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Truman Talks: Pot
You’ve got to love pot, right? Or weed, as I prefer to call it. I came a little late to weed. I was still...
Instagram-worthy Locales
Abandoned movie theaters, looming bridges, and natural prairies in and around Fort Worth present tantalizing subjects for summer photography outings. Local photographer Walt Burns...
Truman Talks: Texas Politics
Confidence is high among Democrat-supporting folks across Texas and has been since they emerged from the doldrums of their post-2016 election toxic shock. Yes,...
Don’t Dodge this Draft
This past weekend, the NFL hosted the 2018 NFL Draft at Jerry’s World in Arlington. Generally, I’m a football purist, shunning events like the...
Refer to Madness
I am the grandchild of Dave O’Brien and Dorothy Short, who met as the lead roles in a smoky cult classic. Released in 1936...
Cross Words
The Dallas Mavericks had nothing to crow about this season and are waiting to find out if they will be awarded a franchise-changing draft...
Political Philanthropy
Last month, Donald Trump’s budget reform generated controversy as he claimed that the national Meals on Wheels program cost the United States too much...
Truman Talks: “Where You From?”
I’m English – a stranger in a strange land. I have a range of responses, both verbal and facial, to my first utterance to...
Truman Talks: Immigration
Words matter. Immigrant. Alien. Immigrant alien. Non-immigrant alien. Common terms on government forms –– oh! The seemingly endless forms, as opaque and linguistically abstract...
Ready Player One: Game Nights
Back in the 1980s, Steven Spielberg said that video games would become art the day they made someone cry. I think that already happened...
