always loved the commercials even more. I never post videos like it’s Facebook, but the Read More …

Countdown to the clouds. The climbers are making their final assembly of equipment. Soon they’ll be leaving for their first stops. And they’re all heading to Everest for 2016, or as it’s abbrev Everest2016. I receive many daily blogs and Read More …

Thank you to Dani-K who is on Twitter at @KdanielsK and who blogs at My Comedy Therapy at http://mycomedytherapy.com/2016/01/guest-post-murder-by-drill/ for allowing me to guest blog. My blog on her page is at the above site.

I was in Criminal Court today. Packed with defendants. Lawyers. DA’s. Clerks. Bailiffs. I have the flu, but for some court dates it doesn’t matter. You know the flu where you’re almost well but drained and weak? The room moves Read More …

The winding road was laid out before the collectivo. The destination was Semuc Champey, squarely planted in an isolated valley,it’s roughly 3 miles past the exit for the middle of fucking nowhere. A quick survey of Google Maps revealed that Read More …

Like most of the nation, I am captivated by “Making a Murderer” the Netflix docuseries of Steven Avery. In case you are living under a rock, Steven Avery is the Wisconsin man wrongly convicted of sexual assault in 1985, and Read More …

My main problem with writing a blog is the time between inspiration and production. Late at night blogs come to me easily. What I saw in a Phelidelphia bar. When in high school I hit a guy in the face Read More …

2013, I finished my first full marathon at the Chevron Houston Marathon. My son, David, ran the last four miles with me to help me finish. I was so tired, wet, and cold that I couldn’t have done it without Read More …

Running is truly living–once you take it up as a lifestyle. When I was 50, I was 50 pounds overweight, and I mainly sat on the couch. My stubborn wife insisted I change. We started running with Houston Fit, a Read More …

Grant has a new blog from his year trek through Central and South America today: http://www.losethekeys.com/2016/01/12/the-ancient-mayans/ He’s a younger and riskier traveler.   I should have been this guy when I was young and unencumbered by life. What path shall Read More …

Cadillac Ranch in Amarillo Things people travel to see that are close to you–you never go there. Texas Monthly listed painting the cars at the Cadillac Ranch in Amarillo as a goal of the year, but when I grew up Read More …

What do you you think? Is this kids being fashionable as we all were at their vacuous age? Is this Rome the year before Caesar crossed the Rubicon? Or, is it nothing? http://www.chron.com/national/article/Miami-Delta-Gamma-releases-wildest-recruitment-6744109.php