“I’m breathing, and I’m sweating.”
Those words are always music to my ears, but when Becky shouted them during SWEAT class recently, they were particularly meaningful. Because my neck has been giving me fits, I’m careful when I move, most especially during exercise.
Over the last few years, I’ve gradually cut back on high impact exercises.
A while back, I was watching a herd of deer gathered around a feeding station where feed had apparently just been dispersed (a practice I don’t recommend). Then all of a sudden, the entire herd bounded off in one direction, tail flags up, clearly having been spooked by something. Then a few seconds later I saw a lone coyote trotting up from the opposite direction.
Summer is really here, and so are drought conditions. Water, fertilizing and mulch are the important chores to do correctly.
Mulch is a big plus. There is a term called “grasscycling” that is helpful, created by the Texas Dep. of Agriculture several years ago. It means “don’t bag it like trash.”
Collect the mowed grass and leaves from the lawn and use them as mulch or add to the compost pile.
If you have older family members whose cognitive functions or decision-making abilities have declined, or who are lonely or recently widowed, you might need to help protect them against financial scams. What steps should you take?
First of all, try to gain a good sense of their overall financial activity. Look for red flags, such as a reluctance to discuss money matters, consistently unpaid bills, unexplained withdrawals, mysterious wire transfers or a sudden need to purchase large quantiti ...
“Wellness” is the newest buzz word I’m starting to see and hear almost everywhere. Wellness implies a sense of health, energy and vibrancy. There are many paths to wellness but they all start with a good diet, enough sleep and proper exercise.
Have you ever wondered what you should specifically be doing to inhabit health in order to stay or get well?
You should always be able to ask as many questions as you’d like when working with your financial advisor. So, before you have your annual review, think carefully about what you’d like to ask. Here are a few suggestions:
• Are my goals still realistic? When you first began working with your financial advisor, you may well have articulated a number of financial goals.
Senate Panel Conducts Hearings on School Violence, Safety
A panel of Texas Senate members on June 11 and 12 received input about ways to improve security on public school campuses.
The committee heard ideas regarding enhanced control of campus access and improved safety measures such as security cameras. San Antonio ISD Police Chief Joe Curiel told the committee that police presence works as a deterrent and preventative measure, and that increasing positive interactions between officers a ...
Top officials join in briefing about hurricane preparedness
Abbott said Texas is getting resources ready and communication and response strategies together to protect families and property in the event of another hurricane. Abbott is encouraging Texans to prepare emergency supply kits, create communication plans, prepare homes for storms and heed warnings from local officials.
The 2018 Atlantic hurricane season began on June 1 and will end on Nov.
Some of you know my oldest son has cerebral palsy, severe spastic cerebral quadriplegia, to be exact. When DJ was almost a year old (in 1988), I began a crash course in neonatal neurology, pediatric developmental therapy and Children’s Social Services. I embarked upon an eye-opening, life-changing journey to familiarization and exploration of a subculture in which parents of special-needs children raise their kids--a world previously unknown and unacknowledged by me at age 20.
Most new mo ...
I wish I knew the author of the following story so that I could give credit where credit is due. It was submitted by a student in a Sociology class taught by Dr. Reed H. Bradford at BYU back in the 1960s. He shared it with other students and I have kept it all these years.
