Category Archives: life & death

Farewell 2016!

Posted on December 31, 2016 by

The end of any year automatically prompts reflection. With the deaths of so many well-known and beloved musicians, movie stars, and celebrities in 2016, many of us look forward to the coming of the New Year with great anticipation — while still trying … Continue reading →

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“Why Don’t We Get Hitched Over Labor Day?”

Posted on September 3, 2016 by

As I understand it, that was Dad’s ever-so-romantic proposal to Mom back in 1949, delivered in that fine Austin dining establishment, Jake’s, a burger & beer joint. It worked. On September 3, 1949, Nora Dell Massey married Leonard Keith Buller. … Continue reading →

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Coming Attraction: Me!

Posted on May 26, 2016 by

That’s right, off the back porch and onto the main stage! I’m taking a workshop called “Creating a One-Person Show.” Maybe I’m not ready for prime time yet, but you know I’ve got some stories to tell, and my days … Continue reading →

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for Paris and Beirut and Kenya…for all of us

Posted on November 16, 2015 by

My heart is heavy again with the senseless violence we have witnessed this past week. For solace, I turn to my joy — music — and specifically, I often listen to this piece of “musical medicine” from David Wilcox at times like … Continue reading →

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Brent and Beyond — “Give it just a minute and it will blow away…”

Posted on July 2, 2015 by

Part 7 of my long strange trip to the Grateful Dead’s 50th Anniversary “Fare Thee Well” 1989 My work finally approved an out of town conference request for me, and I was headed out to San Francisco for the ITVA Conference … Continue reading →

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The Secret to Treading Quicksand

Posted on May 21, 2015 by

In a word: DON’T! It’s not a good idea and it doesn’t work. Yes, I speak from experience. My brief attempt at treading quicksand happened during my doodlebugging days. “Doodlebugging” refers to seismic survey work, a key part of oil & gas exploration. Seismologists … Continue reading →

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Temporary Time Traveller

Posted on January 6, 2015 by

Recently, I ended an online profile with “…and temporary time traveller.” It’s true — but hardly qualifies me as unique. We are all temporary. This is our one shared truth. We are temporary and we will all die. We get … Continue reading →

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