According to a couple of articles I read in The Dallas Morning News this week, we have been approaching the problem of obesity the wrong way, especially here in the U.S. The dramatic rise in obesity and type 2 diabetes in children and adults has most recently been tied to our sedentary lifestyle. So the […]
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Slim Randles is back as today’s Wednesday’s Guest, and while his post is about June in New Mexico, his thoughts about the heat of summer ring true no matter where you live in the United States. Well, with the exception of Alaska and Hawaii, where summer is a bit different from here in the continental
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The good news here in Texas is that the storms and relentless rain have let up. This year the total rainfall for the month of May has exceeded any prior year since records started being kept over 100 years ago. The total rainfall as of Saturday was 16.7 inches and there are some interesting facts
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Remodeling Eve Helen Kantor File Size: 618 KB Print Length: 219 pages Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited Publisher: Treeline Press (October 10, 2014) ASIN: B00OEER3O4 Quick Story Synopsis: In an effort to compensate for her own mother’s abandonment, Eve Tilden has let her daughter, Audrey, indulge in childish obsessions with mythical creatures for too long.
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It’s been a busy week for me, but not with my usual busyness at the art center. This week I have been working on the rewrite of Evelyn Evolving, the book I’m writing based on my mother’s life. I received some excellent feedback from Kathryn Craft, a writer and developmental editor, and I am making
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Please help me welcome Kristy Woodson Harvey back as today’s Wednesday’s Guest. She is finishing up her blog tour celebrating the release of Dear Carolina, and this is her final stop with me. I have enjoyed getting to know Kristy, through the book as well as the interview I did a couple of weeks ago.
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On this Memorial Day when we acknowledge those who have fought and died in the cause of freedom, I want to thank all of the men and women in my family who have served in the military. While not all died in combat, there are many on my father’s side of the family who served
There’s an awful lot of fear-mongering going on in the United States and too much of it has settled in Texas. Our new governor parlayed people’s fears into votes, and he continues to play on the fear. I couldn’t believe it when I heard him say that he suspects the summer training exercises by the
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My friend Slim Randles is back as today’s Wednesday’s Guest with another of Delbert’s harebrained, er, novel ideas. A good festival can bring folks to town, but this idea touches on the absurd. You can catch me over at Kathleen Kaska’s wonderful blog, Birds and Books, where we are sharing our admiration for Ed McBain’s
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This past weekend was a wonderful musical experience with two concerts at the Winnsboro Center for the Arts by Peter Yarrow and his son, Christopher Yarrow. What amazing talents! I was taken back to my younger days when the music of Peter, Paul and Mary awakened the idealist and activist in me. What heady days
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