Pedro Lira—Converting Texas

I need to make an apology and a correction, and I need to make them fast! They have to do with One Winged Dove, a song by Stevie Nicks.  You know the one–it goes… “Just like a one-winged dove–ooh, baby, ooh.” …

I’m gonna interrupt reading the book I’m reading to tell you about the book I’m reading.  Because I’m having so much fun reading it—gotta let everybody know.  It’s Masters of the Game–A Conversat…

Many years ago when I was just a kid, I loved Norm Van Lier with a passion that’s hard to explain and embarrassing to admit. He was the six-foot-tall guard on the Bulls, usually the shortest, skinniest guy on the floor. But he played with a f…

It was late at night and I was home alone watching a movie, when the text came in. Back to the Future, if you must know--the movie I was watching, that is. Sad to say—it didn’t stand the test of time. Another topic for another day. So, …

This week I took a trip inside my brain—here’s how it went down… Every few months or so, Charles Henderson, peace activist extraordinaire, comes on my podcast to talk about the issues of the day–with me asking the questions…

I was on the phone with this super-smart young journalist. Call her Nell--as that’s her name. And I made a wisecrack that caused Nell to laugh and say, “you’re funny.” To which I reflexively said the first thing that popped…