“I’m Jimmy Farrar’s (from Costco) sister, Susan Thomas. I think you are the Ruth that he talks with from time to time. If I have the right person, please let me know. I have some not very good news about… Continue reading

The chances of me ever getting a government security clearance are pretty slim. That’s not because I’m a security risk. I’ve never collaborated with foreign governments in any negative or adverse manner, engaged in clandestine operations, or was an outright… Continue reading

February 2013 Willie Nelson & Family start and end every European tour in Amsterdam, for reasons that shouldn’t be hard too to guess. I got to hang out with them for a few days on one of those tours, and… Continue reading

March 2012: Along for the ride … and what a ride it was! Wonderful things usually happen to me when I’m in Willie’s orbit. This was once again confirmed by a recent trip to Reno, Nevada. I’d planned the trip… Continue reading

“How did you meet Willie Nelson?” A fertile mind could come up with all kinds of juicy scenarios, but the truth is much more in sync with one of Willie’s fundamental tenets, “Fortunately, we’re not in control.”  Indirectly, I met… Continue reading

My first Texas experience was a bad one: Teenage mother, bad marriage, physical and emotional abuse, language problems, money problems, homesick for Germany. I was housebound in a corner of the Texas that would have been challenging even for someone… Continue reading