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Every now and then one of my bloggers of choice reminds us of this little program run by NPR called “this i believe.” Today, we hear [read] an essay from Greg Chapman who is located just down the road in Houston. When listening to Chapman read his essay, his closing comments just made me feel… Continue reading

Anyone else pick up on this from the President's announcement of his appointment of Harriet Ellan Miers as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court (part of interest bolded). Harriet Miers has given generously of her time and talent by serving as a leader with more than a dozen community groups and charities, including the… Continue reading

I've renamed my blog. There were too many of you inside my mind, that I've decided to call this “My Life to a Point.”

I just scored a 71 on the Canadian Immigration Test (the pass is 67) 🙂

I was just reading Ed's blog entry about “Straight Priests.” I enjoyed the way he started the thread, as I have – at times – wondered how we (people) manage to acquire certain words and then redefine them. The focus of Ed's article is the decision of the new Pope to conduct a “witch hunt”… Continue reading

There is some good coming from our judicial system. Rep. Tom DeLay says he will temporarily step aside as House majority leader following his indictment by a Texas grand jury on conspiracy charges. “I have notified the speaker that I will temporarily step aside from my position as majority leader pursuant to rules of the… Continue reading

Thanks to our friend Ed over at ironknee for this link to maps of the New Orleans area, which provides details of where each of the 73 neighborhoods in NOLA are located.

Oh … I can almost now buy liquor in the State of Texas 🙂

You could hear a pin drop in our house last night, as the PVR kept the still image of what was to be the first scene of the most current series of The West Wing. I really liked the opening scene – three years later. It gave you an insight into where people had gone,… Continue reading