Ch-Ch-Changes...

1. The kiddo. He's got his first real cold, Nancy reports. But there is even a silver lining in that. While they were in the waiting room at the doctors office in Austin, he stood up and took three steps because he wanted a toy. My son is walking!!!! Now, if he can just hold on until I get there this weekend. (This photo is of Noah on the day of his birthday party a few weeks back. He was standing up back then.)

2. Job. We've had a lot of layoffs at the paper, which have left us short on reporters. So, I moved from editing education to covering government, i.e., the county appraisal district, council of governments, Fort Worth Zoo, code enforcement.

I haven't written a story for publication since the early 2000s. Do I have stage fright? Writers block? Nahhhh. In my previous life, I've gone face to face with Jerry Jones and Mark Cuban, Troy Aikman, Deion Sanders, Michael Irvin, and Emmitt Smith. An angry mayor or city councilman won't scare me.