I think that I shall never see colors as lovely as on my tree - in Texas of course. I just love that poem by Robert Frost. In Texas, we have two seasons: Summer and Summer Light. If it gets below eighty degrees, it's a national holiday. I know what you're thinking but Texas used to be a nation … [Read more...]
The Daily Dudley - Coffee With Careless
Do you like coffee talk? Who doesn’t? Here we’ll write about interesting things like good coffee, good food, good friends, cigars, beer,…you name it. Coffee With Careless will be lighthearted and funny, while sometimes having a moral to the story.
MAKE YOUR MARK
Yes, I found her dipping into my bourbon - again. But this time (unlike when she finished my Balcones Single Malt), I think she was trying so send me a subliminal message. I got to thinking, I ain't no spring chicken anymore. What have I done with my life? Have I made my mark? When I'm gone will … [Read more...]
MY ADT ALARM SYSTEM
So, I had my alarm system installed. Now I don't have to worry about someone breaking into my home. Not that I have much to steal, but I do place a high value on my cigars and Jack Daniels. Nobody wants that disappearing - especially me. I went with ADT - ALL DOG TACTICAL. It came highly … [Read more...]
A HOUSE IS NOT A HOME
A chair is still a chair, even when there's no one sitting there But a chair is not a house and a house is not a home When there's no one there to hold you tight And no one there you can kiss goodnight I just love that George Benson song. Don't you? I was sitting on my porch in Medina, Texas. … [Read more...]
SERIOUS MOONLIGHT
Let's dance - Put on your red shoes and dance the blues. Let's dance - To the song they're playin' on the radio. Let's sway - You could look into my eyes. Let's sway - Under this moonlight, this serious moonlight. I just love that Prince song, don't you? I heard it playin' on the radio yesterday … [Read more...]
CHOCOLATE – EAT SOME
I know what you're thinking...You're waiting for me to Forest Gump you and say, "Life is like a box of chocolates." But no, I'm not going there. Oh, sure, I thought about it. But that would be too easy (not that there's anything wrong with that). The nice thing about assorted chocolates are that … [Read more...]
DOUBLE VISION
Fill my eyes with that double vision. No disguise for that double vision... I just love that AC/DC song, don't you? I was sitting out by the river with the girls. I was in a writing trance. Writers know what I'm talking about. You start writing, tune everything out, and later on (when your mind … [Read more...]
HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY CARELESS CHRISTMAS
And now Dudley takes a break from finishing up his third novel: Called Home. And he wrote (rewrote) this little ditty for you. MERRY CHRISTMAS! Have yourself a merry Careless Christmas Let you beer be light From now on keep your Jack Daniels always in sight Have yourself a merry Careless … [Read more...]
DIARY OF A USED DOG SALESMAN
Don't go volunteer at the dog shelter. It will break your heart. You'll want to take them ALL home. The conditions in which the dogs live are horrid. They're all going to be put down anyway.You'll leave crying. This is what I was told. Oh, sure, I wanted to volunteer, but there's no way I was going … [Read more...]
THE GOLD MINE OR THE COAL MINE?
So, I'm not going to bore you with how I used to walk five miles barefoot in the snow to get to school. No, I'm not going to do that to you. But here's what I will do. I'll ask you (yes, you), if you want the gold mine, or the coal mine? I've been watching our young people, God bless 'em. I … [Read more...]
