Category: 2013

Hawaiian Shirt Day For those of you who are puzzled by the headline of today’s column, you need to rent the movie Office Space and

Uninspiring The uninspired play of the Longhorns against Kansas last Saturday left this reporter uninspired. Were the uninspired Longhorns uninspired because the opponent was uninspiring?

Merchandising You may think that the Kansas game is boring match-up for the Horns this weekend; so let me give you all the reasons that

What’s the Story? One of my favorite team transformation stories is about the 1970 Dallas Cowboys. The Cowboys lost their ninth game of the 1970

Unexpected Turns  There have been some unexpected turns to the Longhorns 2013 season so far. The Horns trailed New Mexico State briefly late in the

Reflections on a Great Day Long time coming eh? This is the team and the game we’ve been awaiting for three years. I think most

A Pregnant Widow On the recommendation of Helen and Bob I’m reading a very good book, The Pregnant Widow, by Martin Amis. Amis adopted the

Change In a previous life I managed convenience stores.  At the peak of my responsibilities I was in charge of three stores with a total

Ode to James Street “When he shall die, Take him and cut him out in little stars, And he will make the face of heaven

            Dear Bill and Helen, As a Longhorn Foundation member, we would like to offer you the opportunity to purchase