Chinese Kitchen and Coffee Grinder Espresso Bar & Gelatoria
Grabbed a late lunch today at an established chinese buffet, Chinese Kitchen, on Valley Mills, and after doing some shopping (including food and supplies for my new canine companion) had …
Advice to the Lovelorn, Part II
Get a dog. And I did. I’ll be picking up this little darlin’ tomorrow or the next day, after a certain reproductive matter gets taken care of. I was sorry …
Happy Holiday
I used to have a friend who was adverse to the very idea of holidays. He ignored them with a passion, so of course, I think of him on every …
Restaurant review: Mama Baris, Hewitt
I’m new to Waco, and can barely find my way from one end of town to the other, but I will remember the way to Mama Baris, an Italian restaurant …
History lesson
“Let them eat cake.” “Apres moi, le deluge.”
An Oprah moment
Anne Lamott is one of those rare writers that tell all the truth all the time, even when talking to nice progressive Catholics about abortion.
Straight acting
Dan Savage uncovers a mountain of denial in the latest conservative dustups over gays and movies: Sometimes I wonder if evangelicals really believe that gay men can go straight. If …
A light in Waco
I moved to the Waco area from the Oklahoma City Metro, home of “the worst newspaper in America“(CJR). The Waco Trib is slightly better, which instead of a failing grade …
Breathing sounds
Fossil research shows ears evolved as respiratory organs, proving, it seems, that God does make mistakes: The Swedish researchers findings run counter to claims by proponents of creationism that sensory …