Len Bourland
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June is such a great month. It’s never too hot in Dallas, the evenings linger, and people are out and about, many with smiles as masks are coming off.
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Let’s Roar for Mothers and May
All mothers who survived this past year without succumbing to depression from severe cabin fever deserve applause.
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April Hope: Fertile Ground
We are set for the most beautiful spring ever in Dallas. April Fools!
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No Fretting Over The Ides of March
Anniversaries by and large bring celebrations: birthdays, wedding dates, milestones.
Escape from Groundhog Day
Fittingly, February kicks off with Groundhog Day when Punxsutawney Phil peeps out of his hole, looks around, and predicts the weather: If it’s cloudy, then comes an early spring.
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2020 Hindsight: At Last, 2021
“The vaccine is coming. The vaccine is coming!” Such comes the battle cry of 2021, so take that coronavirus.
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Peacefulness on Earth, USA
“And mamma in her’ kerchief, and I in my cap, had just settled down for a long winter’s nap…” – from “The Night Before Christmas” by Clement Clarke Moore
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Thanksgiving and Hozhoji
It’s impossible to predict, but with any luck, November will be bookended by a presidential election and the coming together of families and friends at that uniquely American holiday, Thanksgiving.
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Let’s Cancel “Cancel Culture”
The iconoclastic notion that our American history, civilization, and culture is so offensive, abusive, punitive, and exclusive that it needs to be canceled out is becoming normalized.
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Texas Proud, But So Hot
I’m refreshed. Huh? In this heat? I was fortunate to escape to Santa Fe, where the Wi-Fi is spotty and daily hikes a tonic.
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Dog Days of August
They’re here. Actually, they’ve been here since July: the dog days of summer.
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‘June is Busting Out All Over’
“June is busting out all over; the feeling is getting so intense…”
Irritations Out in February
What do answers, combs, debts, phlegm, and February have in common? Those pesky silent letters which drive kids nuts on spelling tests.
2020: Perfect Vision
2020. It conjures up perfect vision. Wouldn’t that be nice in the new year?
It’s Definitely Christmas
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.
October Brings The Travel Bug
October is many Texans favorite month. It’s an outdoor month finally, with football, hunting, barbecues, and the State Fair.