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Irritations Out in February

February 18, 2020February 13, 2020 Len Bourland 0 Comments Column, February, Len Bourland, Opinion, Park Cities, preston hollow

What do answers, combs, debts, phlegm, and February have in common? Those pesky silent letters which drive kids nuts on spelling tests.

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2020: Perfect Vision

January 17, 2020January 16, 2020 Len Bourland 0 Comments 2020, Column, Community, Len Bourland, New Year, Park Cities, preston hollow

2020. It conjures up perfect vision. Wouldn’t that be nice in the new year?

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It’s Definitely Christmas

December 2, 2019January 9, 2020 Len Bourland 0 Comments Christmas, Community, Family, holidays, Len Bourland, Park Cities, preston hollow, shopping, Travel

Despite the traffic and weather, look in the eyes of children singing hymns or dancing the Nutcracker, the halo that surrounds all new infants, the grateful smiles of the elderly when helped, or just look up at the stars.

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Make Gratitude Contagious

October 31, 2019June 29, 2020 Len Bourland 0 Comments Autumn, Community, Entertaining, fall, Family, festivities, holidays, November, Thanksgiving

November is a happy month designated for gratitude, and never more than now has our nation needed that.

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October Brings The Travel Bug

October 1, 2019November 15, 2019 Len Bourland 0 Comments Community, Flights, fun, Joy, Len Bourland, Lifestyle, Living Well, Tourism, Travel, Trip

October is many Texans favorite month. It’s an outdoor month finally, with football, hunting, barbecues, and the State Fair.

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Find Body Art Everywhere

September 16, 2019November 15, 2019 Len Bourland 0 Comments art, Community, Fashion, fashion, History, summer, Tattoos, Trends

Those summer souvenirs like vacation photos and fading tans are in the rearview window.

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Beating Heat and Robocalls

July 22, 2019November 15, 2019 Len Bourland 0 Comments Calls, Column, Communtiy, Len Bourland, Nomorobo, Robocalls

It’s that infernal part of the year when Dallasites scramble to exit for a bit of respite before the pace quickens.

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Thermostat Gender Wars

July 8, 2019November 15, 2019 Len Bourland 0 Comments Column, Community, Fourth of July, Hot Temperatures, Len Bourland, memorial day, summer, Thermostat

From Memorial Day until the Fourth of July, Americans are happy and proud, as both events are bookended with a salute to our troops over the centuries, our freedoms, dining on burgers while watching fireworks.

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Joy in June

May 31, 2019November 15, 2019 Len Bourland 0 Comments Column, Community, Dallasite, Dallasites, June, Len Bourland, The Second Mountain: The Quest For A Moral Life

June is arguably the best month of summer for Dallasites: light and cool enough to sit outside, relaxed enough for the kids to stay up a little later, and paced a little less frenzied.