Hamilton Jones

Women over 60 are the best (especially Texan women over 60). They give absolutely NO fucks. This demographic is our best option for our highest regarded political offices. In saying 'post-menopausal', I really mean women over 60. I know nothing about menopause, and don't plan on changing this until my wife begins this beautiful transformation herself. I just like the amount of syllables and rhythm of 'post-menopausal'. (No offense to women in their 40s/50s, but it seems like

(ed note: This was a free-writing exercise that I composed a few years ago. In some ways, I was embarrassed of the ambitious voice and...

You could clothe your body with this shirt. Last week, I signed up for my first stand-up comedy open mic. The only audience was the other...

This vinyl cutout sure looks like 'lice' until you get close enough for contact. The disparity between the guilt I feel for my lapse in...

Fans of pioneering Texas anime, King of the Hill, can rejoice as the widely beloved show is returning with a 14th season, 15 years after...

Last week, my dad was venting to me about the difficulties around his school board campaign. Local politics isn’t any less vicious than...

Spring always renews my excitement for Texas. The music I listen to gets twangier as the sun spends a little more time illuminating our...

Yesterday morning I slept in as long as possible after a late night of decompressing after another trip to the hospital. Our toddler had...

Apologies for being a little late in offering a Happy New Year! The holidays were fun/busy/fruitful for our family, and I hope the same...

Considering the emotional heft of the last few posts, I wanted to share something a little lighter. Sometime during the World Series, I...

I’ve been thinking a lot about the concept of help lately. What it means to receive help from someone, what it might mean for someone to...

Ordinarily, I approach my writing with the intention of sharing some laughs. I found it satisfying to explore a silly idea and to pursue...

You may have noticed that I’ve not posted to this blog in several weeks. Artistically, creatively, this feels bad in two ways: the first...

The title phrase may sound familiar as the preamble to the crowd-favorite FCC approved euphemism for television in The Big Lebowski :...

Watching olympic kayaking on television made me consider kayaking as part of my own athletic discipline, and what it would be like to...

We as a species have evolved to never pooping alone, holding hands through social media, keeping in touch with friends by sending them...

I’ve felt a little guilty for not updating my blog more often. I feel like I owe an explanation to y’all, as much as I owe it to myself...

Artificial Intelligence is clearly being adopted worldwide as the next earth shattering innovation. But at what cost? I started this...

I entered the musty office for the weekly staff meeting on Monday. I only stop in the office for this meeting once a week. As I enter, I...

Something that’s always bothered me when I talk about art with people is when people say, “oh gosh, I can’t even draw a straight line” as...