I ran into one of my old professors from undergrad in Starbucks the other day.  He’s one of those folks that has seen and done a lot in his life.  He is an eccentric fellow with a lot of wisdom beneath a sarcastic, bitter shell.  We sat down and talked about a lot of stuff, ranging...

Sports is serious business to the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools (TAPPS) which organizes competitions for over 200 schools in the state.  So serious that its members felt the need to bring God and religion into their association entrance process.  This was certainly the...

On my recent post Beauty Lesson: From Ugly Duckling To Swan I wrote about my experience, going through and coming out, of the dreadfully ugly adolescent years.  Most of us outgrow this stage once we start improving in the looks department.  But there are those who remain fixated on the idea...

I was a late bloomer.  And when I say late, I mean that I “didn’t get my period until the 10th grade.”  I was a scrawny twig of a thing.  I had no sense of fashion thanks to a mom who not only bought but also picked out all of my clothes.  I didn’t wear make up.  I...

When people hear the word “cafe” they probably think of one of two completely opposite places: a coffee/pastry, European-wannabe establishment that sells overpriced drinks, or a not so glamorous place lined up with computers in various states or disrepair.  Unless if you are in...