Sitting at the table eating Sunday breakfast, Bryon and I lazily read the newspaper. Since I was a kid, Sunday breakfast has always been a tradition with my family, so it only made sense that we continued it. Waffles, pancakes, omelettes, hash browns, and bacon on a cold Sunday morning…
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When I first moved to Nederland, I met a woman in our neighborhood who worked at the library. She recounted a funny conversation she’d had that day with an out of town visitor. “These people from Texas stopped in the library today. They asked me where the local dog park…
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Imagine the year 2060. Nederland hits 90 degrees for the seventh day in a row during this August day. I turn on the room air conditioner in the bedroom — the only way I can possibly find a way to sleep during this heat wave. I pick up the Excel…
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Being ever the planner, I checked the weather forecast on Saturday night. After visiting my family for Thanksgiving, it was time to head back to Colorado. Not being a big fan of epic drives, we had planned to leave mid-afternoon Sunday to get four or five hours of driving in…
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