Today I was driving in South Austin and I stopped at a light. Suddenly, as I looked around, I realized that my surroundings were very familiar. The names of the businesses and the color of the buildings had changed, but the memories came rushing at me like a locomotive. I was in my old neighborhood. […]
Like many of us, my wife has a bad case of "doggie bag guilt". You know, when you can’t finish your meal at the restaurant and you take the food home only to leave it in the fridge for a week (sometimes more) and the whole time knowing that you would never get around to […]
A while back my dad asked me to help him move a tree. It was getting choked out by the larger trees around it and in order for the tree to thrive, it needed to be relocated to a new spot on the Murphy ranch. Of all the things to ask me to help with-he […]
I'm sitting in front of a large swimming pool watching my daughter swim; separated by a 1/2 inch piece of plexiglass. She swims from one end of the pool to the other as she practices different skills and drills shouted out by her instructors. This is how I have spent my Saturday mornings for the […]
I always preach the importance of being memorable. I spend a good bit of time calculating ways of making sure that I "win" most of my first impressions. I assure you this is not something driven by ego or competition. By "winning", I want to make sure I take away knowledge from the conversation and […]
Too often we believe what we read. We believe what the people on TV tell us to believe. Sometimes we dismiss our doctor's advice and buy into something we read on someone else's Facebook wall. I "learned" how to be a better shot with a rifle because of something I read in a Jack Reacher […]
Kanye West is crazy. So there I was, sitting in a room in LA, listening to all the major and indie record companies pitch their new artist projects for the current year. Heads of companies came out, played parts of songs and introduced sizzle reel after sizzle real in hopes that the room would fall […]
After you watch a football game the sidelines reporter almost always grabs a player that made a noteworthy play during the game, for some sort of postgame interview. When it’s a Quarterback, you usually get the routine answers, accompanied with a big “aww shucks” smile, talking about how great the team played and how he, […]
Life is too short to... Not drink, smoke or eat the "good stuff". Smoking-meaning the good cigars. Anything else is classless. Life is too short to... Never actually cash in the rainy day fund. I don't know anybody that didn't cry during the first 15 minutes of the Disney/Pixar movie UP. Learn from […]
It shouldn't have to be said, but we all need to take some time to remind ourselves to not be an asshole. It's easy to be an asshole. Say what's on your mind all the time, no filters, do whatever you want and not care about the thoughts or feelings of others. Being an asshole […]