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CONTENTS

60 F E AT U R E S

A CLOSER LOOK

ALL ABOUT

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SHARING GOODNESS AND MERCY | 30 How one woman and two little horses spread goodwill where it’s needed

GET TING TO KNOW

NEVER GIVE UP | 36

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IN THE KITCHEN

GOLD MEDAL MINDSET | 26

THE GLUTEN-FREE LIFESTYLE | 73 Chef Nikki offers recipes for those wanting to try gluten-free cooking

HOW’S THAT WORK?

SAVING WILDLIFE—IN THE LAUNDRY ROOM | 44

TRAVELER’S VIEW

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What’s it like on a cruise ship?

ON SHINING SEAS | 78

EXTRAS

HEALTHY VIEW

CHUCKLE, GIGGLE, SNORT, HOWL | 48

GREETINGS | 6 EXTRA VIEW

Laughter and yoga? Together?

THE ART IN ROMANCE | 56

D E PA R T M E N T S

ANIMAL VIEW

LIVE AND LEARN

Pet ownership involves more than just love for an animal

KICKIN’ IT WITH KIDS | 11

It’s time for Camp Crosby again!

RISING STARS

FINDING THE PHOTOGRAPHER | 16 Young man captures the world through his camera lens

CREATE

“YOU CAN’T BE AN ARTIST” | 21 Kimberly Keller didn’t let a naysayer keep her from her dreams

TALE OF A FURRY ESCAPEE | 52

NATURAL VIEW

AMONG THE TREES | 60

Explore Pedernales Falls State Park this summer

Two artists and a marriage— how it works

GOLFER’S CORNER

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Tips from Pro Bill Easterly

GEORGETOWN LIVE | 75

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When we first set eyes on Gus, he was a bundle of bones covered in fur patterned like a crazy quilt: splotches of black, orange, and white, with patches of gray sprigged with black spots. The young Catahoula had been discovered locked in the backyard kennel of an abandoned house, in the middle of December. He was starving and dehydrated, and the tips of his ears were frostbitten. “I’ll adopt him,” our son declared. Now, six months later, after a heap of bills for much-needed veterinarian care, fortifying food, and obedience training, our “granddog” is thriving. Despite the love and care he’s gotten, however, his dark, old-soul eyes betray his memories of the mistreatment and neglect he suffered. Perhaps if Gus’s previous owners had had access to this month’s View, they might have been better animal custodians. The View’s Mikaela Cain sat down with a former animal control officer to glean some tips to help pet owners—or those considering getting a pet—choose the right animal for them and care for it properly. In the same Animal View article, she relates a dog-onthe-lam tale that, thanks to that officer, had a happy ending. Sometimes wild animals need a little help, too, and that’s where Rachel Brownlow’s story about a licensed wildlife rehabilitator comes in. Squirrels, baby birds, opossums, and other animals share space with Helen Laughlin’s detergent and dryer sheets. She longs for a proper facility in which to care for them all. In All About, Karen Pollard explores how two pintsized ponies perk up the hearts and minds of people they visit. President Woodrow Wilson once remarked that “if a dog will not come after having looked you in the face, you should go home and examine your conscience.” As you look into the faces of your animal friends this summer, whether you see them in your home, outside in your yard, or in one of Georgetown’s beloved green spaces, I hope you see love reflected back at you.

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bus from the Boys and Girls Club dropped off fifty kids at Southwestern University for Camp Crosby on a sunny Saturday morning in July 2013. They joined a stream of other children, all eager to get a picture with the host of the sports event, Mason Crosby, NFL kicker for the Green Bay Packers. After posing with 150 children, Mason’s smile “was pretty much frozen” in place, he recalls. “Last year [2013] was our inaugural year for Camp Crosby. We didn’t really start small.” The camp is hosted by the Crosby family, Georgetown residents for twenty-five years, to raise community support and awareness for The Locker, a servicelearning foundation that assists at-risk kids. “It’s on my heart to help kids,” Mason says. “I do that a lot in Green Bay and am involved with a lot of different things there. When I come back home, here in Georgetown, I feel like there shouldn’t be a kid who doesn’t have the things they need if we can help facilitate providing it for them. I feel that heavy on my

NFL kicker joins family in hosting Camp Crosby heart all the time.” The entire Crosby family helps run the camp, including Mason’s parents, Jim and Karen, and siblings, Ashley and Rees, and their spouses. The Crosbys see their involvement in the free camp and the promotion of The Locker as an important way for their family to share a common mission to give back to the community together. “I feel blessed and fortunate to play football and to have the opportunity do this,” Mason says. “I know in my heart that If I wasn’t playing football, I would be trying to do the same thing. It’s just a really good opportunity and a chance to be a part of the community I grew up in—that’s special.” THE LOCKER’S INCEPTION AND IMPACT Karen Crosby helped to start what is today called The Locker in 2008, when Georgetown High School athletes asked her how they could learn to serve the community.

Karen taught service-learning to Georgetown Alternative Program students. The GAP students had begun to learn about a growing problem that few people in Georgetown were aware of: homeless students. In 2007, 223 Georgetown teens fit the McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Assistance Act’s definition of “homeless,” according to the Georgetown Project 2007 Snapshot of Georgetown Children and Youth. “Homeless” is defined as “being without a consistent place to sleep at night.” The GHS athletes chose to join the GAP students in tackling this problem. At The Locker’s inception, GHS students stocked a few shelves in Georgetown schools with various hygiene items that homeless classmates could anonymously claim as needed. 

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Over the subsequent eight years, The Locker has moved beyond meeting only simple hygiene needs. Any economically disadvantaged student can request financial help, on a case-by-case basis, for necessary school supplies and personal items as well as for other items they cannot afford, such as work uniforms, athletic gear, beds, and travel expenses for out-of-town competitions. “We’re trying, in a sense, to help give high school kids dignity and normalcy,” Mason says. “That can sometimes be the hardest thing to give.” CAMP CROSBY: WEEKEND OF COMMUNITY FUN Camp Crosby is a three-day event consisting of opening festivities, a kicking camp, and a multi-sports camp. The camp kicks off on Thursday night with a tailgate party for adults, to be held at the Community Center this year. Last year, a local TV station hosted its sports

broadcast from the event, which included raffle and auction items, including Super Bowl memorabilia donated by Mason. On Friday morning, Mason runs a kicking camp at GISD stadium for middle school and high school boys from all over the state. The entry fee is a $100 donation to The Locker. This year, Green Bay punter Tim Masthay and long snapper Brett Goode will join Mason at the camp to help kids build skills and work on conditioning. “Those kids who come to kick, we talk to them about The Locker and ask them what they’re doing in their schools,” Karen says. The weekend culminates in a free fitness camp for first- through fifth-grade kids on Saturday morning. Kids rotate through stations run by athletes from Southwestern and Georgetown and East View high schools to learn about various sports, including lacrosse, soccer, basketball, and, of course, football. “Southwestern has been so gra-

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sk Dustin Smith how he ended up dropping a career in physical therapy to become a worldwide explorer, and he’ll say it started with a long walk home. That walk took place in 2007 as Dustin left the Watkins Memorial Health Center on the University of Kansas campus, where he worked as a physical therapy aide. As the senior sports science major contemplated grad school, fear gripped him. “I was twenty-two, and I wasn’t ready for three more years of school and more debt,” Dustin recalls. “I felt like I hadn’t lived yet.” Why wait until I’m sixty

and retired to fully enjoy life? he thought. Dustin decided it was time for adventure, and Australia seemed like a great place to start. Months later, after a seventeenhour flight, Dustin stepped off a plane and into a different life. As the city of Sydney beckoned him, he grabbed his backpack—filled with his best clothes—and set out. He rented space in a downtown hostel, a dorm-style environment for travelers in which guests sleep in bunk beds with six or more in a room. The rent was cheap, leaving more money for Dustin to explore skydiving, white water rafting, scuba diving on the Great Barrier Reef, and deep sea fishing. “I never got homesick, because I never allowed myself to get bored,” Dustin recalls. Dustin worked odd jobs and bravely extended his exploration to other destinations—New Zealand, Southeast Asia, Europe—

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snapping many photos with his point-and-shoot camera. Photography became a new hobby. In 2010, Dustin grabbed his camera again and moved to Busan, South Korea, where he taught English to elementary students. In his spare time, he set out to explore. In New Zealand he’d met a young British woman, Danielle Sykes, who joined him for this new adventure. Eventually, they got engaged. The two enjoyed traveling and sorting through photographs that Dustin took, but he was frustrated by the photos’ quality. He bought a more professional camera, a Nikon D3100. Now Dustin could produce better quality images because he had “the ability to change lenses and control all the settings of the camera” and set up “more artistic shots.” As a self-taught photographer, Dustin turned to the Internet for more training. Then he moved to one of his favorite cities, Edin-

burgh, Scotland, where he “interned with a photographer in Edinburgh who helped me learn quite a bit.” In 2012, Dustin started his first professional photography business. A friend helped him get a volunteer photography position with The Hearing Fund Gala—a black-tie affair that attracts British and American celebrities. “Prior to this gig, I had taken only travel photos for myself,” Dustin says. “But I surprised myself and did very well. Everyone was pleased with my work,

and that was a massive confidence booster!” It’s not the only recognition he’s received. After honeymooning friends visited him in the UK, they entered one of Dustin’s photos of them overlooking an ocean bay in a Travel Channel photo contest. Dustin’s picture won the grand prize of a $500 gift voucher, and the Travel Channel reserved rights to use

his photograph. Dustin’s career continues to shine. He has a passion for getting the best shot. “Lighting and capturing emotions have the biggest effect on an image,” he explains. “The same setting can have a completely different feel with different types of lighting, and the greatest photos in the world are the ones that create emotions within the viewers.” 

Dustin has spent seven years visiting more than forty countries and living in six. Today, Dustin and Danielle are married and reside in England, where Dustin plans to expand his photography business. Find out more about his work at his website, www.skywallphotography.com.

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“You Can’t Be an Artist”

How Kimberly Keller became one anyway

ight-year-old Kimberly Keller daubed the thin tip of her brush in paint, cloaking it in a bright yellow hue. With a delicate hand, she streamed beams of color from her painted sun, a stark contrast to the blues she’d used when creating her sky. “This is perfect,” she thought to herself. “This is what I want to do when I grow up.” When Kimberly shared her dream with her third grade teacher, however, the teacher told her that “you have to be dead” to be a famous artist. “You should pick something else.” Rebuffed by her teacher’s explanation that the

only real artists are famous—and dead!—young Kimberly took “artist” off the list of possible professions. But where one teacher’s words had shot down her dreams, the advice and nurturing of two influential junior high art teachers—Ms. Landry and Mrs. Killen (now Mildred Davis Hill)—caused Kimberly’s dreams to thrive. “They were wonderful,” recalls Kimberly. “They gave me a place to succeed and made me remember how much I had always loved art.” Fast-forward to today, and Kimberly is, indeed, living out her dream as an artist, with a slight twist: Her elegant studio

on the Square is open not only for her to paint, but for painters of all ages and abilities to join her. It’s an inclusive, welcoming model similar to painting party chains like Pinot’s Palette, and it works well for Kimberly. “People come in to paint, and I’ll paint with them, chat with them, laugh with them. And if they want, they can even bring in a bottle of wine, and I’ll sip wine with them,” she laughs. To put people at ease, Kimberly begins each session with a game in which she asks the attendees to follow her directions and draw on paper whatever she describes. Once they’re finished, she asks them to pass the papers to their neighbor. “They don’t know they’re going to pass the papers, so it makes more of an impact when I ask them if what they drew looks like their neighbors’,” says Kimberly. “Most of the time, it doesn’t. And that’s okay. Nothing is wrong. I tell them, ‘The outcome may not be what you’d envisioned; but that’s fine. You’re the artist, and whatever you decide to do is right.’” 

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Then Kimberly holds up a few of her paintings that she’d originally envisioned as one thing before they evolved into another: Her latest re-envisioned painting is a take on Van Gogh’s fourteen sunflowers that resulted in fifteen poppies. A bit of yellow still peeks through the petals, adding vibrancy to the flowers. “At the end of the day, it just didn’t want to [be sunflowers],” she tells the party with a shrug. “It’s important that you listen to your inner artist and let the paintbrush do the work.” The idea that “in art, there are no mistakes” is a prevailing one for Kimberly, perhaps as fundamental as the idea that “words—whether positive or negative—can have a powerful impact on people.” With more than twenty years of experience teaching kindergarten and grade school art classes before she opened her art studio last October, Kimberly is keenly aware of the powerful positive or negative influence a single word can have. That’s why she makes every effort to ensure that her business—Paint with Me, Kimberly Keller—is a safe space for painters of all backgrounds and abilities. No matter what people may be going through, the swish of paint can provide a powerful tool for de-stressing, loosening tensions, and painting through sadness. “I think art has been a wonder-

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ful therapy for so many people,” says Kimberly, who lost her father to cancer last year. “Myself included…. When I was teaching, I noticed that it helped the kids—when they were unsuccessful in something else, maybe they were successful in the studio. And here, it gives people a chance to laugh and have fun and do some things that are out of their comfort zone.” Inevitably, after the patrons begin their paintings on canvas, some participants will glance over at others’ paintings and then begin to disparage their own. “That’s when I tell the story about raw chicken,” Kimberly says. “If you eat chicken before it’s fully cooked, you’ll get worms. After it’s done, you can judge your painting, but not before … or you’ll get worms!” And this is Kimberly’s particular gift as a teacher. She never puts people down. Instead, she builds them up and helps instill in them the confidence to create works of art that they can take pride in. Whether she’s leading a baby shower-themed painting party to create artwork for a nursery, aiding a mourning widow in painting through her grief, or delighting a multigenerational group of women as they paint storks in celebration of Great-Grandmother’s birthday, she makes sure that her students leave with hand-painted sixteenby-twenty-inch personal artwork and the feeling of creative control. Because, says Kimberly, “When you’re the artist, you decide.” 

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Gold Medal Mindset

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earing a hot pink, rhinestonestudded bikini and five-inch heels, forty-two-yearold Melanie Daly flexed and posed her way across the stage at the 2011 International Natural Bodybuilding Association Natural Olympia competition in Reno, Nevada. As she displayed each curve and bulge of the muscles on her super-lean and tanned figure, Melanie reached the pinnacle of her career to win the top award—2011 Ms. Figure Olympia—in the presence of her loving

husband and hundreds of fans. For Melanie, it was a surprising achievement, given how she got started in the sport. “I was super shy as a child,” Melanie reminisces. “By the time I got to high school, I was tired of being a wallflower. Inspired to do something different, I took a weight training class my junior year.” Melanie thrived in the gym. But as many of her classmates got in shape through power-lifting, Melanie didn’t bulk up. “I was dealing with anorexia,” she confesses. “I felt I wasn’t skinny enough to be attractive. Working out was a way for me to feel a sense of control about my weight.” Her struggle for a sense of control continued as she attended Goucher College in Baltimore, where she double-majored in education and special education. Melanie continued to lift weights but took exercise to the extreme. She took up running, swimming, rowing, and dance classes, and she taught aerobics on the side.

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“There wasn’t a day that went by without at least one workout,” Melanie recalls. As Melanie took psychology classes, however, she found herself examining her intense need for control. She realized that she had been going “overboard in an effort to maintain control of my life, body, and image.” “The desire to stay in control never completely went away,” she says, “but I made big decisions in college to be okay with my body.” That meant she had to start eating more if she wanted to keep exercising so intensely. She realized that “food was necessary as a source of fuel for my activities. That’s part of what led me out of starvation thinking and into paying attention to how I could use food as fuel, rather than demonizing all food.” After college, Melanie worked in the education field for years. But in the early 1990s, she became a personal trainer and certified nutritionist and began to explore Figure competitions,

a category of bodybuilding. “Figure is about defined but very feminine muscles,” Melanie explains. “The emphasis is on symmetry and proportion, like an hourglass shape.” Melanie first stepped onto the Figure stage after a coworker asked her to join their competition team. At the age of forty, she stood out among competitors half her age. Now, as a professional bodybuilder, she’s won numerous gold medal titles. Melanie works out four to five days a week, adjusting her training according to her desired goal for each body part. Her passion for the sport is heavily rooted in a desire to compete drug-free. She notes that several bodybuilding organizations have no drug testing regulations, while others, claiming to be drug-free, simply use polygraph tests to determine eligibility. Melanie avoids competitions that encourage such dangerously lenient policies.

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Bringing cheer with nickers and neighs

t was November of 2013, and little Mercy was going for her very first visit to an assisted living and memory care facility. Her ears perked high beneath her lacey pilgrim’s bonnet as she clopped alongside Wendi Threlkeld, her owner and handler, and another miniature horse, Goodness. As Mercy trotted inside, her blue eyes lighted on a little girl confined by paralysis to a wheelchair. Immediately, Mercy walked up and laid her head in the girl’s lap. The child’s eyes brightened with joy. The connection was so touching that many in the room, including the girl’s mother, felt tears in their eyes. Wendi introduced Mercy to many other people that day, but Mercy kept returning to the little girl. As they were leaving, Stacy Scarborough, Marketing Director for Visiting Angels, said, “My heart is so full!” Wendi, so proud of her little Mercy, said, “She has set the bar real high!” Since that day, Goodness and Mercy—sporting their Visiting Angels vests and festive costumes—have visited assisted living centers, nursing homes, rehab centers, hospitals, and smaller residential memory care homes on a regular basis, as well as attending town events. They are well-traveled and logging in even more miles! Wendi’s own journey with miniature horses began a few years ago. With a journalism degree from Baylor and her Texas teacher certification through Texas State University, Wendi pursued graduate level research at Texas State University, studying how animals impact human learning and memory. She learned that using animals as an integral part of an educational experience simultaneously activated

working memory and long-term memory, as well as other memory pathways, in the human brain. “Initial memories made with animals are so strong,” Wendi says, “that it makes sense that even when you’re losing your memory, those are the memories you can retrieve.” Wendi felt like this pairing of animals and learning offered wonderful teaching opportunities. And then Wendi saw a news story about Einstein, a miniature horse that at that time held the distinction of world’s smallest horse, and she became fascinated with these small equines. “I thought it would be brilliant to couple educational curriculum and learning with these tiny creatures,” she says. She discovered a wonderful website about Gentle Carousel, a group of therapy horses that visits children and seniors. “The website inspired me beyond words.” One day, driving through the countryside, she saw some miniature horses and stopped to listen to their little nickers and neighs and stare into their curious eyes. She couldn’t pull herself away until the sun was setting. But how could she ever own one? Her neighborhood did not allow any horses of any size. The answer became clear a few months later. Coming home from a day of teaching, she found her husband waiting with a special birthday surprise—a nine-month-old filly, a big turquoise bow sitting atop her tail, and her copper hair fluffed out against the brisk February breeze. And there was one more surprise. A good friend offered her

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unused barn and training pens as the miniature horse’s home. She also volunteered to share her equine training expertise. Now all that was left to do was name the filly. As soon as Wendi’s husband heard the name she chose—Goodness— he smiled nervously because “he knew that I wanted goodness and mercy to follow me all the days of my life.” In other words, a second horse was likely in their future! Now it was time to begin training. First, Goodness needed to be desensitized—to learn to remain calm and relaxed in situations that would normally make her skittish. It was vital for Goodness to learn “to be still and allow people to mess with her.” Wendi adds that it’s important for the training to be a positive experience. Training should be fun and reinforced with healthy treats at the end. Along with desensitization, Goodness also became accustomed to wearing costumes, such as butterflies in her tail or bunny ears on her head. She also learned how to rear up and how to wave goodbye. Goodness began her “career” by helping Wendi host a children’s mini-novel course. The grade school kids learned core writing elements and wrote a story in which a horse played the role of a main or supporting character. The workshop culminated in the children and Goodness dressing up and the children reading their manuscripts before friends and families. Both the event and Goodness’ participation were huge successes. Miniwonders, Wendi’s newly-founded nonprofit organization, was on its way with the mission of “changing lives through special events and programs.” The pair continued hosting children’s events, and in 2013, Mercy joined the

Miniature horses have a lifespan of 25 to 35 years. Goodness is 31 inches tall at the shoulders and weighs 250 pounds. Mercy, not yet full grown, is 26 inches tall at the shoulders and weighs 150 pounds. Wendi transports the two in a regular horse trailer but says, “Miniwonders is hoping to have a minivan one day to make local transports quicker and easier.”

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Sitting on the bench was not an option for one Georgetown native determined to play Division I football

hese days, Kirby O’Meara suits up in a sleek black suit and tie to go to work. But not long ago, the December 2013 college graduate suited up in well-worn football pads. His face breaks into a wide grin as he looks at the 2012 Southland Conference Championship ring he sports. He’s proud of that ring, as well as of the two at home— trophies from the 2009 Mountain West Conference Championship and the 2010 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl. Not too shabby for a Georgetown native who spent most of his high school football career on the sidelines. Kirby says that the biggest lesson he’s learned—the lesson that got him through the bumps, bruises, and blisters of college football—came from a coach at TCU who said, “You either get better or worse; you never stay the same.” Those words “stuck with me,” Kirby says. “I always wanted to be the person who was working harder than everyone else.”

however. To help his son reach his dream, Mike hired a trainer. The workouts sharpened Kirby’s physique and confidence. In the gym, he fought to keep his heart rate in the desired cardio zone. Training included lifting weights, running laps, jumping rope, and tossing a heavy, weighted ball. Kirby tracked changes in his body fat percentage weekly. He wanted to put his freshman year as a selfdescribed “slow and chubby kid” behind him. He improved physically, but come sophomore year, he still wasn’t able to play starting center, the position he wanted. That year, his coach suggested that Kirby try field goal snapping, a position that requires less speed than others but requires precision. “To be a great long snapper, you must have perfect technique,” Kirby explains. Through frequent practices of the perfect snapping motion, Kirby refined his technique. But his improvement wasn’t enough. As a junior, he sat on the bench for most games. Before his senior year began, Kirby attended a Snap Doctor clinic hosted by former college

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ROUGH START As a child, Kirby loved playing football. However, his lack of speed and skill left him sitting on the bench as a high school freshman player. “I can’t tell you how many times his mother, sister, and I just sat there and watched as time ran out in those games, and he had not made it into the game,” his dad, Mike, recalls. Kirby would not be discouraged from his dream of playing football, Kirby with his parents and sister Amy after a high school game his senior year.

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snapper Shane Hackney. During competition, he won first place and caught the eye of the camp director. “Hackney is a guy who made a big impact on me,” Kirby says. “At the end of the camp he told me, ‘You could do this in college.’ I had never heard anyone say that to me. He absolutely lit a fire under me.” COLLEGE BOUND Kirby’s powerful snaps earned him a starting position during his senior year, boosting his confidence. His dad helped him create a recruiting video that got the attention of coaches at Howard Payne. Kirby also visited Abilene Christian University, a Division II school at the time. The head coach there offered him a spot as a preferred walk-on, and in February he verbally committed. In the back of his mind, however, was the goal of playing at a Division I school. “I just wanted to play at the highest level that I possibly could,” Kirby says. Kirby’s goal seemed to be within reach when, on a referral from Shane Hackney, Texas Christian University—a Division I school—offered Kirby a preferred walk-on position. He accepted, but too late to take part in the fall training camp. So he spent the season on the sidelines—a role reminiscent of his high school days. “It was hard not being able to go through training camp,” Kirby recalls. “That’s what builds the brotherhood and team aspect. Anyone who didn’t get to go through it [isn’t] quite viewed as part of the team.” That season, TCU won the Mountain West Conference, earning the team a spot in the 2010 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl. Kirby suited up for the game and knew as he ran out of the tunnel with the team that his family was watching. But he didn’t play. “I just wanted to play, just like every other guy on the football team,” Kirby remembers. He knew that the fierce competition he’d face likely meant he wouldn’t play in the following season, either. Once again, he searched for a Division I team on which to play. This time, the University of Central Arkansas, another Division I school, called. FAITHFUL FINISH In his first season with the UCA Bears, Kirby found success. “It was finally my turn to be the starting long 38

snapper,” Kirby explains. “I felt that I was snapping better than I ever had.” However, during a spring exhibition game, a badly planted foot nearly cost Kirby his career. He snapped the ball and ran down field. As he turned around, his knee popped. Immediately, he knew the injury was serious. I’m done; that’s the end of my football career, he thought. An MRI confirmed a tear to his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), an injury typically requiring months to heal. Kirby feared he’d be replaced on the team, but the UCA coaches stuck with him as he began rehabilitation. For two weeks, he wasn’t allowed to move his leg on his own. After surgery, he stretched his range of motion, rode an exercise bike, practiced stability work, and lifted weights. All the while, he iced his knee and prayed. “That was definitely one of the lower points in my life, because I felt helpless,” he recalls. “But the best thing is that it caused me to rely on God more than ever.” Kirby quickly returned to his place on the field. The Bears’ 2011 playoff game against the University of Montana served as a testament of Kirby’s work

In May, Kirby acquired another desirable ring when he wed his college sweetheart, Hannah Henderson. Three of his best friends—and former teammates—served as groomsmen.

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ethic. The noise of the stadium in Montana was earth-shattering, and the temperature hovered near twenty degrees, but years of training helped Kirby persevere. He hit play after play with perfect snaps. “Those might have been nine of the best snaps from my entire career, and I did it in those conditions,” he says. Kirby, who graduated from UCA with a double major in accounting and finance, now carries the determination and work ethic of the football field to the office. His rings remind him of just how far effort and grit can take those who work for their dreams. 

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obbie beamed as he proudly presented Helen Laughlin—his human—with the baby bird he’d just caught. Helen shook her head; for the fourth time that spring, one of her cats had gifted her with an injured bird. “Goodness! I should have the wildlife rehabilitator on speed dial,” she thought. Once the baby bird was in good hands, Helen made two significant decisions: 1) Her cats would not be allowed outside during

springtime, when baby birds were learning to fly; and 2) she would become licensed in wildlife rehabilitation. Now, as Georgetown’s only licensed wildlife rehabilitator, Helen aids hundreds of sick, injured, and orphaned wild animals each year. WHEN DID YOU BEGIN REHABILITATING WILD ANIMALS? I began learning how to be a rehabilitator in 2006 and got my license in 2009. It takes two years to get a license through the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, and it requires recommendation from licensed rehabilitators or veterinarians who have worked with you. Dr. Webster, who owns Koy Animal Clinic, sponsored me for my rehabilitator’s license. Additionally, since I treat birds, I’m licensed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Department. Helen Laughlin feeding newly arrived cottontail bunny.

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SAY I ENCOUNTER A SICK, INJURED, OR ORPHANED WILD ANIMAL. WHAT ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND? There are so many variables, but the first thing is that if you find an animal that’s cold, it needs to be warmed. Second: Never, ever feed baby wild animals cow’s milk; they can’t digest it, and it can kill them. And third: Call a rehabilitator. WHAT ARE THE MOST COMMON CAUSES OF INJURY IN THE WILD ANIMALS YOU TREAT? I estimate that about eighty percent of the animals I get, I get because of something humans and their cats and dogs have done. LIKE WHAT? Like cut down the tree or mow over the nest. I have a lot of wild animals that are orphans because their mothers have been hit by cars. Or little fledgling birds that people pick up because they

[think the birds] need help, but they don’t. On our All Things Wild website, we have a whole section called “Help! I Found an Animal” that tells you what to do. WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE TYPE OF WILD ANIMAL TO WORK WITH? I’d have to say baby blue jays, which are very intelligent and have their own personalities, or opossums. Opossums are wonderful, wonderful animals. They’re very much misunderstood. First, they do not carry rabies or most diseases; they’re pretty much disease-free. Second, they’re like little sanitation engineers; they eat vermin, cockroaches, poisonous snakes, and all those things that we don’t want around. They have a lot of teeth and are very scary looking, but basically they’re just sweethearts. HOW MANY WILD ANIMALS DO YOU TYPICALLY TREAT EACH YEAR? In 2013, I rehabilitated 38 squirrels, 29 opossums, 3 skunks, 14 cottontails, and 464 birds. I also took in 3 fawns

and turned them over to other rehabilitators. So 551 animals just in 2013… all at my house. [laughs] That’s why we want to build a facility. IS IT COMMON FOR REHABILITATORS TO WORK FROM THEIR HOME? Unfortunately, yes. But that’s why we started our rehabilitation organization—All Things Wild Rehab, which is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit—because we’re all

working in our utility rooms or our back patios. Our goal is to build a facility with veterinary services dedicated to rehabilitating wild animals. We hope we’ll be able to get our utility rooms back for their intended use, which is housing washers and dryers and not cages of animals, stacks of newspaper, bottles of medication, and jars of formula. 

For more information on wildlife rehabilitation, visit All Things Wild Rehabilitation’s website at www.allthingswildrehab.org or call the organization’s hotline at 512-897-0806. You can also find a list of local rehabilitators on the Texas Parks and Wildlife website at www.tpwd.state.tx.us/huntwild/wild/rehab.

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n older man throws his head back, chortling with laughter, while a young woman clutches her sides, chuckling until tears flow. Another woman, sitting in a wheelchair, doubles over with a deep-felt belly laugh. With a wide grin, the laughter yoga leader makes eye contact with the dozen-plus group. What began as “pretend laughter” has become quite real. “Deliberate laughter has the same effects on the body as natural laughter,” explains Lynne West, a certified Laughter Yoga Leader for the past three years. “When you laugh, you breathe more, [and] it increases serotonin

Austin laughter yoga instructors Linda Gillen, Simone Monique Barnes and Lynne West

and dopamine and reduces cortisol levels [in your brain]. Even participants who are chair-bound still get the brain chemicals that laughter generates. Laughing with a group of people … is a powerful thing. You feel better when you laugh, and laughter yoga gives an opportunity to laugh for no reason.” Lynne first learned about laughter yoga four years ago when she happened across a magazine article about the twenty-year-old yoga form. “I honestly was not in a good place in my life,” she says. But after reading the article, she “hopped on the Internet and discovered that Austin had a laughter yoga club.” Olympia Holliday, the group’s leader, told the skeptical Lynne, “If you feel better when we are done, come back.” Lynne felt better and came back. “The initial voice in my head said ‘This is too simple and too much fun to be so powerful,’

[but] laughing and having fun … is necessary and life affirming. It is easier to laugh [than you expect], and you find your reaction to stress becomes laughter, [which] dissipates the stress instantly. The more I talk to people, the more I see that laughter has a serious impact and benefit on lives. Personally, it is critical to my well-being.” Lynne’s experience, and that of others like her, has caught the attention of the medical community. Developed by Dr. Madan Kataria, in Mumbai, India, laughter yoga has flourished as both a form of exercise and of therapy. “Doctors send patients to learn how to laugh and lighten up,” Lynne said, “and people come with recent family bereavement. We work with cancer, PTSD, and Alzheimer’s patients—they never forget how to laugh. Once you get started, your body remembers and celebrates life with you. I hope my last breath is laughter.” 

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ANIMAL VIEW

Tale of a Furry Escapee … and tips for keeping pets safe

MIKAELA CAIN

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A DOG MAKES AN EXIT… elissa was wrapping up the first week of teaching school when her three-year-old dog, Banjo, began to feel under the weather. Melissa couldn’t get away during school hours, so she asked a friend to take the puggle—a crossbreed with the curled tail of a pug and the floppy ears of a beagle—to a vet on Austin Avenue. All was well until, as the friend opened the clinic door, Banjo slipped his collar and dashed across the parking lot and into the street.

he could see how much Melissa loved her dog. He knew that he’d “never give up on the search” in hopes of a happy ending. He spent hours driving through neighborhoods, and he combed a field with Melissa, calling for Banjo. The next day, Mark spotted Banjo several times, but the skittish puggle eluded him. In the August heat, he scanned neighborhoods for hours without success.

ENTER THE ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER… Melissa’s friend chased Banjo, but the dog was too fast for her to catch. A helpful witness to Banjo’s escape act called the police, and soon Mark Moeller, who was on duty for the Animal Control Office (ACO), joined the pursuit. Too often, Mark’s service calls involved dealing with dangerous or abandoned animals—or abusive people. Finding Banjo was important to him because J U L Y 2 0 1 4  G E O R G E T O W N V I E W

MORE THAN A FEELING… On Saturday, a call came in to the ACO about a stray dog near the Bark Park. Mark explored the neighborhood near the park with no luck—until he considered the tree-filled plot between the park and a residential area on 3rd Street. “At that point, I just kind of had a gut feeling that he was there,” Mark recalls. Thinking that a stranger’s pres-

DRAMA-FREE PET OWNERSHIP TIPS: • Before adopting a pet, write a list of the animal’s needs, such as exercise, training, and vet visits, and make sure those needs work with your schedule and budget before you bring that adorable, fluffy companion home. • Research a dog’s breed to understand its emotional and physical needs before you adopt or buy that breed. For example, Labradors are highly energetic and need daily long walks or runs; otherwise, they can become depressed or restless. • Keep your cats indoors. Letting cats roam puts them at risk of crossing paths with aggressive animals such as stray dogs or coyotes. • Protect outdoor dogs from the elements. Local ordinances and state law require that owners provide a five-sided shelter to outside dogs—especially essential during Texas summers. • Take extra precautions during holidays, particularly on July Fourth and New Year’s Eve, when people pop firecrackers. Pets may be scared of sudden, loud noises, so make sure they are secured indoors.

ence might startle Banjo into bolting again, Mark asked Melissa to search that wooded area while he scouted around Southwestern University. Sure enough, after ten minutes of searching, Melissa saw the puggle hunkered under low branches. Slowly he squirmed out of his shaded refuge and stumbled toward her with a quiet whimper. Melissa swept him into her arms. THE END OF THIS STORY… Once she secured him in her SUV, gave him water, and made an appointment with a vet, she called Mark. “Mark had a huge smile on his face when he met Banjo,” Melissa says. “I am just happy that their story had a happy ending,” Mark says. THE MORAL OF THE STORY… During his two years’ service as Animal Control Officer for the Williamson County Sheriff’s Department and another five for the City of Georgetown, not every job left Mark feeling so appreciated, but stories like Melissa and Banjo’s “were what kept him going.” He coaxed cats out of gutters, rescued dogs from flood waters, removed dangerous snakes from residential areas, and handled countless other pet and wildlife nuisances. Mark is retired now, but he still seeks to protect animals by teaching and writing about responsible pet ownership. Accidents, like Banjo slipping his leash, can happen to the most careful of pet owners, and some people, Mark found, are simply unaware of city ordinances and state laws governing pets and pet ownership. For example, it is a state law and a Georgetown ordinance for all pets to be vaccinated against rabies. “The vaccination protects your pet if he or she comes in contact with a highrisk animal,” he says. “Coyotes, foxes, raccoons, skunks, and bats are at high risk for contracting rabies.” As an animal control officer, Mark also encountered abandoned and abused pets. He now hopes to prevent such heartbreaking cases of animal cruelty by making sure that pet owners know their responsibilities. “Our pets rely on us, and they want to be loved,” Mark points out. Pet owners demonstrate their love through responsible care. 

KEEP PETS HYDRATED THIS SUMMER Pets, like their owners, can become dehydrated as summer temperatures escalate. “The heat of summer increases the body’s loss of water through panting and evaporative losses of breathing,” says Dr. Jensen Young of Zoot Pet Hospital, “so severe dehydration can occur much quicker as the temperature rises.” Dehydration can turn deadly, he says, especially for smaller animals and for animals losing fluids through vomiting or diarrhea. SIGNS OF DEHYDRATION: 1 Look inside your pet’s mouth. The tissue there should glisten, says Dr. Young. If it’s dull and tacky to the touch, then your pet could have mild to moderate dehydration. 2 Pinch up the skin between your pet’s shoulder blades. “It should return to normal immediately in a well-hydrated pet,” Dr. Young says. “As dehydration increases, the amount of time for the skin to return to normal increases.” 3 Observe your pet’s eyes. Severely dehydrated pets’ eyes are “sunken in appearance.” 4 Watch for excessive urination in cats. Cats with decreased kidney function “are losing too much water through urination,” says Dr. Young, “and it’s very difficult for them to drink enough water to keep up with daily losses.” TO PREVENT DEHYDRATION IN PETS, DR. YOUNG ADVISES: 1 Keep several water sources available for pets, both indoors and outside. Change water frequently, as some pets prefer fresh water. 2 Take water along when you walk your pets. 3 Provide outdoor pets with shelter that offers both shade and ventilation. 4 Avoid activity during the heat of the day and consider bringing outside pets indoors in the early afternoon. 5 Do NOT leave pets in parked cars, even with the windows cracked, even for “just a few minutes.” 6 Monitor your pet for vomiting and diarrhea. Animals losing fluids this way can became dehydrated FAST in the summer heat.

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The Art in Romance Couple marries creativity with commitment BY

CHRISTINE SWITZER

hile his photographer wife, Mary Ann, framed a great gray wolf with the Canon 5D MKIII, Henry Melton breathed in the scents of pine, fir, and spruce that intermingled with unmistakable odors from sulfur pits at Yellowstone National Park. Henry shifted the camera bags and pulled out a notepad, jotting down ideas for a scene in his next novel. Before day’s end, the

couple would track coyotes, bear, elk, buffalo, wolves, and—after sunset—the Milky Way. They would tumble into bed close to midnight, only to wake again at 5:00 a.m. for another day of Mary Ann capturing pictures and Henry stealing moments to write. “We each work long hours to produce something new and unique,” explains Henry, author of eighteen books along with dozens of short stories, speaking of the couple’s forty-plus-years of marriage. “It’s easy to support her— we speak the same language. I know she’ll … [make] the same sacrifice for me. From the beginning, we have loved travel and being out in nature. Many of these expeditions had me in the driver’s seat, with her taking pictures. She would hop out and take a nature walk, while I would prop my laptop up on the steering wheel and edit a scene [in a story].” Ever since a church picnic

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where a young scribbler of stories met a soon-to-be shutterbug, the couple has made supporting one another’s creative pursuits central to their relationship, regardless of challenges. “Creative projects take time and isolation,” Henry notes. “Life, particularly family, also takes time and makes demands that can make isolation impossible. This conflict of family togetherness versus work time was particularly hard while raising children. With demands of family [and our] creative time all competing for the same hours, sacrifices had to be made. But we [worked] it out.” Now grandparents, Mary Ann and Henry care for their one-yearold grandson, Tobyn, and juggle Henry’s science fiction conventions and publicity trips with Mary Ann’s nature photography expeditions. “Right now, we can’t both be gone at the same time,” explains Mary Ann, “[so] I sched-

ule my photographic trips at times when [Henry’s] schedule is free. It is good to be connected with another creative person who understands that cycle and helps keep spirits up until the creative juices start to flow again. Creative work can be draining … so having a spouse that [understands] is especially beneficial.” As Mary Ann compiles a photographic image library, submits to competitions and magazines, and writes magazine articles and children’s books, Henry continues to craft young adult science fiction, with settings more far-flung than the couple’s wideranging travels. “Decades of living together, traveling for weeks on end at each other’s elbows, and conflicts resolved bit by bit over time have worked together to make a partnership that comes naturally,” Henry reflects. “She gave me room to grow, and I did the same for her, and our creative life [has] bloomed.” 

Catch up with Mary Ann and her photographic work at www. MaryAnnMelton. net, and find matted prints and notecards of her work for sale at Handcrafts Unlimited on the Square. For more information about Henry’s books and other written works, go to www.HenryMelton.com or visit his Facebook page at www.facebook.com/ HenryMeltonFan.

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Hike amid wildlife and history at nearby state park BY

CHRISTINE SWITZER

PHOTOS BY CAROL HUTCHISON

Pedernales Falls State Park is located a little over an hour southeast of Georgetown at 2585 Park Road 6026, Johnson City, TX 78636. For more information about day visits or overnight camping, call the park directly at 830-868-7304. You can also access park information online at www.tpwd.state. tx.us/state-parks/ pedernales-falls. 60

hen temperatures approach tripledigits, the heat renders many parks and recreation areas almost off-limits. That’s not the case with Pedernales Falls State Park, located near Johnson City. A visit early in the day, even in the middle of summer, affords a peaceful and not-too-sweltering hike among clusters of oak, juniper, and other hardwoods. Follow the Wolf Mountain Trail, the park’s most challenging four-mile trek, for a winding adventure through the heart of the park’s 5,000plus acres. As you near the Pedernales River and Bee, Mescal, and Tobacco creeks, centuriesold cypress trees provide light shade. Catch a glimpse into the area’s past along the 4-Mile Loop Overlook trail.

Though the trail is often accessible only by way of Trammell’s Crossing, a low-water section of the river, in summer and drought seasons you can reach the trailhead on dry ground. The pay-off, whether you wade the crossing or keep your feet dry, is a lightly wooded area that offers welcome shade and glimpses of native wildlife. You can also spot abandoned houses, dilapidated stone walls, and a settler’s cemetery. The moderately challenging hike stretches to the park’s easternmost boundary and includes a cliff-side view of the Pedernales. Along the trails, you may see grey fox, white-tailed deer, eastern fox squirrels, or greater roadrunners. Among the trees, depending on the season, you might catch a glimpse of blue from a California scrub jay or a flash

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of yellow from a yellow-breasted chat or a variety of warblers, such as the American yellow warbler and the orange-crowned warbler. On the banks of the Pedernales River, which continues to carve a centuries-old channel through layers of limestone, you may see a spotted sandpiper or a southern leopard frog and catch sight of the bass and catfish in quieter pools. In addition to hiking and nature watching, the park offers other activities such as horseback riding and mountain biking on some of the nineteen-plus miles of trails, in addition to picnicking, swimming, tubing, and camping. Leashed dogs are allowed in many park areas. Even though the park is open daily year round and allows overnight camping, it may be closed at times for wildlife maintenance and is subject to the effects of flash floods. So it’s prudent, if you plan to visit, to call ahead to confirm accessibility. And not only prudent, but worth the effort—Pedernales Falls State Park is a not-to-be-missed Hill Country jewel. 

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’d invited a few moms and their kids over for lemonade. That was my first mistake—not the kids or the snacks, but the moms. I was about to make the lemonade when my five-year-old asked if she and her friends could make it. Before I could say, “Are you nuts? There’s a time and place for germy little hands, and it’s not today,” one of the moms said, “Aw, go ahead and let them make lemonade. Just have them wash their hands first.” Wash their hands? What good would that do? Two minutes and they’re back outside picking up disgusting things, like worm casings. Kids’ hands

are surely home to all kinds of germs and things left over from the plagues of the Middle Ages. Or so I thought at the time. But there I was, five moms staring at me, wondering what my problem was. I couldn’t let them know I had a germ problem. If it were just me and the kids, I could have easily said that the sugar jar was empty or that all the lemons had been eaten off the tree during the night by big, buck-toothed bats. The kids would have believed that. They like anything to do with bats and spit and hanging upside down. But the moms? I knew they’d ask for proof, and I couldn’t tell them the truth—that I was a card-carrying germophobe. So I tried not to think about it as the kids ran back and forth into the kitchen getting cups of sugar

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and some brown stuff in a plastic jar. I think it was honey or PineSol, but I was too busy trying to play it cool to investigate. “Yes, I let my daughter make things all the time. I want her to be independent and free-spirited,” I said. Twenty minutes later, my daughter and Kindercrew came around to the patio, chests first, pulling a sloshy wagon behind them—the same wagon that we hauled our golden retriever in, the same wagon we used as a “stove” to bake last week’s mud pies, the same wagon smeared with unidentified brown streaks from the bottom of my daughter’s sneakers. “Mommy, this is going to be the best lemonade you ever tasted. We put secret stuff in it.” Secret stuff? About the PineSol … I wondered if our syrup of ipecac had expired. My daughter handed me the first cup. “Drink it, Mommy.” One of the moms leaned over, whispering, “Drink it, or you’ll

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hurt her feelings.” She must have noticed me dry heaving. I held the cup to my lips and spotted seeds and leaves and pulp and brown specs floating in a murky muddiness. Risking a sip of dirty lemonade is better than looking like a wimpy germ-o-freak in front of the other moms. I closed my eyes, drank about a teaspoon of the lemonade, and let it sit behind my bottom lip and my teeth, which were clenched so that I could strain out the grit. I drank the dirty lemonade! And I didn’t get sick or die or anything like that. For the rest of the day, every time I said a word that began with a d, s, or t, my teeth crunched. But that’s a small price to pay. Fifteen years later, my daughter still remembers making that lemonade. Her comment? “That day was so fun because I got to make something on my own.” And me? Well, I’m not so uptight about germs any more, but every time I see a little red wagon, I reach for the TUMS. 

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everal weeks ago, I received an unexpected message from a friend I’ve known since grade school. Her fourth grade class was immersed in a unit on writing, and she wanted to know if I could speak to an assembly of students about what it’s like to be a professional writer. In case I wasn’t already flattered enough by her request, Katie added a P.S.: “I’ve been sharing some of your articles with the kids, and they love them!” I read that last line and was immediately overcome by the “warm fuzzies.” This may surprise you, since I write for a living, but because I spend at least sixty percent of my workweek in front of a computer screen, it’s incredibly easy to forget that people read my writing and that my words can make a difference. Only when I venture out from behind my standing desk, participate in new experiences, and

meet new people do I begin to see that articles like those in the View’s “Giving View” section are positively influencing generations. The magic is that those same life experiences, in turn, provide a fountain of new ideas that can then be parlayed into written material—like the aforementioned speaking engagement. That day, while addressing the school’s fourth graders from the cafeteria stage, I answered many questions and made observations about the life and times of a professional writer. But here’s the point I wish I had addressed more eloquently: At the heart of it, a “writer’s mindset” is nothing more than a “growth mindset.” You must be willing to veer away from your ev-

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eryday routine, continue learning, and nurture an inner presence that drives you forward. Let’s unpack that: VEER AWAY FROM EVERYDAY ROUTINE. Inspiration can strike at any moment, and creativity comes most easily once you step out of your typical routine and give your mind time to “breathe.” CONTINUE LEARNING. Make lifelong learning an ongoing mission, taking a keen interest in those around you and allowing yourself to be curious about many things. MOVE FORWARD. An inner drive is a skill that will serve you well whether you’re writing a book, holding a job, or maintaining a marriage. There are thousands of books, blogs, and articles about creativity, the craft of writing, and growth mindsets; but if you keep these three points in mind, you’ll be well equipped to find inspiration, clarity, and growth in any profession or wherever your travels take you. 

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itting wedges the correct distance is one of the toughest things for an average player. No matter what the distance is, they always tend to make a full backswing, then try to apply the right amount of “hit” at impact. When a player manipulates their swing in this manner, it will cause them to miss-hit shots and struggle to control their distance. One of the main things you need to do is make sure the lofts of your wedges are evenly spaced. Try to keep around four degrees of loft between your wedges. If you have a pitching wedge that is 48 degrees and a sand wedge that is 58 degrees, you now have a huge gap between your clubs. Because of this, you will need to learn how to make too many partial shots with your pitching wedge. For example, if your pitching wedge is 48 degrees, then your next wedge should be a 52 degree gap wedge and then a 56 degree sand wedge. Remember to check what the loft of

your pitching wedge is and adjust accordingly. Pitching wedges are not all the same loft. Different brands have different settings. Once you get your wedge set at the right lofts, you can now work on the three swing lengths: full, three-quarter, and half. This not only applies to the backswing, but the follow through as well. Make sure your follow through is always the same as your backswing. This is going to let you swing with an even tempo and produce different distances without any guess work on the downswing. Be sure to go to a driving range to perfect your swing and distances. Use yardage markers and make notes using each type of swing (half, three-quarter, and full swing). Don’t forget - check the lofts of your wedges. Your goal is to have four degrees between them. Some of the newer sets you will find will have five degrees between them. This is fine, too. The main thing to avoid is having a huge gap from one to the next. 

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IN THE KITCHEN

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hen my daughter was five, she suffered from chronic headaches and indigestion issues that seemed to have no cause. Tests finally revealed that food allergies—specifically, a sensitivity to gluten—were the culprit. What is gluten? It is a general name for proteins found in barley, rye, and wheat; gluten is the glue that holds many foods together. Within a week of starting a gluten-free diet, my daughter quit complaining about headaches. Her stomach was no longer distended, her energy levels were up, and she was sleeping through the night again. For people who are sensitive or allergic to gluten or who have celiac disease, the right diet can be life-changing!

Learning to cook gluten free is a challenge, but not an impossible one. With a little knowledge and patience, the family cook can adapt meals. Here are a few tips to get you started: • Keep it simple. Focus on whole, naturally glutenfree foods such as nuts, eggs, cheeses, meat, and fresh fish. • Be sure to read labels on processed foods. Gluten is often in the ingredient list. • Take a trip to the library or local book store and find some new and inspiring cookbooks. • Join an online social group for support and to share ideas. 

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Lemon Poppy-seed Pancakes Ingredients: 1 cup Pamela’s Gluten-Free Baking and Pancake mix 1 egg ¾ cup water 1 Tbsp vegetable oil ½ cup unsweetened applesauce 2 tsp vanilla extract 1 Tbsp poppy seeds Zest of one lemon Blueberry Topping: 2 cups fresh blueberries 1 Tbsp raw organic sugar 1 Tbsp honey 2 tsp lemon juice Preparation: 1. For the topping: mix together blueberries, sugar, honey, and lemon juice. Set aside. 2. In a medium bowl, combine pancake mix and lemon zest. Using a whisk, slowly add egg, vegetable oil, applesauce, vanilla, and poppy seeds. 3. Heat skillet or griddle to medium. Spray with nonstick coconut oil. 4. Spoon ¼ of the batter onto the hot surface. Once a few bubbles appear in the batter, flip the pancake. Cook 2 to 3 minutes longer. 5. Serve warm with blueberry topping.

Shepherd’s Pie Ingredients: For the topping: 3 sweet potatoes, peeled and diced 1 tsp nutmeg 1 tsp olive oil Salt and pepper to taste 1 Tbsp milk For the filling: 1½ pounds ground lean beef 1 yellow onion, diced 3 cloves garlic, minced 2 zucchini, chopped small 1 cup artichoke hearts, chopped small 1 14-oz. can fire-roasted tomatoes 2 Tbsp balsamic vinegar 1 tsp honey 1 tsp dried thyme 1 tsp dried parsley 1 tsp dried basil ½ tsp cinnamon Salt and pepper to taste

3. Add zucchini, artichokes, and tomatoes. Slowly incorporate balsamic vinegar, honey, dried herbs, and cinnamon. Season with salt and pepper. 4. Cover and reduce to a simmer, cooking until the liquid is reduced. Remove from heat. 5. Mash the cooked sweet potatoes and season with salt, pepper, and nutmeg. Drizzle with olive oil and stir. 6. Add milk for more fluff. Preparation: 7. In a large casserole dish, spread 1. Heat oven to 350. Boil sweet the ground beef and vegetable potatoes until tender. Drain and mixture. Top with the mashed set aside. sweet potato mixture. 2. Saute beef, drain off fat. Add 8. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes until onions and garlic. Saute until soft. bubbling and golden. 74

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Cauliflower Crust Pizza Some of our favorite toppings include spinach, artichoke, bell pepper, and crumbled venison. Ingredients: 1 cup cauliflower, boiled and riced 1 cup shredded mozzarella 1 egg, beaten 1 tsp dried oregano ½ tsp garlic, minced ½ tsp salt Olive oil Pizza sauce, shredded cheese, choice of toppings Preparation: 1. Rice the cauliflower: Chop one large head of fresh cauliflower into large chunks. In a saucepot, bring water to a boil. Add cauliflower and cook for 5 minutes, until softened. Using a food processor or ricer, process the cooked cauliflower until it has the consistency of rice or a grain. Do not over-process, as this will puree the cauliflower. 2. Preheat oven to 450° F. Spray a cookie sheet with nonstick spray. 3. In a large bowl, combine cooled cauliflower, egg, mozzarella, oregano, garlic, and salt. Stir to combine. 4. Using your hands, transfer the mix to the cookie sheet and press into a 9-inch round pizza dough. 5. Drizzle with olive oil and bake for 15 minutes. 6. Remove from oven and allow to cool. Add sauce, cheese, and toppings. 7. Place under the broiler about 4 minutes, until cheese is melted and bubbling.

Decadent Chocolate Torte Ingredients: 1 cup whipped cream 2½ cups semi-sweet chocolate chips 1 stick unsalted butter 2 Tbsp vanilla extract 7 free-range eggs 1 cup light brown sugar ¼ tsp sea salt Cacao powder for dusting Preparation: 1. Heat oven to 350° F. Spray 9-inch springform cake pan with nonstick coating and set aside. 2. In a sauce pan, heat cream over low heat. Slowly add chocolate chips, whisking as you go. 3. Add butter in small pieces and whisk until smooth. 4. Add vanilla and then remove from heat. 5. In another bowl or electric mixer, beat eggs, brown sugar, and sea salt until eggs are foamy and doubled in volume. 6. Slowly incorporate the cooled chocolate mixture to the eggs and beat until combined. 7. Pour batter into cake pan and place in the oven for 1 hour, or until the cake is set and cracked. 8. Allow the finished cake to cool. Cover and place in the refrigerator overnight. 9. Before serving, carefully loosen the cake from the sides of the pan. Release the springform clasp and remove the ring. Dust the cake with sifted cacao.

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passengers remain befuddled for the trip’s duration, exiting elevators and wondering, “Port or starboard, fore or aft?” Cabins, especially the least expensive ones, cleverly utilize every inch of space for storage and sleeping comfort. Amazingly, the occupants’ “stuff” usually arrives in the right cabin by early evening. Just before departure, everyone hustles to designated emergency stations for headcount and instructions, “just in case.” Then, the ship’s horn sounds, and fun begins. Highly competitive, cruise ships strive to please, offering activities for all tastes. Shopping. Gambling. Spa treatments. Art auctions. Ping-pong and shuffleboard. Ice-carving demos. Fitness rooms. Miniature golf. Lectures on just about anything. Dance lessons. Contests, bingo, and bridge. Movies. Music. Variety shows, elaborately choreographed and costumed. And, naturally, poolside swimming and sunning, especially during winter months when ships ply the Caribbean. The first day or two from port can be blustery, so think determined “sunbathers” swathed in blankets, hoodies, and

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