Celebrate Your Freedom Of Choice, Hug A Librarian

By timoi in On Another Note

BANNED BOOKS WEEK ends today September 30th. It runs every last week of September every year since 1982. The reason for the event according to the American Library Association is to remind Americans not to take democratic freedom for granted. ...

You Guys Got Some Opinions Alright...

By timoi in On Another Note

You know what I like about the Advocate blogs? The writers and the readers seem to be pretty educated people. If they don’t know much about a topic, they confess they don’t and proceed with their opinions I respect that. ...

Advertising Doesn't Always Work II

By timoi in On Another Note

You know what always cracks me up? Commercials. I’m not talking about professional ones either, although some ad campaigns are truly original. No, I’m talking about these regional and local jobs that find their way on TV and especially radio. ...

If There Is a Lesson...

By timoi in On Another Note

So I'm back in Victoria, came back last night after I recieved word from my work that we would be coming back online Saturday morning. I left my cushy surroundings in San Marcos (Thanks to my sister in law) and ...

Don't Mess With The Big Girl At The Dance

By timoi in On Another Note

I'm packing up to leave Victoria soon. It's harder than I thought. It's not sneaking up on us, and after Katrina, people are certainly in an uproar. Usually, I have tried so hard not to write about hurricanes or the ...

Primetime...

By timoi in On Another Note

Category 4 or not... If that meterologist interupts the season premiere of "Lost" with anything more than a text crawl... There will be consequences and repercussions

Sissies?

By timoi in On Another Note

I saw in the news today there is a report about kids’ lunchboxes. It seems as though many “soft” lunchboxes may or may not contain lead. According to the news story, many parents were in a rush to throw away ...

The Block

By timoi in On Another Note

As my bio neatly diplayed on the right side of this webpage suggests... I work with my brother on a variety of projects, but most notably on children's books. They are not the type of books you will see on ...

80 Big Ones B.B.

By timoi in On Another Note

I swear I never intended to keep the Blues/birthday/us old guys just hate the pop music on the radio theme... But here's another one worthy of note. B.B. King's birthday is today. He's eighty years old and still tours and ...

Tell A Joke, Be The Envy Of Your Friends

By timoi in On Another Note

Here's one... My wife asked me to take her somewhere expensive... So I brought her to a gas station.