Here it is, almost Halloween, and no one has posted since July 4th. The long, hot summer has pulled people inside their air-conditioned homes in the first neighborhood in Houston to feature central air-conditioning. Fall in Houston is glorious. Those of us who hail from colder climes don’t always catch those subtleties that mark seasonal …
Taking a mental health day from work can have its advantages. In addition to keeping the world a safer place, I managed to score some fun records to feed my vinyl addiction. Who can resist some Beat Goes On, I Got You Babe and all their witty banter–Live! I dont understand all the panty throwing …
Lately, while redeeming frequent flyer miles and points earned from credit card purchases, I wondered if this was a post-modern version of S&H green stamps, and my thoughts drifted back to 1965. Every Wednesday, my mother, grandmother and I were rewarded for our supermarket excursion by sheets of green perforated stamps in numbers corresponding to …