And we got by just fine

A study from Virginia Tech University shows that you are 23 times more likely to be in a car crash if you text and drive at the same time. The University of Utah psychologists have published a study showing that “motorists who talk on handheld or hands-free cellular phones are as impaired as drunken drivers.”…

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2009 What a Year

Wow, 2009 came and went like a speeder driving in the left lane at 90mph, advancing in and out of the months and seasons like a cabbie changing lanes on the way to the airport! Last year was a blur. I think my recollection of ’09 was the equivalent of highway hypnosis, how the hell…

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Happy 2010

Well, it’s a new year, a new decade, and a whole new chapter in your life. What changes do you have planned for 2010? Are you going to travel more, make more money or maybe work on your relationship to make it better? Yeah, that’s if you are lucky enough to be in a relationship.…

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The Love of the Game

When I started my stand-up comedy career, I was working the clubs in Dallas and Fort Worth. I would also drive to Houston and Austin on a weekly basis for the amateur nights at their local comedy clubs. All this driving and writing bits, finally paid off. Terri Stoor asked me to join her stand-up…

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Holiday Driving Distractions

‘Tis the season to be jolly and it’s also the season to be distracted. With all the Christmas lights that sparkle up the neighborhoods and carolers going from door to door like singing Jehovah’s witnesses, one could easily be the witness to a car crash with all these distractions. Now don’t get me wrong, I’m…

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Lake Zen, Texas

The most incredible thing happened to me on the way home today. Earlier I was enjoying a scenic drive by White Rock Lake in Dallas. I was on a street that had a wooded area off to the side. As I pasted theses trees, this majestic scene opened up like a grand stage curtain that…

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Holiday Traffic Blues

Well, brace yourself the Christmas season is with us again! I don’t think I’m ready to drive all over town for last-minute shopping, dealing with traffic, going to Blockbuster on Christmas Eve buying DVDs or buying some cheap-ass gifts at Walgreens on my way to Grandma’s house. But you know granny never seems to get…

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Happy Thanksgiving

It was the month of November in the year two thousand and seven, the setting, Green Bay, Wisconsin. 23 degrees outside at a tailgate parking lot, it is eight o’clock in the morning and I am drinking heavily! Drinking first thing in the morning is a whole other kind of drinking, that’s like “I have…

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