In 1980, driving north near the San Antonio Union Stockyards on Interstate 35, traffic stopped both directions on the overpass. Forward and to my left, was the cab of a jack-knifed 18-wheeler. It was literally hanging, perhaps 40 feet above a drainage creek that flows west of downtown […]
When I worked in the corporate world, some of my fellow coworkers told me I reminded them of Patch Adams, from a 1998 movie they saw starring Robin Williams. Well, I went to see the film. It’s about a real doctor, Hunter D. Adams who is defined as […]
Being awake, speaking the truth, and doing the right thing takes courage. It is not the easy path through life. It may be the hardest path. You could be persecuted, insulted, deplatformed, disowned, fired, and hated by the wicked and those still sleeping and brainwashed. The evil spiritual […]
This is our 1000th post on CleverJourneys in just over a year. Dodie and I are celebrating by checking into a hospital. Yes, both of us! Coincidence? Serindipty? Double whammy? The short story is she is in Room #7 of Kerrville’s Pederson Hospital’s Emergency Room and I’m on […]
Herd It Through the Grapevine #6 Long before WD-40 was a household name and a can resided in practically every home across America, it was an obscure product invented for a singular purpose. Back in 1953, Norman Larsen, founder of the Rocket Chemical Company, created WD-40 for the […]
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Knowing I’m an advid autograph collector, my mother, Geraldine Dennis was always on the lookout and obtained several signatures for me. In April 1969, she took me to a Tom Jones concert with my cousins Carolyn Sanders Gerland and James Johnson at the Hemisfair Arena in San Antonio, […]
by Jack Dennis Dodie and I are currently in Scottsdale, AZ enjoying the birth of our grandson, Carter Lee McMeans, born on May 15, 2021. Coincidently our granddaughter, Melody Dennis was born in Texas 13 months to the day before Carter. We are so happy. My, have we […]
by Dodie Dennis “If you want to be happy, be.” – Leo Tolstoy Here’s how — a list of actions you can take today to seize that happiness. You don’t have to do these all at once, but you should do most (if not all) of them eventually, and […]
From Elvis Presley to B.B. King to Buzz Aldrin to Clint Eastwood and so many more, I had the pleasure and opportunity visit with some of the most influential people of our times. I always asked questions about happiness. by Jack Dennis Rudy Giuliani Rudolph Giuliani is best […]
For Mother’s Day weekend, Dodie and I went to the Caribbean, the Florida Keys, the Bahamas, Cancun and Hawaii. A much needed trip, it was relaxing and offered us time to unwind. The pace there was irresistibly slow, but the service was top notch. The best part of […]
Disturbing research continues to confirm how our work can affect our health in negative ways. More Americans are suffering the consequences of stress, insomnia and overwork from our jobs. The blame goes primarily on each individual and not as much as the employer, as so many of us […]
