The News Is Making Us Scared...

By timoi in On Another Note

So the other morning, I heard this advertisement on the radio talking about a news story that local channel 25 was going to air. It was all about "your kids' safety" and how safe they are in college. It went ...

Skateboarding Is Still Not A Crime

By timoi in On Another Note

Saw in the news last night that the city of Edna is proposing a skateboard ban that will prohibit skaters on certain parts of the city. According to the news, they stated that the ban was to "protect public safety, ...

I'm a Peter Pan Man

By timoi in On Another Note

Is anyone else suffering through the recent “peanut butter salmonella” scare like me? My favorite type of PB is affected, and I had to through the offending jar out (the dreaded 2111 number was on the jar) I went to ...

More Fiction...

By timoi in On Another Note

Here is another short story that I recently wrote, it is being added to a zine called "Lemon Press", but since it will probably never hit Texas, here you go: The Pride Of The Milner County Fair Every year, they ...

American Icon? I Weep For Us All

By timoi in On Another Note

For the past several days I have been hearing about the death of Anna Nicole Smith. Isn't this the chick who had a reality show we all made fun of? The same one the public shunned and we all "tsked" ...

I Think They Got Us Beat...

By timoi in On Another Note

The horrible "holiday" known as "Valentine's Day" is fast approaching. Everywhere, people who don't ever tell the ones they love or hardly show it get to make up for it by buying copious amounts of chocolate, flowers, and stuffed animals ...

Ladies and Gentlemen... The American Song

By timoi in On Another Note

In all the years that I have spent as a musician, critic, and fan… I have met some really awesome people. One person I’ve written about before is a personal hero of mine… Mark Linskey. Mark plays in a street ...

The Great Football Experiment (Conclusion)

By timoi in On Another Note

Back in August, I wrote a blog about immersing myself in the world of pro football. (See "The Great Football Experiment") I did it for a variety of reasons. One, I just didn't understand team sports, especially the fury that ...