2013 Restaurants to be Unveiled Reservation Day: July 15; Main Week of Dining: Aug. 12-18 (Dallas) July 2, 2013 – It’s time for diners to prepare their palates for North Texas’ hottest summer food and wine event, the 16th annual DFW Restaurant Week presented by Central Market. Back with a new name and pricing […]
(June 27, 2013) For Sale signs sprout up in front of houses like lilies in early summer. For many, the end of a school year brings a season of transition—a move. Our house is currently cluttered with boxes as a son prepares to move across the country. The packing process gets complicated by souvenirs of […]
June 27, 2013 – Christy busted in my classroom too excited for schoolwork. Paris would be her summer destination. “Paris,Texas?” I asked. “Paris, France, Coach,” she giggled – although to me, Paris, Texas, sounded pretty good. The class erupted in vacation plans: Brittany was visiting her family’s beach house in Galveston while Charlie would deep-sea […]
(Rockwall) June 25, 2013 – Adults today who grew up in the early 1960s and 70s experienced the Apollo program as well as the most iconic science communicator of all time, Dr. Carl Sagan. Many of you gentle readers in the infosphere who are in your early 50s were around to experience the wisdom of […]
(Rockwall) June 23, 2013 – My students clamored for summer break, having whined and begged for free days once Christmas ended (an exercise in futility… I give no free days, ever). After a year of higher standards, grueling tests and lackluster results, this class cleaned out their locker, turned in lingering assignments, and became freshman—another […]
It was time for heavy cleaning and Jennifer was ready to tackle the job! Her house begged for attention after the cooler months and busy schedules of school and work related activities. Thankfully, Jennifer’s husband offered to take the kids out for the day so she could begin the annual organizing and cleaning process that […]
(Rockwall) June 17, 2013 – In early April, Broadmoor Medical Lodge, Rockwall’s newest post-hospital, rehabilitation, skilled nursing and long-term care community, received its Certificate of Occupancy from the City of Rockwall, allowing its first guests to move in and receive care. Since then, they have received full licensure and certification to accept Medicare and Medicaid […]
Measuring…Summer Fun! One mixing bowl, two spinning beaters, three sticks of butter, four separated eggs, and five cups of flour; who says math is boring? There are dozens of opportunities for kids to learn math in the kitchen this summer, especially measurements and fractions. The trick to having children learn about units of measure is […]
See what happens when 10 members of the Rockwall High School Academic Decathlon team spend an evening at AstroDad’s astronomical observatory in Oklahoma… (Rockwall) June 11, 2013 This past weekend I had the privilege of hosting ten students from the award-winning Rockwall High School Academic Decathlon team at my observatory in Oklahoma. It was my privilege […]
(Rockwall) June 11, 2013 – I love advocating for No Kill shelters, because nearly every story has a happy ending. Beautiful dogs like Delilah, who were previously put down with nary a thought at area animal shelters, now have a chance at their own fairy tale life. But because it involved some dark days, Delilah’s […]