Declaring Halloween in February, I’m doing all stories this week about Halloween stuff. Enjoy! Why don’t more people make their own costumes? Thinking back to my childhood, there were always Halloween costumes available to buy in stores. Back then they were cheap plastic things that didn’t last very long. (I remember one year our neighbor … Continue reading “Lost Art of Halloween Costumes”
Category: Fort Worth
Zombie House
Declaring Halloween in February, I’m doing all stories this week about Halloween stuff. Enjoy! It was a semi-traumatic decision Diane made one year, when she realized she was too old for trick-or-treating. To help take her mind off things (and to shut our dog the hell up) I grabbed her and the bowl of candy … Continue reading “Zombie House”
Exit Stage Right
After getting downsized from Thompson, I formed a startup with Harcourt coworkers Brian and Jack. We named our company Smartacus, and we would focus on educational software. Shortly after its inception, we scheduled a sales trip to the major college textbook publishing companies in NYC and Boston. That meant a road trip for us, so … Continue reading “Exit Stage Right”
About Cause and Effect
Warning: This grumpy post may cause you grumpiness as well. You have been warned. In my house if you loudly say “Dammit!” or “Oh, crap!” the dog comes running. He’s gotten used to one of us saying that when we accidentally drop food in the kitchen, so he automatically thinks “Food on the ground” and … Continue reading “About Cause and Effect”
Drinking Solo
So one day at Harcourt a chunk of the IT group was working late, and would be working later still, so we decided to take a break and grab a drink at one of the bar/restaurants in downtown Fort Worth. It was pretty empty in there, with only one other table in use, so we … Continue reading “Drinking Solo”