The Declaration of Independence is one of the most profound documents in human history. Today is the anniversary of it’s adoption by the American states. Despite it’s prominence in our history, it has no hold in our law. Everyone knows the the main phrase from the Declaration All men are created equal, that they are … Read more
If you haven’t noticed, our government hasn’t been regulating things in this country for about eight years. It cuts across almost every agency in the bureaucracy. Mostly they just unfunded the regulators or told them to stop doing their jobs. See recent headlines on airplanes being grounded because they hadn’t been inspected in timely fashion … Read more
58 doesn’t seem that old (and it isn’t) when you’re sitting here with your age starting with a 4. Droping dead at work, hard to believe. So many people survive heart attacks these days; it’s hard to believe a witnessed one can be fatal. Here’s the reminder. Here’s Tim from a month ago, speaking what … Read more
I was reading my Alcalde, because I am a lifetime member of the TexasExes, and I was struck by the one of the award winners. It’s actually not surprising to me, having attended there. They have a Distinguished Alumni award and this year there were six recipients. (I assume there are usually six recipients.) They … Read more
Houston is at the top of another list: the most grease pirate-plagued city in Texas. Who is responsible for keeping that stat?
Allen and I are number 11 in a collection with 50 other photographs from the Chronicle. The photo is as we were driving into the staging area of the 2008 Art Car Parade. About one third are from this year, one third from 1988, and the rest of various other places and times: last year, … Read more