I had my house cleaned today – a little luxury to help me start off the year right. The lady who cleaned piled all the pillows on my bed. Even the pillows that I’d meant to throw out ages ago because they don’t go with the newish bedspread. This seems …

For years, the lights on 37th Street in Austin have been legendary. I’ve visited many times. I heard on the news last night that the fellow who started them is moving out of town and that this would be his last Christmas on 37th Street. So, I paid them a …