Cooped Up
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Dolly Sent Me A Warning
Last weekend was Black Tie Dinner, the big LGBTQ fundraiser here in Dallas. It still amazes me that it started about 45 years ago as a small dinner among local leaders who wanted to support the groups that keep our community going. Now it fills Texas’ largest ballroom, supports nearly two dozen charities, and raises…
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Let’s Make Mamoo’s Mashed Potatoes
Every holiday, my grandma, who we call called Mamoo, made these garlic mashed potatoes. And now I make them for all family gatherings. They’re creamy, slightly garlicky and just plain perfect. This mashed potato recipe is perfect for Thanksgiving, Christmas or any weeknight dinner. The evaporated milk makes them extra creamy without turning them soupy,…
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From Wichita Falls to Christmas Balls
My niece Logan got married this weekend on a ranch near Wichita Falls, Texas, and it was the sweetest ceremony straight from every country girl’s Pinterest board. Think cowboy boots, string lights and a light breeze off the lake. The reception was pure joy, and I especially loved catching up with my aunt Lois and…
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What Day Is It? (And Why Is It Still So Hot?!)
We’re in that strange stretch of the school calendar where it’s basically a series of three- and four-day weeks with random holidays here and there. Federal holidays, Jewish holidays, Fall Break, PSAT testing, teacher workdays, and and and. Next week will be our first five-day week in about a month, and then we’re right back…
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Surprise! Friday Delivery.
I spent all of yesterday believing it was Wednesday. The whole day. It wasn’t until dinner when one of the kids said, “Isn’t Thursday supposed to be Make It Your Damned Self night?” that I realized I was on the wrong day. (That’s what we call it when you’re on your own and eating leftovers,…
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Daddy, You’re Standing Next to Glen Powell
We were in Austin last weekend for Todd’s 20th reunion from UT’s MBA program. Somehow it’s been twenty years since we lived there for his studies and reunited with old friends, both the ones we’ve actually kept up with and the ones we hadn’t seen in two decades. Sidebar: reunions in the age of Ozempic…