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Monthly Archives: June 2008

The Wit And Wisdom Of My Old Buddy Halbert, Part 1

Thursday, June 12, 2008

Thursday, 7:47pm Reno, NV “Nothing is impossible for a man who won’t listen to reason.” The Big Ugly Guy Howdy… Today would have been Gary Halbert’s 70th birthday. Had he still been among us, I would have sent him (as I had for nearly 20 years) a hand-drawn, relatively obscene birthday card, which would leave

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Luck Of The Draw

Monday, June 9, 2008

Monday, 8:59pm Reno, NV “You’ve got to ask yourself one question: Do I feel lucky? Well, do ya, punk?” Dirty Harry Howdy, Did luck have anything to do with how you got where you are today? Do you consider yourself generally lucky, either in life or circumstance? Or cards, maybe? I run into the concept

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Making God Laugh

Thursday, June 5, 2008

Thursday, 10:03pm Reno, NV “I’m walking here! I’m walking here!” Ratzo Rizzo (Midnight Cowboy) Howdy… If you don’t mind… I’d like to take a little informal poll here. Here’s the question: What are your plans for the summer? I’m serious. I wanna know. In fact, I find myself obsessing on how people plan for seasons.

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