So we're tramping around Big Bend National Park (see previous post), David and Clark (both architects) and me (a single mom in grad school, working 2 part-time jobs). The second day, I could tell I was getting tired. The "new" had worn off, a desert mountain was a desert mountain; I was very hot, sweaty... Learn More

Several friends of mine (and friends of theirs), decided to go camping/backpacking in Big Bend National Park, which is 801,163 acres in the southwest part of Texas. Big Bend is known for its biodiversity due to its different ecosystems – river canyons, desert floor and high mountain terrain. We went in April, during Spring Break,... Learn More

OK. The winner of the Houston W.S.S.C. was Dan Stratman – 15'1" … Congratulations Dan!!! (UNLESS we can find the watermelon seed that I spit so far, it was off the grid. :)  Oh, Yea, Verily … I swallowed the first w.s. The second seed was never found, but all saw that it actually left... Learn More

Deadlines have basically been an anathema my entire life. I never could seem to generate enough energy to complete a project in a sane, measured way. The pressure of the looming deadline created a vaccuum of dedicated activity. Nothing happened. And yet I worried and mentally sweated the disaster that was about to befall me.... Learn More

This is serious! We have had 7 FunD Runs here in Houston. I won the very first Watermelon Seed Spitting Contest – and deservedly so, as I am a Champion Watermelon Seed Spitter! I have honed my talent since my youth – and at my age now, that is a long time to perfect such... Learn More

I sit in the middle of two uber-creative groups – the Houston Steering Committee (SC) of the More To Life program and the U.S. Board of Directors of the same organization. I've been a member of the Houston SC for many years and an initial member of the US Board since its inception, December 2009.... Learn More