Lifestyle

It’s challenging, this writing a column thing. Every week, I score through the world’s most ineffective search engine, aka my brain, to make sure I haven’t written the same thing before, used an identical title, or referenced the same movie quotes. See, I started this column over 6 years ago on a 2010 Dell that crashed 4 years later. I moved to a well-loved Mac my husband procured from a gentleman who resells the contents of foreclosed storage units. That one gave me 2 amazing years. Next, I volleyed onto my iPad/wireless keyboard setup. That one proved to be more than my feeble, cloudless brain could comprehend. Now, I sit before you on a new MacBook Air with only a wonk-wonk-wooooonk level M1 thingamabobber. I don’t know what that means, but it was affordable, and the letters appear on the screen when the pads of my fingers touch the keys. What more can you ask for? Yet, all this “error message/did it send or not send/what do you mean the file is corrupt/ populates in weird characters instead of letters” life had one profound effect on me. It filled me with worry. And, like the song Simon & Garfunkel never recorded, Hello Worry My Old Friend is the background score of the film of my life.

Lantana camara varieties were named the latest Texas Superstar plant for their showy, full-season flowering, versatility as an ornamental and ability to tolerate the Texas heat.

Spring is the peak time for bird migration through Texas, and the bright lights of cities and towns can confuse birds as they fly to their northern breeding grounds. Texans are encouraged to help our winged friends on their journey by turning “Lights Out” at night across the state from March 1- June 15, with peak migration occurring April 22 through May 12.

WHEN I WAS MUCH YOUNGER!

Hofstra University student organizations, student leaders, and professional staff partners were honored with 2024 Student Leadership Awards for their efforts to positively impact the campus community. The awards were held on April 25 at the Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center in the Multipurpose Room.

The University of Texas at Tyler recognized spring 2024 degree candidates during Spring

As flood waters begin to recede across much of Central and East Texas, property owners may encounter wildlife in unexpected places. Floods can temporarily displace wildlife like snakes, armadillos, skunks and raccoons into some people’s yards and houses as they seek cover or higher ground.

If you think saving for a down payment is your number one barrier to homeownership, it’s important to understand how down payments work, how much is necessary and what programs can help you secure the funds you need.

The month of May has been home to many historical events over the years. Here’s a look at some that helped to shape the world in May 1924.

Clutter has always been an issue for me. It’s a known fact that creative people aren’t organized. There, I said it. We can’t help it. Everything we see has so much potential. You know, for use in that project, one day. I came by this problem genetically. Growing up, my father had a legitimate junkyard on our property. Our house was on 3.5 acres. It was a red brick home that started out in this world as a church on Buckner Boulevard in East Dallas. Daddy had it moved to our property in sections. I cannot recall whether the church was free or just extremely cheap, but everyone said the moving it part was expensive. I’ve never been good at estimating distance, but Daddy reassembled the church, sans 4 of the 7 gables and the stained-glass windows, about half a football field from our single wide trailer, which became a 70s rural version of a Pods container. We just used it for storage. For instance, that’s where daddy kept his professional bacon slicer. Seasonally, he would drag the slicer into the kitchen and slice our bacon from whatever part of a hog bacon originates. Where the hog originated, I cannot say.

“I think heaven is at least one million times better than the best cruise in the world!” says Zachary, 9.

Summer camp is a rite of passage for many children. Each year, campers of all ages head off to nearby recreation centers or travel to rural areas to claim their cabins and bunks. Here’s a deep look at some of the statistics surrounding summer camps.

Texas strawberry growers have enjoyed an early start to their season and the crop looks fantastic so far, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert.