PROVIDENTIAL FOOTSTEPS
January, 2018
An amazing and diverse international city with over 145 languages spoken, Houston just hosted the 2018 Chevron Marathon and Aramco Half Marathon. This year the races attracted 25,000 runners and about 250,000 spectators from around the world. In memory of their dedication and uncountable footsteps*, both in training and during the race, here are a (more…)
DUELING FRY PANS
January 12, 2018
DUELING FRY PANS
Analogous to Dueling Banjos, this story tells about dueling cast iron fry pans and those who gripped their sizzling hot handles.
My father Swisher Wilson, and Uncle Spud, as I affectionately called my dad’s best friend, initiated me as a teenager into a ritual of 6am breakfasts at least once (more…)
Analogous to Dueling Banjos, this story tells about dueling cast iron fry pans and those who gripped their sizzling hot handles.
My father Swisher Wilson, and Uncle Spud, as I affectionately called my dad’s best friend, initiated me as a teenager into a ritual of 6am breakfasts at least once (more…)
AGELESS GENIUS - A MAN UNRESTRAINED
May 12, 2017
Genius in any field is a rarity, often displayed in a brief “a-ha” moment and seldom as a continuum. Sustaining it to age 90, like Lawrence Holofcener, defies most human boundaries.
The topic of genius has been most recently highlighted with the news of National Geographic doing a ten-part television series on Albert Einstein and (more…)
The topic of genius has been most recently highlighted with the news of National Geographic doing a ten-part television series on Albert Einstein and (more…)
UNCLE SAM CALLS 911. NORTHWEST TERRITORY NEEDS A ROAD. 1942
April 11, 2017
Can you do it? How Fast? Don’t worry about cost!
When President Franklin Roosevelt signed off on an executive order in early February 1942 to begin the construction of the 1600-mile supply road through the Northwest Territory from Fort St. Johns to Fairbanks, Alaska, approximately 11,000 soldiers and 4500 civilians packed their duffle bags and suitcases. Theirs is a story of amazing human interest, hardship, and tenacity. (more…)
When President Franklin Roosevelt signed off on an executive order in early February 1942 to begin the construction of the 1600-mile supply road through the Northwest Territory from Fort St. Johns to Fairbanks, Alaska, approximately 11,000 soldiers and 4500 civilians packed their duffle bags and suitcases. Theirs is a story of amazing human interest, hardship, and tenacity. (more…)
FROM REVOLUTIONARY WAR SURGEON TO PIONEERING FARMER
July 4, 2016
Since I became old enough to comprehend our nation’s heritage, my mother would proudly declare that her great-great grandfather John Baird was a surgeon from Pennsylvania who served in the Revolutionary War. Frequently through my teen years she would drop little suggestions that maybe the time had come for someone else to go (more…)
THE AMERICAN REFUGEE
June 27, 2016
THE AMERICAN REFUGEE
On November 13, 2008 twenty of us left Houston on a church mission trip to Havana Cuba. We planned six months in advance, navigating the substantial bureaucracy in the United States, Mexico, and Cuba to obtain the necessary permits.
Then, it was not a simple task for a US citizen to travel to (more…)
On November 13, 2008 twenty of us left Houston on a church mission trip to Havana Cuba. We planned six months in advance, navigating the substantial bureaucracy in the United States, Mexico, and Cuba to obtain the necessary permits.
Then, it was not a simple task for a US citizen to travel to (more…)