Technical writer, journalist and author
If you’re driving along the North Sam Houston Tollway in Houston, it’s hard to miss the signs for Houston National Cemetery. Some things you might not know about the cemetery: 1. The cemetery was north of Houston; today it’s in…
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Planning web site content can have so many details that it’s easy to get lost in them. It shouldn’t be this way. Focus on these high-level points when planning your web site content include: 1. Knowing your boss, and not…
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Last week’s article discussed Dr Pepper, the popular soft drink that was created in Texas. Dr Pepper, however, isn’t the only soft drink with a Texas birthright. Big Red soda—its color comes from Red #40 food coloring—is also Texas-based. Some…
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Richard “Dick” Marcinko knows something about making—and breaking—rules. He is perhaps best known as the creator of SEAL Team Six, the elite counterterrorist team that killed the terrorist Osama bin Laden in 2011. (Marcinko had long retired from the Navy…
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Many Texans know that Dr Pepper, the popular soft drink, was created in Texas. But there’s more to the story. For example, Dr Pepper dropped the period after “Dr” in its trademark in 1950. Some other things you might not…
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We all need editors. Even Founding Fathers like Thomas Jefferson. In 1776, delegates met in Philadelphia to debate and decide whether to declare the 13 colonies they represented as being independent of Great Britain. Jefferson, who was from Virginia, was charged to…
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It’s been said of some towns that, if you’re not paying attention when you drive by, you’re going to miss it. This can be said of Indianola, which today is a ghost town situated on Matagorda Bay. Indianola sits approximately…
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June 13 was an anniversary of sorts for me. It was on that date last year when I began this blog. This is not so much a pat on the back as it is a reflection on lessons learned. There’s…
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Many professionals got their start by joining their father at work and learning the business. Wade Phillips can relate. Phillips is defensive coordinator for the Los Angeles Rams. He is the son of the late O.A. (for Oail Andrew) “Bum”…
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For a would-be author, it has never been a better time to write and publish a book. Anybody can do it. And that is the bad news, because anybody will do it, and very often they produce something that looks…
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