For 29 years, Kay has been putting up with all my quirks … and let’s be fair, vice versa. We certainly both have our share. But to make it this long as a married couple, we must be doing something right, right? On Sept. 24, 1994, we dedicated ourselves to each other at First United … More As Kay and I reach 29 years as a married couple, so much to be thankful for … and it all starts with her

I attended a wonderful lunch Sunday with about 20 great friends and former Dallas Morning News colleagues at Meso Maya in Dallas. We were there to fete Denise Beeber, who retired Sept. 1 after spending almost 30 years at the newspaper as a news editor instrumental in ensuring that the DMN published every day. Denise … More After almost 30 years at The Dallas Morning News, a stellar former colleague writes her own retirement story

In baseball, they say hitting’s contagious. If that’s true, the Houston Astros collectively spent three sick days in Arlington this week. And to take it a step further, if you’re familiar with the slang usage of that word, they played some sick baseball – according to Merriam-Webster online, “outstandingly or amazingly good or impressive.” After … More How sweep it is: Relishing being there for a historically dominant Astros series — but there’s lots of baseball left

In all my years attending pro baseball games, I can’t remember ever going to one alone. That streak ended Tuesday night at 62 years and six months. Oh sure, there were people around me, mostly Texas Rangers fans, and all MUCH younger than me. But no Houston Astros fan friends sitting with me to join … More A historic night for Jose Altuve and the Astros – and a first for me in attending a baseball game alone!

With the temperature topping out at a scorching 104 degrees outside, Sunday was a great day for indoor baseball in Arlington, Texas. And although I’m not a big fan of Globe Life Field and still miss the beautiful outdoor stadium where the Rangers played their last game in 2019 after only 26 seasons, a ballpark … More Great company and the great game: Introducing my new friend Hamed to the sport I’ve loved for a very long time

What a week. Four days, anyway. I just had a memorable stay in the Denver area, spending quality time with my 79-year-old brother Crys and 68-year-old sister Terry and their families. We did a lot of catching up, hugging, laughing, eating great food and sharing love. I flew from Dallas Love Field to Denver on … More The mountains were calling and I went … well, not exactly, but my sister, brother and I made it to the foothills during a memorable birth family reunion

It was Betty. Beautiful Betty. “You’ve seen this photo of Mother, right?” my sister Terry asked as she went through a small stack of prints while I sat with her this week at her home in Arvada, Colorado. It took no more than a second to know that I hadn’t. It was a photo of … More I traveled to Colorado to visit my wonderful biological siblings and their families — but I also got to see Betty

It’s always a big deal to me when life events involving my birth family happen. Whether it’s seeing my siblings and/or other family members in person, a video chat with my sibs, birthdays of family still here or gone, hearing about something happening in someone’s life, finding a person who’s able to share a memory … More Celebrating birthdays of lost loved ones, and driving 6 hours for a wonderful visit with an awesome great-nephew and his family

When I knew Julia Heaberlin as a colleague at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram in the mid- to late-1990s, she was a seasoned journalist and outstanding editor who oversaw a Features staff of mostly veteran reporters/writers offering readers engaging, entertaining stories every day. I never worked on her staff, spending the bulk of my 13 years at the S-T in … More From newspaper journalist to bestselling author, my former colleague Julia Heaberlin is on a thriller ride

We all have anniversaries that mark important moments in our lives — weddings being the biggest and most special. LinkedIn even reminds us when we and our career connections have work anniversaries.  For me, June 10 and 11 will always be marked as anniversaries on the calendars in my heart and mind because they’re the … More Wedded to these June anniversaries — because they brought me to my biological family and changed my life