Wretched excess is an unfortunate human trait that turns a perfectly good idea such as Christmas into a frenzy of read more

Wretched excess is an unfortunate human trait that turns a perfectly good idea such as Christmas into a frenzy of last-minute shopping-or attaches the name of St. Patrick to the day of the year that bartenders fear most.

Most turkeys taste better the day after; my mother's tasted better the day before.

Most turkeys taste better the day after; my mother's tasted better the day before.

No matter how you look at it, no matter how many lame arguments Cindy wants to make, my numbers are read more

No matter how you look at it, no matter how many lame arguments Cindy wants to make, my numbers are bigger and she'll just have to get used to it,

The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity.

The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity.

We're not good enough to rely on playing good offense or good defense. We need all three phases.

We're not good enough to rely on playing good offense or good defense. We need all three phases.

You bring in freshman and you know they have the talent to do it. On the field, there's not much read more

You bring in freshman and you know they have the talent to do it. On the field, there's not much that distracts them. They have the right focus.

A place is an area within an environment that has been altered in such a way to make the general read more

A place is an area within an environment that has been altered in such a way to make the general environment more conspicuous.

It is so critical that on every level, every individual becomes prepared.

It is so critical that on every level, every individual becomes prepared.

It's about a cluster of Hispanics in south Austin and a cluster on the border and a bunch of empty read more

It's about a cluster of Hispanics in south Austin and a cluster on the border and a bunch of empty districts joining them all together. The court has said that is suspect.