Beginning September 1 of this year, children between the ages of five and eight will be placed back in the booster seats they thought they would never have to sit in again. The Texas Legislature recently passed into law a new statute in an attempt to improve the safety of children when involved in [...]
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You Must Be This Tall To Ride: New Child Safety Seat Laws for Texas
Posted in Uncategorized on August 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Defiance
Posted in Uncategorized on August 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Lately I seem to have been out of touch with what the blockbusters are at the theater. I am not sure what the reason is, but when I saw “Defiance” starring Daniel Craig on the new release shelf, I wanted to know if it was worth it.
Heidi and I took a chance on it last [...]
Really? A Year?
Posted in Uncategorized on June 20, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Almost an entire year has lapsed since I last drafted a post. It seems like that happens for many of us. I don’t mean we stop blogging. Rather, we stop doing things we enjoy. I think many times it is just “life” that arrives and changes things. Our routine becomes something different than our routine. [...]
Book Review: “Marley & Me” by John Grogan
Posted in Uncategorized on August 4, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Perhaps it is because I am recently married and we have a six month old labrador retriever that I enjoyed John Grogan’s story of life and love. Grogan takes you through the first fifteen years of his marriage by focusing on the events of their yellow lab, Marley. Heidi bought this book for me when [...]
Book Review: “Brain Training for Runners” by Matt Fitzgerald
Posted in Uncategorized on June 17, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The Dallas White Rock Marathon is 180 days from today. In preparation for this race, I read Matt Fitzgerald’s “Brain Training for Runners.” The whole premise of the book is that much of what we thought we understood about running and fatigue is in fact not quite accurate. Fitzgerald attempts to describe the scientific events [...]
Book Review: "A History of the English Speaking Peoples Since 1900" by Andrew Roberts
Posted in Uncategorized on June 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Before I started law school I read Winston Churchill’s four volume “History of the English Speaking Peoples.” The purpose of Churchill’s set was to outline a history of the people groups that speak English from the creation of Britannia through the developments of America, Australia, South Africa, Canada, etc. I read this history so that [...]
Why I Support Tax Reform
Posted in Uncategorized on February 24, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I found this little anecdote on the web today (compliments of Wise Bread). It makes a solid point.
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Suppose that every day, ten men go out for beer and the bill for all ten comes to $100. If they paid their bill the way we pay our taxes, it would go something like this:
The first four [...]
Coffee = Mountains
Posted in Uncategorized on January 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Two years have passed since I have been on a mountain. That is too long. Whenever people ask the question, “mountains or beach?” I invariably choose the mountains. My brother has always been the more aquatic — I think he might literally be a fish. Heidi also chooses the beach– it is [...]
Happy Saturday
Posted in Uncategorized on January 12, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Enjoy this video from the band Ok Go. It keeps getting better.
Things I Learned from Running 26 Miles and 385 Yards
Posted in Uncategorized on December 13, 2007 | 1 Comment »
It took me 4 hours 34 minutes and 43 seconds to run the race. While this is a good time–one that I am certainly proud of–it was slower than what I expected. I had run 20 miles in 2 hours and 48 minutes, so I expected a faster/lower finish. Regardless, every one [...]
