June 25, 2014- To know who our children really are, we need to observe our children at work and play. J Krishnamurti, the Indian philosopher, wrote that the highest form of human intelligence is observing without evaluating. The more I observe the more I understand Krishnamurti. Observation and evaluation serve us best as separate activities. […]
ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX (June 25, 2014) Expenses are on the rise right about now with the kids home from school, more backyard entertaining with family and friends, and even vacations. Cutting coupons is a great way to save some money each week and you don’t have to be extreme about it! With just one hour per […]
ROCKWALL, TX (June 12,2014) The owners and staff at Rockwall Urgent Care would like to thank the people of Rockwall and Heath for selecting them BEST URGENT CARE in Living Magazine’s 2014 Readers Choice Awards. Readers of both the print and online divisions o f Living Magazine voted earlier in 2014 and selected their favorite […]
DALLAS, TX (June 24, 2014) As more and more Americans have passports in hand and are exploring destinations further away from home, Travel Leaders recently surveyed its expert agents throughout North America to learn which Central and South American destinations they deemed the top up-and-coming. Those topping this list included Peru, Brazil, Panama, Ecuador, and […]
ROCKWALL, TX (June 23, 2014) In this column, we’ll discuss Circle Ten’s Order of the Arrow Ordeal, Troop 83’s Refrigerator Box Campout, and the results of our Spring flower sales. Scout Troop 83 sold an unbelievable amount of flowers. Total flats sold were 490, which equates to $10,172! We sell them to raise money for […]
ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX (June 23, 2014) Vernon Ribera of Heath most certainly has a distinguished personal history. He is a retired professor of computer technology and Professor Emeritus at the University of Central Oklahoma, teaching at the university level from 1962 to 1990, and he is one of our nation’s patriot heroes. Vernon was orphaned at […]
ROCKWALL, TX (June 22, 2014) Gentle readers, I’ve been procrastinating over this column because I really wanted to capture an awe-inspiring image of our own galaxy, The Milky Way, to demonstrate that galaxies in our Universe share a common thing…..dust. That’s right – not only does dust abound under our kid’s beds, but it is […]
ROCKWALL, TX (June 22, 2014) In summer, we have movie nights nearly every evening, and sometimes the kids will join us. We’ll pop popcorn and settle in for a late night. It’s brutal on Angie and I the next morning (I teach summer school right now) but it’s fun being together. One evening we watched […]
Hello, Rockwall area business owners! I’ve got some free advice this week, and not just any business advice—advice on how to get more profitable in a hurry. Lower profits have a way of creeping up on us; getting more profitable is the quickest easiest way to put money back in your pocket. Here’s a […]
ROCKWALL, TX (June 11, 2014) Cathy Bedsole and Alison Fox recently presented a $13,500 check on behalf of Rockwall Women’s League to Melody Hail, Development Director for Rockwall County Helping Hands. The money is designated for uninsured children that are patients of the Health Center at Helping Hands. Bedsole is president of RWL and Fox […]