Technical writer, journalist and author
Lacking actual photographs and video taken at the time on scene, it can be difficult to envision what the battles at the Alamo and San Jacinto looked like. In more recent times, movies about the battles—most recently, The Alamo (Touchstone…
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Chuck Norris is well-known for his action/adventure film roles, and the Chuck Norris Fact parodies that they inspired in recent years. (One favorite: “There once was a street called Chuck Norris, but the name was changed for public safety because…
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As I wrote previously, the Battle of Gonzales was a small but key skirmish fought in 1835. It marked the beginning of the Texas Revolution, in which Texas won its independence from Mexico and became a republic. Yet for the…
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In today’s marketplace, having a web site is a given. But what you say on your site, and how you say it, can affect your company’s reputation and bottom line. Here are five ways your web content can hurt your…
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Want to write a book? These three quick tips can help you get going. 1. Have a roadmap, but be ready for detours. Outlines mean different things to different people. They can be very detailed; for example, the novelist Ken Follett typically uses…
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NOTE: Richard Morehead was a long-time reporter and columnist for the Dallas Morning News. In 1982, Eakin Press published a collection of his columns, Richard Morehead’s Texas. One of his columns was about my late grandfather, George Slaughter Sr., and…
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We’ve all seen them—Christmas family newsletters in which the kids all have straight-A grades and perfect smiles (no need for braces!)…the husband got promoted (three times, no less!)…the wife was elected president of the garden club (as well as the…
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Chances are that you’ve seen bumper stickers, coffee mugs, replica flags, or framed wall images with a Texas lone star, a cannon, and the slogan, “Come and Take It.” The slogan reflects a proud, Don’t-Mess-With-Texas attitude today. It reflected the…
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A regularly-scheduled web site audit can help you improve your web site, which in turn can help your customers, potential customers, and your staff, be more successful. But performing a web site audit can different things to different people. Basic…
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This week Americans remember the 75th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. It’s a good time to remember the story of a Texan who was cited for his bravery in fighting back on that infamous day. His name…
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