It's MS Awareness Week. What does that mean to you?

Please consider walking, biking or volunteering to help us fund the fight against Multiple Sclerosis.

What is MS?

Multiple Sclerosis, or MS, is an autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system — the brain, the spinal cord, and the optic nerves. The disease can damage the myelin coating that insulates these important nerves. This damage can disrupt nerve function, causing a variety of unpredictable symptoms that range from mild to debilitating.

* Every hour, someone is newly diagnosed with MS.
* More than 2.5 million people worldwide live with this serious disease.
* MS is the most common neurological disease leading to disability in young adults.

Whatever you decide, please Join the Movement.

MS Awareness Week 2010 is now: March 8-14.

Walk or bike to fight Multiple Sclerosis. Texas, it's up to you.

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Do what you can in the battle against MS, because everyone can do something.

And if everyone does a little, no one has to do a lot.

Glut of political junk mail, flood of partisan robocalls gives me pause ...

I dearly love our republic. I revere the Founding Fathers. I cherish the Declaration of Independence, the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights.

My loyalty wavers not.

Similarly, I am a student and a fan of marketing, advertising and public relations.

But I must share a thought that causes me concern.

The glut of political junk mail and the flood of partisan robocalls we've received in the last month help explain, at least to some extent, why the citizens of some nations — particularly those who haven't enjoyed our heritage of freedom and representative government — dally with returns to repressive, totalitarian, one-party regimes.

Not that I consider that a solution, but surely there are better ways to run political campaigns.

Suggestions? Options? Opinions?

Anyone? Anyone?

Dear Don McLean, 'February makes me shiver,' too.

In "American Pie" the great Don McLean sang, "February made me shiver."

I feel your pain, brother.

It's chilly and breezy and sloppy wet today in North Texas, but the snow that blew in earlier this week slid to the south.

Dang it all.

Hey, we can always talk about the weather, right?

And it's even more fun to remember favorite old songs.

McLean's "Tapestry" was another fine LP.

But don't take my word for it. Try it yourself.

Olympics observation

Only one thing's missing from the exciting Winter Olympics. I have yet to hear "Texas, Our Texas" during the medal ceremonies. Bummer, dude.

What are those great songs?

The songs in some TV spots just make you wanna tap your feet.

Go ahead; try to resist.

I dare you.

Miriam Makeba performs "Pata, Pata" in the Honda Accord Crosstour "Boxes" spot.

Michelle Branch performs "Everywhere" in this Chase Bank spot.

Shiny Toy Guns performs "Major Tom" in the Lincoln MKZ spot.

Roll with it.

I hope Jack Bauer appreciates this input.

Tick-tock. Tick-tock.

"The following takes place between 11 p.m. and 12 a.m."

No, Jack-o, it takes place between 11 p.m. and midnight.

Thank you, Harmon Morgan, for the many valuable lessons you provided in newswriting and editing.

"Twitter is over capacity. Too many tweets! Please wait a moment and try again."

Be careful what you ask for, Twitter.

It appears you're a victim of your own success.

Or poor infrastructure planning.

Or gremlins.

At the price I'm paying to tweet, I want uptime, dang it!