The first time I heard of “The 27 Club,” referring to celebrities who died at that age, was in 1978. I was one of the extras who were paid $5 a day and provided a box lunch to appear in a movie being filmed in San Marcos, Texas. My role was the same as so…
On Inauguration Day it had been raining and misting here for a while. Our dog, Mr. Beefy, (a direct descendant–the firstborn–of Fortunado El Conquistador AKA “Nato” of Phoenix, Arizona) needed to go outside, but was hesitant, so I walked with him. The Beef is quite the sniffer. Knowing his process can take a while, I…
Big Tech has launched a major assault on Americans’ right to free speech. In their most audacious attack, some of the most powerful big businesses in America joined together to force Parler off the Internet. Parler, a social media site that rejects Twitter’s censorship policies, had millions of users until Google, Apple, and Amazon deplatformed…
Read more A Special Message From Jack and Dodie Dennis of CleverJourneys
Like many, I’ve been banned from Facebook, Twitter, Instagram. Parler and MeWe are my lines of communication, besides email currently. Let’s make this simple. Here’s a quick video from a Texas American Patriot who was at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. Click here and hope it’s not banned. __________________________ Click here for your…
We are sincerely thankful for the patronage and readership of so many followers around the world. When Dodie and I began CleverJourneys in May 2020, we came loaded with experience. My first big interview was with Clint Eastwood in 1974. I was fresh out of high school and very motivated after scoring that opportunity. When…
Today there are approximately 500 people on Earth who have been in the astronaut business, with approximately 300 of those being Americans. I’m particularly honored to have interviewed and/or met over 30 space travelers (including cosmonauts) over the years. Almost 100 of the American astronauts have been inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame. For…
Read more U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame Honors Only Those Who Meet Specific Criteria
In our neck of the woods–the Texas Hill Country, over an hour northwest of San Antonio–we usually have to travel to see winter snow. Wouldn’t you know it? The one year San Antonio experienced a whopping 13.5 inches of snow in 1985, the International Airport had loaned their only snowplow to Denver. It was a…
Today was beautiful in the Texas Hill Country. I repaired a birdbath for our flying friends coming in from the north for winter. Afterwards, I sat in our bench swing and thought about my grandfather. Some of my favorite memories are sitting next to him on his front porch swing, as a young boy at…
God has provided many blessings in life, but one in particular, that I know about and resides firmly in my heart, is the cherished honor of having Loralyn Bailey Dennis as my wife. Today, ‘Dodie’ and I celebrate our first anniversary. By design, it is also my 65th birthday. I’ve always been proud to share…
Read more Our Anniversary and Birthday Message, Dec. 5, 2020
My little sister loves Christmas so much that she watches Christmas movies in January, February, March, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December. I don’t know why she doesn’t watch them in April. There is just something about April that causes her not to watch them. I suspect it’s because she devotes her…
Read more My Sister Has COVID and Loves Christmas so This is For Her
Recently meeting up with a friend I haven’t seen in over eight years brought back some old memories. In the early 2000’s, as the Director of Facilities Management for H-E-B Foods/Drugs, one of my employees, Greg Weaver asked me to accompany him to some acreage on Babcock Road in northwest San Antonio. The land would…
Read more Down and Out in the Heart of Texas With B.B. King and H-E-B
Sunday, Jack and I attended a fundraising barbeque lunch for a legendary sports coach in Texas. It was heartwarming to see the quaint community of Medina, nestled along its namesake river, in the beautiful Hill Country between Kerrville and Bandera, come together to help their beloved Coach Bill Carter. This past summer, Carter was diagnosed…
Read more Texas Community Unites to Help Legendary Coach Bill Carter
