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I don’t spend a lot of time wondering what it would be like to be rich, but I have to admit it does cross my mind from time to time. What would I do first, I wonder, if money was no object? Of course, all of the time I’ve spent thinking about being rich isn’t really helping me or anyone else. And just thinking about it isn’t going to get it done, either.

In our January magazine, I lamented the demise of printed newspapers, proving that I’m obviously old-school in terms of my daily reading habits. A number of you, primarily middle-aged sorts from what I could gather, sent me your thoughts and general agreement that the ability to rummage through actual newspaper … more

For me a newspaper on newsprint still offers something more — the opportunity to stumble across something I didn’t know I needed to know. Like the story I read the other day about the death by brain damage of a 28-year-old Minnesota hockey player, or the story about why Army wound up beating Navy for the 1944 college football championship.

Thanks to the ongoing Texas drought, the City of Dallas begins restricting landscape watering today (Dec. 12). Home or businesses with addresses ending in odd numbers can water lawns Saturdays and Wednesdays only; addresses ending in even numbers can water Thursdays and Sundays. And no one can water between the … more

Robert Wilsonsky with the Observer and Rudy Bush with the DMN have been talking about this latest Dallas Citizen’s Council video, touting all of the great things happening here in the city. It’s a slick video that’s probably worth the five minutes of your time it will take to watch … more

There’s a difference between listening to holiday tunes for 20 minutes at a time and listening to them for 20 consecutive hours.

The prolonged drought hasn’t caused a Dallas water crisis yet, but the City has decided to be cautious by instituting Stage 1 water restrictions beginning Dec. 12. The regulations affect both residential and commercial water users in Dallas.

The DMN reported the story this weekend, but if you aren’t a … more

In a way, Steve Jobs’ life has become a kind of ideal, a measuring stick for the rest of us slogging along life’s pothole-filled highway. How much of a positive impact do we need to have on others so that we are judged to have “made our mark” and lived a worthwhile life?

That’s the question that was put to a number of Dallas residents as part of the city’s Complete Streets initiative, and the answer is surprising: 85 percent of us said we would happily give up at least 5 percent of our streets to facilitate walking and biking in the city.… more

I keep checking the satellite photo of my home in Google maps, hoping that one of these days, I’ll see a expensive but debt-free sports car parked in my driveway and the car actually will be mine. Unfortunately, that day has not arrived yet, nor is predicting the future what … more

The good news in Texas is that more students than ever are taking Advanced Placement (AP) tests, indicating that more students in the state are taking more challenging AP courses as they go through their high school careers. The bad news: the “passing” rate for the AP tests being taken … more

OK, this is a promotion for meeting planners and not the rest of us, but I’m on an email chain that touts these things and here’s a copy of what I received via email a few minute ago. Looks like Nov. 11, 2011, is the official opening date for the … more