The non-related work entry
By the time you read this, I will be in Austin taking some much needed time off. I love and enjoy my job, but sometimes it can be hectic and busy, but I think that’s what I love about this ...

Taking a leap of faith
It's no secret I moved to Bay City the second my editor offered me the job. It was an opportunity of a lifetime. To be the editor of a newspaper? It's like someone asking me to jump and me asking, ...

I Have The Golden Ticket...sort of
Yesterday I had the opportunity to observe at the South Texas Project Nuclear Power plant and Matagorda County Emergency Operation Center perform a mock drill. I have attended another mock drill with STP and the hospital district, which by the ...

My new appreciation for newspapers, my job
Last night I saw the Matagorda Advocate go to press. It was an experience I have not had in a while. For those of you who don't understand, let me explain. Many people get the paper delivered at home, look ...

My 5K accomplishment...
 All day I've felt happiness, accomplishment and well, just proud of myself for having walked a 5K. For those of you who think I am making a big deal out of this, well, it is. I have never done ...

Stop the press! Free Starbucks!
As many of you remember, I am very passionate about my Starbucks. I have spent many Sunday mornings with five newspapers and my Venti pike. When I go on long drives to Austin, Fort Worth or even to Victoria I ...

Easter, weddings, roller coaster and babies?
I'm sitting at my favorite coffee shop this morning and can't help but think about the weekend I just had. No, I didn't go to Vegas and I didn't have a drunk bash, forgetting what I did. I spent it ...

Remembering Major Dan Miller
 Christi was three days old when her dad, Dan Miller, would sit her in her bassinet and read her the sports section of the newspaper. He loved the Dallas Cowboys and that is what he would read to her, ...

The Starbucks love affair
Truth be told, I watched the 2010 Starbucks Annual meeting of shareholders on the Internet. I am no shareholder, but I was interested to know how they have been doing, business wise, and what their future holds. For the friends ...

To venus and back
I'm thrilled my article made the front page of the Victoria Advocate today. Daily reporters are used to the feeling of seeing their stories there, just like I am when I see my stories in the front page of a ...