After 240 years of living under a republic, is America more prepared to participate in an actual democracy? In 1776, a republic was a far cry better than a kingdom, yet the founding fathers agreed that a true democracy would be too unruly. When the 91 members of Congress, representing …
When my mother asked my brother why we weren’t wearing life jackets when we capsized our kayak the other day, his response was something to the effect of “because that’s not what we do.” Indeed, when we first set the kayak into the calm waters of Whitaker Bayou, we stuffed …
Though my brother Brian’s birthday was last Saturday, I hoped to give him an adventure today by taking him kayaking to the mangrove tunnels of South Lido, one of my favorite places on Earth. I am glad to say that I certainly provided him with an adventure, however, we never …
I started a new garden this weekend. I’ve had the pots for awhile, as well as the soil, and I could have started sooner, but I’ve just sort of been nesting for the last 6 months. This is the first place that’s been “mine” in 12 years, and considering how …
For the third installment of the current incarnation of The Cowboy Cabaret at The Starlite Room, I had a total of 11 people in the audience. Fortunately, they were a gracious audience that gave me a standing ovation at the end. Overall, though it wasn’t the showing I would have …
Our society tends to like warfare and blowing things to pieces we promise ourselves that there’ll be peace when the bombing ceases though I think there are some better ways of getting through our strife there’s still a certain nobility for the person that lays down their life for something …
Time is a prison for all of us and we all gotta pay our dues And When it really drags on we can’t help but sing the blues But if we see it for what it really is and all the gifts it brings Time can be our bestest friend, …
Ever since the film came out in the 80’s, Little Shop of Horrors was one of my favorite musical. Funny, engaging, and toe-tapping, it’s one of those movies that I can watch over and over again, and it never grows old. And of course, “Suddenly Seymour” was one of those …
Last year, I wrote a love song for tobacco. It’s been a fairly regular companion throughout my adult life, but I knew it was time to sever the ties so this is also a breakup song. It still took a little while to live up to the message of the …
When I questioned why I would have to pay more for avocados in order to pay for a wall I don’t want built yesterday on Facebook, I was given plenty of advice on growing my avocados, but the point of my statement was about much more than that. The truth …
