“Lots of Texas chicks are Hells Angels at heart.” The Yankee Chick’s Survival Guide to Texas
Texas gals are proud of their big hair, bling, and howdy do’s but under all that, they are frontier gals.
They can skin a catfish, hunt…
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June, 2010 Archive
Texas Women Do the Durndest Things
What is Bulimia?
Like anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa is an eating disorder. But unlike anorexia, a person who has bulimia eats a lot of food in a very short period of time, called binging, and then tries to get rid of the food…
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An Artist’s Life Rules
There is no exception to the rule that every rule has an exception. James Thurber, writer
That said, an artist’s life is full of rules and exceptions. Some may seem outrageous; others may be outrageous. But all offer guidelines to…
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Sea and Surf, Small Adventures
“The three great elemental sounds in nature are the sounds of rain, the sound of wind in a primeval wood, and the sound of outer ocean on a beach.” Henry Beston, naturalist and author of The Outermost House
Do you remember…
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Twelve Steps can help manage various types of chronic illness
For more than 60 years, the Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous have worked for many people with alcohol and other drug problems. Today, the therapeutic value of the steps extends far beyond the field of addiction.
Physicians, therapists and other…
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What is Anorexia?
It can strike fear into the heart of any parent to see your child wasting away before your very eyes because they just won’t eat. It’s not a matter of the child being a picky eater. It’s that they look…
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How to say no to a workplace bully
“Courage is fire, and bullying is smoke.” Benjamin Disraeli
Throughout America, we are hearing horrific stories about bullying: it’s already led to school massacres and suicides. It’s fast becoming a major health issue. Sadly, shame is ineffective. Bullies come in a…
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Lessons Wolfie Taught Me
“Properly trained, a man can be a dog’s best friend.” Corey Ford, humorist and writer, New Yorker, Vanity Fair, etc.
I never planned to have a dog. In fact, I resisted. I told myself, my work is too demanding; a…
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GHB: A deadly, addictive drug
“Hillory J. Farias was 17 years old when someone slipped the deadly drug GHB into her soda. Hillory never drank, never participated in any drug use. She was very well respected by all of her classmates. She was going to…
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Comfort Living
“Try to be like the turtle — at ease in your own shell.” Bill Copeland, scientist, mathematician, super geek, poet
Did you ever wake up one morning and feel as if everything is right in place, that you’re just in a…
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