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Dog Days of August

August 3, 2020March 26, 2021 Len Bourland 0 Comments Community, Dog Days, Len Bourland, Park Cities, preston hollow, Voices

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 9, 2020March 26, 2021 Len Bourland 0 Comments Column, Community, coronavirus, COVID 19, June, Len Bourland, Opinion

“June is busting out all over; the feeling is getting so intense…”

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Silver Linings

June 3, 2020March 26, 2021 Len Bourland 0 Comments Len Bourland, Living Well, Park Cities, preston hollow, Silver Lining, spring, Walking

What a spring! It’s been volatile both in the weather and our lives.

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Spring is Going Viral

April 14, 2020March 26, 2021 Len Bourland 0 Comments Column, Community, flu, Global Pandemic, Len Bourland, Opinion, spring

Aaah April. Sunshine, flowers, Easter.

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Thinking Big For Texas

March 20, 2020June 29, 2020 Len Bourland 0 Comments 200, 2036, Column, Community, Dallasite, Len Bourland, Opinion, Texas, Texas 2036

Texas is big sky country, and its people are the landscape.

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Irritations Out in February

February 18, 2020March 26, 2021 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, 2020March 26, 2021 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, 2019March 26, 2021 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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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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Beating Heat and Robocalls

July 22, 2019March 26, 2021 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, 2019March 26, 2021 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.