Ron’s Observations
Midlife Crisis
A few months ago, another birthday invitation arrived in the mail (no…not Chuck E Cheese) as one by one many of our friends are turning 50. (We always ran with an older crowd; at least, we did before kids.) Though our days are now filled with diaper changes, t-ball games, […]
Read more »Dear Zoe (from your big sis)
By: Emmy Brounes Sorry this note has been so late in coming. Dad has been planning to write you since October 21, but keeps blaming all of his procrastinations on “sleep deprivation.” Apparently, you cry quite a bit in the middle of the night, but I’m such a sound sleeper, you […]
Read more »Coming of Age
T-60 minutes to kickoff!!! My name is Ron Brounes and I am a sport-aholic. As I walked around the Rose Bowl in anticipation of the Bowl Championship Series title game (Go Horns), I realized that sports has always been top priority in my life. For 40-odd years (OK…47, but who’s […]
Read more »Will You Be My Friend?
I can’t believe I’m back in dating mode again. And yet, there I stood, surveying the closet for just the right outfit: khakis vs. jeans, golf shirt vs. button down, loafers vs. Crocs. Suddenly those all too familiar butterflies reentered my stomach. What do these clothes truly say about me? Will […]
Read more »Information Overload
Well, I am finally on the road to recovery after my second bout with swine flu (though neither was ever actually diagnosed by a licensed physician). I couldn’t quit following the minute-by-minute analysis of the global epidemic (or is it a pandemic?), complete with the Veep’s warnings, school closures, and […]
Read more »The Five Stages of Grief
As if people don’t have enough to worry about these days…I cannot apologize enough for the length of time that has lapsed since the last issue of FWIW. I can’t tell you how many people have come up to me over the past few months, asking if they had been accidently […]
Read more »Chick Flicks
As I sat in the crowded theater the other night, giddy like a schoolgirl with excitement for the latest summer blockbuster, I couldn’t help but notice…where are all the men? After all, this movie was based on that hit HBO television series and has been much ballyhooed within the entertainment […]
Read more »Tale of Two Parties
It was the most formal of times; it was the most casual of times. In both cases, however, it was “the best of times.” Several weeks ago, my wife and I had the great fortune of participating in two milestone celebrations with dear friends and family members on consecutive Thursdays. […]
Read more »Aggie For A Day
How many Texas Aggies does it take to screw in a light bulb? Actually, I think I may have told my last Aggie joke for a while. (Then again, “a while” is a very relative time frame that is subject to change.) One of the greatest responsibilities of becoming a T-Sip is the unmitigated grief […]
Read more »Circle of Life
My daughter Emily (Emmy) just had a big week. She is mastering the art of rolling over (though still occasionally gets her arm caught in the process). She started eating solid foods, first rice cereal and then green beans (yuck), and is already less picky than her dad. She went shopping for a […]
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