Ever see a doctor being born? I did. Just a few weeks ago at the University of Texas Health Science Center. Brandi and new son-in-law, Bryan both graduated from medical school, and the experience was awesome. Pamela told me that Brandi’s wanted to be a doctor since she was little. Well, she’s not really that much bigger, but she’s full-grown now, and now she’s a doctor. A baby doctor at […]
The job is quite simple, but it’s getting the job that’s the real trick, as it usually is. I didn’t expect the call, honest. But when I did I was on cloud nine. The request was simple, “Tom, will you walk me down the aisle at my wedding?” Speechless. I’m sure I gulped. A father would expect to walk his daughter down the aisle, and I have always referred to […]
Another momentous occasion last week. Theo celebrated his college graduation at the University of Oklahoma, specifically the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Journalism. I don’t have that big of an ego to think he’s following in his old man’s footsteps.
You will rarely read me discussing politics here. Not that I’m apolitical; it’s just that I enjoy social interaction without barriers, and there is little else besides religion that can create factions as quickly as politics. My recent whirlwind trip to our nation’s Capitol caught me ill-prepared for tourism. I was attending the Newspaper Association of America’s technical exposition known as NEXPO at the Washington Convention Center. The boss man […]
or 6:53 and holding I glanced up at the clock and noticed immediately that they did not correct for Daylight Savings Time. The clock displayed 6:53, and I assumed it was A.M. since my appointment was for 8:00 a.m. But I had been waiting for a while in the room, so the clock must not only be an hour behind, it must be slow. Looking a bit more closely the […]