On “Colossal” and Korea
Today’s column on the movie “Colossal” and what it means to us now in the Dallas Morning News can be found here. You can see more photos from the film’s screening at Fantastic Fest...
Category: DeerPark
Design spotlight: 1960s in Houston
I’ve been noticing a lot of the 1960s Houston while I’ve been here this week:
Dad and Degas
For the last several months I had tried to convince my 78 year-old father to go see the Degas: A New Vision exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston. I don’t live in...
On Carrie Fisher
Our family was just leaving the house to see “Rogue One” at a neighborhood theater in suburban Florida when we heard the news that Carrie Fisher had died. Watching the film, it was hard...
You Can Go Home Again (at Day For Night)
HOUSTON, TEXAS: I tell everyone I grew up in Houston, but I really grew up in the south eastern suburb of Deer Park, out near the ship channel and the gasoline plants and edge...
Star Wars: Why The Huge Opening Matters
During the hoopla of the opening weekend for “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” it’s been hard not to feel left out. I grew up in the 70s in the small town of Deer Park,...
It’s Christmas!
It’s Christmas! Time for a photo gallery of some of my favorite Christmas pictures! Photos taken in spots from Texas to Tokyo.
Thanksgiving Is The Gift That Keeps On Giving
Like many Americans we’re in day 432 of Thanksgiving leftovers at our house, so it’s sort of like Thanksgiving is still happening! My parents are in their 70s– and this week they are both...
Signs of the Times: I may be more Early 1960s than Late 1960s.
After thinking a lot after Austin Psych Fest and then been catching up on this season’s Mad Men television show (where I hate that they’ve moved from the very pretty early 1960s to the...
Last Week Was Intense
I don’t know about you, but last week was very, very intense for me, even though it was a short week. Our dog, Mr. Spanky, turned out not to have had a bad tooth,...
