1. The Paradox That Is World Cup Soccer
(Creativity/Blog Musings)

... big political process. Nothing more, nothing less. Get a draw and a point. Don't get too sassy and risk going for the win. And no worries, you might even get a no-call (or Hand Of God) on top of it a...

2. A Tale Of Two Cities - NBA Style
(Creativity/Blog Musings)

... in what would at best be described as an over-hyped debacle, and told the fans of Cleveland that he was going to take the money and run to South Beach. I don't blame Cleveland fans for being a little...

3. Stay In School - And Work On That Jump Shot
(Creativity/Blog Musings)

...re of draft day. If you have a favorite team, you've probably got your fingers crossed that your team is going to draft a player that fills a few holes, or becomes a franchise player, or at least puts...

4. Rhubarb Ruminations: Episode 3
(Creativity/Blog Musings)

...e coin, especially with the growing BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. It would seem to me that if I am going to drill a well that is one mile below the ocean's surface, that I should also have the t...

5. Chaos Discovers The Big 12, But Are Better Days Ahead?
(Creativity/Blog Musings)

...g us to stay had talked to as many as three conferences . At that point you begin to wonder where you're going to get yourself if you make a commitment." Hey Tom, Texas had committed to stay ...

6. The Tifosi Are Coming! Formula One Heads To Austin
(Creativity/Blog Musings)

Tuesday May 25th was a crazy day. I was going through my normal morning routine, stepped outside to pick up the newspaper, opened it up, and there was the news. The headline on the front page said it

7. Rhubarb Ruminations: Episode 2
(Creativity/Blog Musings)

...the historical significance, Tim Tebow was drafted by the Denver Broncos. Old side-arm Tim is apparently going to now be molded into an "NFL quarterback", under the bright lights of Denver, Colorado. ...

8. When The Dust Settles On HR 3590
(Creativity/Blog Musings)

...w, the bill will slowly be phasing in. And you know what? I suspect that that same average American is going to start to say "hey, this health care reform thing isn't really a bad idea after all". W...

9. Rhubarb Ruminations: Episode 1
(Creativity/Blog Musings)

...ng with a discussion on nuke-u-lar weapons. Do you ever start to wonder a) when all of this posturing is going to end, and b) when she'd going to spend some time learning the issues instead of rabble-...

10. Health Care And - Armageddon?
(Creativity/Blog Musings)

...s all become rather ridiculous. Not that we haven't heard this type of thing before. I think people were going to lose their freedoms if they voted in favor of Medicare 45 years ago too. Now all of th...

11. From Number One To Done In One
(Creativity/Blog Musings)

...f Texas men's basketball team was 17 - 0 and atop the national rankings. Number one. They were typically going 10-deep on the roster without  any loss of quality or production. They were a "can...

12. After The Gold Rush
(Creativity/Blog Musings)

...e first US dream team in men's basketball in 1992 losing in a gold medal match. Imagine the silver medal going to Michael Jordan, David Robinson, Patrick Ewing, Larry Bird, Scottie Pippen, Clyde Drexl...

13. One Nation - Under Gold
(Creativity/Blog Musings)

...ng wrong with it - that now, Canadians could be welcoming and great hosts as always, but then say "we're going to kick your butt". Hallelujah. For this Winter Olympiad, Canada developed a program ...

14. Listen To The Music, Austin
(Creativity/Blog Musings)

...sa. But if the City of Austin and the powers-that-be in the community (yes, you University of Texas) are going to claim the title of "Live Music Capital Of The World" and reap all of the marketing ben...

15. Free Speech: For The People, Or The Corporation?
(Creativity/Blog Musings)

...luence of the Bigs (as I call them) - Big Oil, Big Pharma, Big Medicine, Big Insurance. Does the phrase "going from bad to worse" ring a bell? It's not like these special interest groups need any grea...

16. Mammograms, Evidence, And Emotional Debate
(Creativity/Blog Musings)

...ave already started proclaiming that "this is rationing of care - and exactly what health care reform is going to do", "this will prevent women from getting the care they need", and "hell yes, as a do...

17. The BCS Goes To Washington
(Creativity/Blog Musings)

... But if you ask Bill Hancock, BCS executive director, you'd hear him proclaim that "with everything going on in the country, I can't believe that Congress is wasting time and spending taxpayers' ...

18. Longhorns Update: In Defense, We Trust
(Creativity/Blog Musings)

.... Every time the Horns found a potentially-good adjustment (i.e. McCoy running up the middle), they kept going away from it.  Will Muschamp, on the other hand, makes adjustments that address the ...

19. Go Ahead, Tase Me
(Creativity/Blog Musings)

...rrested. Then, she was tasered. Sounds a bit horrific at first, doesn't it? Hold on a second - you are going to taser a 72 year-old, 4-foot-11 great-grandmother? Did I hear that correctly? Winkfei...

20. The Tragically Hip: Stellar After All These Years
(Creativity/Blog Musings)

... In Canada, it's an afterthought that they sell out stadiums and open air venues within hours of tickets going on sale. But the "Live Music Capital of the World", Austin, has always had a connection w...

21. Longhorns Update: An Ugly Day At The State Fair
(Creativity/Blog Musings)

...est game yet". The problem is, one of these days, the "not-showing-up-until-the-second-half" syndrome is going to bite them in the butt. And then, it won't matter if they still haven't played their be...

22. Longhorns Update: Pre-South Showdown
(Creativity/Blog Musings)

...arterbacks that can throw the ball. Wow. But nonetheless, the Tech game wasn't a game the Longhorns were going to lose. Reason? Once again - 2008. It might have been close, but there were too many peo...

23. Town Halls, Liars, And A Call For Civility
(Creativity/Blog Musings)

...and fear are getting the better of us. And if we don't stop to take note and do something about it, it's going to get worse. Our founding fathers must be rolling in their graces right now. I cannot...

24. Let The Games Begin!
(Creativity/Blog Musings)

...ind yourself that Thanksgiving isn't only about turkey and family - it's also about "beating A&M". Going to the game just adds to the excitement. There is burnt orange everywhere. Tailgaters on ...

25. Life As Music, Music As Life
(Creativity/Blog Musings)

Someone has caused time to speed up. I swear, it's going by faster today than it ever has before. Or it certainly seems that way. Life. It's plays out fast, like an arpeggio, a stratospheric Eric

26. Hypocrisy And Health Care
(Creativity/Blog Musings)

...ic to believe that health care reform is the next closest thing to communism, that health care reform is going to prevent grandma from getting the care she needs, that health care reform is leading to...

27. One Small Step For Man ... One Huge Step For Thought
(Creativity/Blog Musings)

... method. You train and train and train and then - you strap yourself onto the top of this rocket that is going to blast you into space. So then you're in orbit . whew . and you're now in the Eagle . d...

28. Independence Day In Alaska
(Creativity/Blog Musings)

...hought that her 15 minutes of fame might be over (at least for a couple of years), and that Tina Fey was going to get a well-deserved break from her Palin skit (brilliant though it was). I guess I was...

29. Game 7 And Lord Stanley's Cup
(Creativity/Blog Musings)

There is nothing like it in sports. Game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals. In an era of pro sports going 80 games (or more) just to decide who makes the playoffs ... it's hard to get terribly ex

30. Playlist Ponderings - Axis: Bold As Love
(Creativity/Blog Musings)

... Therein lies the roots to what will become a regular feature here: Playlist Ponderings. This week, I am going to start with a tremendous album by Jimi Hendrix from 1967 - Axis: Bold As Love. He...