• Sunday Funday

    Everyone has a local bar. Not everyone has THE Local Bar. Local is one of those places. Strangers are not met here. Everyone is a regular. First time? Have a hello jello shot. A great place to breathe deep on Sunday as you head into the week. Fun day indeed. Tough out.

  • The Lost Art of Reading A Book

    I bought a book the other day. Not an eBook. Not an Audiobook. A real, live, physical book. With covers and pages made out of paper. You remember those. Seriously old fashioned. One thing I noticed right away was the weight of the book. It was a paperback but it was the large format type, and felt heavy. Then I…

  • Privileges of Youth (RIP Dusty Hill)

    The title of this post may be confusing. There is a great song that I like very much. It’s written by two other great Texas music artists, Jamie Richards and Walt Wilkins, called Privileges of Youth. You can listen to Jamie’s recording on Youtube here. The lyrics begin with: “The boys and I used to pitch in for the gas…

  • Hump Day Wake Up Call

    If you’re having trouble kickstarting the day Dr. Semitough has exactly the prescription to get you going. Take one Youtube video, add Stevie Wonder and Stevie Ray Vaughn. Sprinkle in some Jodie Watley on backup vocals. Hand Salt N Pepa some tambourines and such and have them dance in the background. Then crack into the most funkiest version ever recorded…