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New Mexican restaurant now open Jalisco Norte opened its doors on Nov. 2 in Turtle Creek Village at 3858 Oak Lawn Ave., Suite 470. Chef Jose Meza, with a resume including NOMA in Copenhagen and Pujol in Mexico City, comes to Dallas most reJALISCO NORTE cently from Hotel Nizuc, named “Best New Hotel in Mexico” by Travel + Leisure. Dinner is now available and lunch will begin on Monday, Nov. 13. — Melissa Becker

Great minds on bodies “On Bodies: Highlights from The Goss-Michael Foundation and the UNT Texas Fashion Collection,” an exhibition about bodies in fine art and high fashion like "Evening Dress, 2007" (right), opens Friday, Nov. 3 with a public reception from 6 – 8 p.m. at The Goss-Michael Foundation, 1305 Wycliff Ave. #120. The free exhibit runs through Friday, Feb. 2, 2018.

— Barbara Buzzell

As part of the Hiett Prize in the Humanities awarded to poet and Professor James Matthew Wilson (left) by the Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture, three events are planned. A reception will be Monday, Nov. 6 at 6:30 p.m. at 131 Payne St., a luncheon will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 7 at 11:30 a.m. at the Ritz Carlton, 2121 McKinney DALLAS INSTITUTE Ave. and a forum will be held later that day at 6:30 p.m. at the Dallas Institute at 2711 Routh St. More information at dallasinstitute.org. — David Mullen

High rise to get face lift The Mayfair, a prominent residential high rise on Turtle Creek Boulevard and Lemmon Avenue, is beginning a major renovation project.

The project, which will take two years, is a $2 million preventative maintenance of the façade of the 18-year-old, 24-story high rise. Funding will not require a special assessment or a bank loan. Instead the project will be paid for from HOA reserves, accumulated gradually as part of collaborative planning. — Keith Nix

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By Jennifer Apperti japperti@smu.edu

The Mission Foods TexasMexico Center at SMU has awarded grants to four scholars from both sides of the border who aim to support the Center’s goal of providing policy-relevant, action-oriented research on the dynamic relationship between Texas and Mexico.

Findings from each of the four projects, selected by the Texas-Mexico Center’s Faculty Advisory Board, will be shared at the second annual Mission Foods Texas-Mexico Center Symposium to be held in Mexico City on Friday, April 6, 2018.

“This is a tremendous benefit to Dedman College, where so many faculty members research and teach about Texas and Mexico,” said SMU Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences dean Thomas DiPiero.

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Pin representing relationship between Texas and Mexico.

“This will help strengthen the social, economic and cultural ties between the two regions.”

The four projects are: Migration, Inequality and Public Policies in Mexico and the United States. Lead researcher: Dr. Silvia Giorguli, president, Colegio de Mexico, Mexico City; Are Mexican and U.S. Workers Complements or Substitutes? Lead researcher: Raymond Robertson, Helen and Roy Ryu chair in economics and government, Texas A&M Bush School of Government and Public Service, College Station; Institutions, Trade and Economic Prosperity: An Examination of the U.S. and Mexican States. Lead researcher: Dean Stansel, associate professor, O’Neil Center for Global Markets and Freedom, SMU Cox School of Business, Dallas and Slowdown in Mexico-U.S. Migration: Why is Texas Different? Lead researcher: Dr. Alfredo Cuecuecha, President, Colegio Tlaxcala, Tlaxcala, Mexico.

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Three events from Dallas Institute

Notes from the Editor Bubba Flint Along the Green Trail My View

SMU Texas-Mexico Center awards first research grants

Actress proves ‘There’s no basement like show basement’

By Shari Goldstein Stern stern.shari@gmail.com

Just as firefighters are trained to run toward the fire, professional actors run toward the role, whatever the challenge.

There’s a trained, experienced actor who went straight down to the basement of the Music Hall at Fair Park when offered the role of archivist, with the responsibility to organize and archive everything substantive from 77 years that sat in boxes, more boxes, file cabinets, boxes, more cabinets and some more boxes. That would be an archival treasure representing more than seven decades of the Opera Under the Stars, Starlight Operettas, Music Hall at Fair Park and the current Dallas Summer Musicals (DSM) that Sally Soldo has been

running toward for five years and she just loves it.

Since Soldo’s first “younger than springtime” performance at age nine in the DSM’s “South Pacific,” she’s continued running toward the fire. At 16, she joined DSM’s dance ensemble, and subsequently performed in 30 shows.

The versatile triple-threat said, ‘‘‘Angry Housewives’ was a blast at Theatre Three (T3) in 1984. It was my first show at T3 and the first time I worked with the gifted Terry Dobson. Larry O’Dwyer was our director. He was very imaginative and fun, and at the same time, very gentle with his cast. We had so much fun that it was a lovefest between cast members and staff, and I didn’t want it to end.

“At Dallas Summer

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Sally Soldo has spent most of her life onstage.

Musicals (DSM) I performed with Giselle MacKenzie and John Brownlee in ‘South Pacific’ and I became infatuated with MacKenzie, who appeared on TV’s ‘Hit Parade.’ Giselle was the greatest, and remains one of

my most admired performers,” Soldo said.

“A Chorus Line” was one of several shows in which Soldo appeared at Dallas Repertory BASEMENT cont'd on page 6

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Pack's Tasting Plaza where guests can try three tasty samples of Fall and winter holiitems that are currently days mean food, festivities growing in the garden and fun, and the Dallas such as pak choi, cilanArboretum's newest garden, tro, onion, garlic, Brussel A Tasteful Place, features sprouts, broccoli, cauliplenty of food-related acflower, celery and lettuce; tivities and events to whet a cooking competition one's appetite. These include on Saturdays from 11:30 activities in the Test Pavilion a.m.-1 p.m. at A Tasteful each day whether vendor or Place Test Pavilion; chef demonstrations, comand Let's Get Cooking plimentary tastings all free Demos on Sunday, Nov. of charge with all admission DALLAS ARBORETUM 5 and Sunday, Dec. 17 and cooking classes for an from 3 - 5 p.m. in the A Tasteful Place overlooks White Rock Lake and the Dallas skyline. additional charge. Additional Test Pavilion for $65 such a big part of the holidays, and we activities include gingerbread where chef Valerie Jacobs invite visitors to experience a taste of the offers classes where participants can house decorating, an "adults only" holiholidays at A Tasteful Place with plenty day brunch cooking class, horticultural watch, listen, laugh, learn and have a of festive events." talks and harvesting each day. sample taste.

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NOTES FROM THE EDITOR

Let's play 'Dieting for Dollars'

By David Mullen

a knee during the national anthem at a NFL game on Sept. 1, 2016 (he sat on the bench during the anthem It is official. Every for the two games prior) single road in Dallas is being and the controversy has not worked on. There are more stopped. A policeman at the holes in Dallas’ roads than at University of Reno dressed Pinehurst, N.C. (Golf joke. It is a complex with nine golf David Mullen up in an afro wig, fake big nose, painted-on beard, courses, which is the largest jersey and a sign that said, “Will stand in America). And why did Lemmon for food.” A South Dakota man had the Avenue at Turtle Creek Boulevard just same idea, dressing as Kaepernick. Both install those solar-powered radar boxes images hit social media and both men that post your current speed? It is alhad to apologize. And both posts have ways congested. Posted speed: 35 mph. been deleted … Now there is a thread I topped out at 22 mph … Thank God between the next three notes. First, a that Halloween is finally over. I will say company called Unico has developed the though, that the little kid who dressed Smartbrush that they say will clean your like Ezekiel Elliott was hilarious. Tweet teeth in three seconds. Wait, what? It BabyZeke or search the internet to see looks like a motorized mouth guard. You what I am talking about ... I remember put your toothpaste in some sort of base the “South Park” episode when Eric (I didn’t understand that part) and then Cartman went to the school Halloween it distributes the paste along these upper day dressed as Hitler. His friend Kyle and lower revolving brushes. And if that Broflovski thought it was “totally unis not enough, they have a smartphone cool.” No worse than the next year when app where you can set brushing time and Cartman dressed as a Klansman. Chef speed of brush rotation. Even George said, “What are you thinking?” Well, this Jetson didn’t have this … In a related year’s most hated costume appeared to note, Gina Ginsburg, SMU graduate be that of former San Francisco quarterand local philanthropist for the arts, has back Colin Kaepernick. You may have opened a new business called The Dough heard of him. He was the first to take david@katytrailweekly.com

Dough (thedoughdough.com). With 12 different flavors, it is frozen cookie dough that is absolutely awesome. Think peanut butter dough with mini chocolate chips or a scoop that tastes like a birthday cake.

She is looking to open a retail outlet, but for now it is just available online …

And to round things out, a company called healthywage.com has created a diet-for-dollars program. According to the press release, “participants make a wager upfront ranging anywhere from $20 a month to as much as $500. Participants then commit to a specific amount of weight loss in a specific time frame, for which they’ll receive a cash prize payout if they achieve their goal in the allotted time.” The company claims that they have winner — er, I guess losers actually — that have made thousands of dollars.

And that is a lot of dough … Spent the weekend in Buffalo (N.Y., not Texas) which is one of my favorite cities. I have a lot of buddies there. Had lunch with a couple of friends at Schwabl’s in West Seneca, which opened in 1837. They are famous for serving America’s greatest sandwich, a Beef on Weck (kümmelweck roll). Later, I met my buddy George who owns Flattery’s Bar and couldn’t buy a drink. Went to Canada, visited Niagara Falls and saw my buddy Guy that owns

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The Plaice in Fort Erie, Ontario. Man, the Canadians have funny spellings and funny money. No bills are the same size, and they are now imbedded with cellophane for security purposes. Saw my high school buddy Lamonte Winston, who works for the Oakland Raiders, at the Frank and Teresa’s Anchor Bar where the chicken wing was invented. Ate at my buddy Mark Hutchison’s restaurant Hutch’s in Buffalo. It was outstanding as always. He once lived in Dallas and worked at Louie’s and the Mansion on Turtle Creek. Went to the Bills game with some buddies and then met my new buddy Benny from Auckland,

MY VIEW

ALONG THE GREEN TRAIL

Don't confuse Dallas with other area cities

By Naïma Jeannette

Why do I get anxiety about these issues?

Because I see the carbon dioxide pouring out of vehicles as they sit in traffic. I visualize the intense For the love of anything, Carrollton, Farmers erosion and habitat degradation these large-scale Branch, Duncanville, Denton and everything in beconstruction projects have on our ecosystem, and I tween is NOT Dallas! see the impact this style of living has on its inhabiAnyone else have this pet peeve? tants, us. We become people who take the elevator North Texas is a culture obsessed with drivevery chance we have, hit the button to open a door, ing and being in traffic. Why do we put ourselves live on fast food and drive from one end of a parking through this? I literally cannot. If one more person lot to another. asks me to a “Dallas” event where the address is in We don’t question the air pollution signs Frisco or Arlington, I’m going to lose it. Or maybe I around the city. Every recycle bin inherently has already have. trash in it, and we line up at the pharmacy driveThe Dallas Cowboys are the epitothrough, adding to the overall environme of this. This coming Sunday, we are mental problem that is impacting our headed to a football game and I already health, which is why we’re at the pharmahave anxiety about the drive. If the stacy! Students are scared to get their hands dium had public transportation access dirty, worried about what’s in the soil and I would happily accept the craziness of behind a tree. We don’t question the food it being 20 miles away. Except the traffic we put in our mouths, we simply worry during game day and leaving the staabout the taste and not the nutrition (not dium makes the 20 miles turn into an that you can’t have both). hour and a half of madness.

It’s taken less time to finish the Naïma Jeannette Horseshoe Project insanity than it has to I’m often heavily reminded of the vast sprawling highway-filled North put a pedestrian bridge connecting the Texas after a trip to another city. Cities with vast Katy Trail to Mockingbird Station. Our priorities are subways, rail cars, and loads of people walking to old and tired. and from work, tourist attractions and restaurants.

We have an opportunity to shift our city’s In North Texas, our current culture is anti-walking. I culture right now. The City of Dallas is taking input asked my students the other day about visiting a recy- as they put together the Dallas Cultural Plan — cling center for one of our labs and, I kid you not, the "Working together to create a more vibrant cultural first comment was, “How far do we have to walk?” community in Dallas.” Go to dallasculturalplan.com Just because we’ve done something one way and take the survey to express what you’d like to see for years past does not mean we have to keep doing in our city. How would you like to shift our culture? it that same way. More highways and roads are not The opportunity in North Texas is here. Let’s going to ease traffic. Traveling farther for family, work toss our old priorities in favor of healthy, happy, and play is not going to enhance our lives. Building community centered living. And get to the vota healthy community that promotes walking, biking ing booths this week! The City of Dallas has 10 and a sense of community will. propositions that need a yes/no by you and two of A growing economy does not rest on the idea them include money for our local parks and green that we need cars as our main mode of transportaspaces, others for our cultural and arts facilities and tion. The Dallas Farmer’s Market area is being built transportation. on the idea of having restaurants, work and residenIn the meantime, I’ll try and not curse the ential space all in one area creating a community with tire way to Arlington on Sunday. a sense of place. Same in Lower Greenville, Bishop Arts and a few others. Now if we could connect these Naïma Jeannette is a freelance writer, teacher areas with good public transportation we will be on and conservationist. Email her at naimajeannette@ the path to a happier, healthier city. gmail.com or Tweet her @naimajeannette.

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Surfing down the Amazon

By Rani Cher Monson

socks. Compression ones that basically give your feet a hug.

They feel utterly amazing.

I'm not sure if I've hit a I’m not just wearing them new high or reached a new low to the gym. I want more. I in life. finally suck it up and buy them Today, I from Amazon. received an onDone. Sock drawer line order in the overflowing. mail that has me Now I’m low thinking about on sports bras. my relationship I go straight for with Amazon. I’m Amazon. To do seeing myself in a offers things I new — not positive love. Easy returns — light. I’m strugand near instant Rani Monson gratification. Plus, gling to acknowledge the truth. I’m now buying Amazon Smile makes a doclothing on Amazon. nation to my pet cause, the It started in a legit fashion. Friends of the Oak Lawn Skiing for the first time and Library. needing warm socks. Amazon Which is where we get to saves me from having to run some of the many things that all over town, wasting time and drive me crazy about Amazon. probably money. Plus, I can I decide to actually check all easily sort for non-wool socks. the good going on. Amazon I fight with wool. It hurts, itchy tells me I’ve placed 170 orders and uncomfortable, and nearly but doesn’t tell me over what impossible to avoid in a cute time period. If it’s just this year, sweater. But that’s not so much I place an order every third Amazon, just life. day. There is just no way that’s Workout socks. I don’t good for my bank account, the have enough. My laundry environment or my quest for philosophy entails doing it as less stuff and more Zen. infrequently as possible, which Worse, my shopping has requires volume in staples. My only generated $27.65 for the lifirst attempt is Target. “Danger, brary. That won’t buy two new Will Robinson.” From soap books, not even on Amazon. to soft pajamas, head-to-toe, I I better be Prime for life can cover myself, improving soon. Right now, I pay an every aspect of my life in a annual fee for the privilege of single visit. Wipes to clean the spending money and having interior of my car, which will “free” Amazon delivery. I also go unused, and sparkly hair need to remind my parents. At clips to pull it from my face, first, they thought I was magidistracting attention from the cal, how quickly I make packnew growth of gray I’m trying ages appear. to hide.

Then they caught on, and The socks? Suck, slipping their requests — which entail below my shoe. I buy some me tracking down the item at the grocery store which is they want, placing the order embarrassing, even for me. I for them and sending it to their know things are bad when I’m home — grew, now ranging getting retail therapy at Kroger. from printer cartridges to a I get introduced to old people wooden toilet seat. "It's $30

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New Zealand at Sidelines in Buffalo on Sunday night. Auckland meets Oakland.

He was on a wild sports holiday, having gone to events in Minneapolis, Chicago and Buffalo. He was on his was to Boston last Monday for a Celtics game and then was off to New York City on Tuesday morning. He was staying near Houston Street, where the terrorist attack took place. I pray that he is OK. Welcome to the U.S., Benny, circa 2017 ... Dallas’ own Robert Van Winkle turned 50 on Tuesday. I believe he celebrated with a nice, cold vanilla ice. Could he have ordered it by asking for an “ice, ice, baby?”

Too obvious.

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Oct. 27 – 9:02 a.m.

2800 Block, Oak Lawn Ave. (75219) Burglary of a Motor Vehicle: An unknown suspect broke the complainant’s vehicle window and stole a purse.

Oct. 27 – 10:21 a.m.

400 Block, N. Lamar St. (75202) Aggravated Robbery of an Individual: The suspect pulled out a knife on the complainant and stole money.

Oct. 28 – 2:02 a.m.

2900 Block, Fairmount St. (75201) Aggravated Assault: The suspect assaulted the complainant with a bar glass.

Oct. 28 – 6:41 a.m.

4700 Block, Gretna St. (75207)

Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle: An unknown suspect smashed the front gate and stole the complainant’s vehicle.

Oct. 28 – 10:36 a.m.

2600 Block, Reagan St. (75219) Theft of a Bicycle: An unknown suspect stole the complainant’s bicycle.

Oct. 29 – 11:32 a.m.

3000 Block, Carlisle St. (75204) Burglary of a Motor Vehicle: The suspect broke the complainant’s vehicle window and stole property.

Oct. 29 – 4:21 p.m.

2500 Block, Victory Ave. (75201) Assault: An unknown suspect hit the complainant in the head with a glass bottle.

Oct. 29 – 7:53 p.m.

5000 Block, Capitol Ave. (75206) Burglary of a Habitation: An unknown suspect stole a gun and watch from the

cheaper than Home Depot," I’m told.

Really? You've got time to figure that out, but won't learn to place an order online. I then keep track of how much money they owe me, so they can write me a check, which I then have to remember to deposit in the bank. “You still haven’t cashed my check for $35 from two months ago.”

Enough to buy a bra.

Which I need. Because the ones I bought didn’t contain my tiny boobs. They now sit in the donation pile. Amazon #fail.

Meanwhile, today’s package arrives. Jeans. Not just one pair, but two.

I blame Macy’s, where I found Levi’s I like but not my size. Buying jeans is an exercise in insanity, so I wasn’t giving up. I found them on Amazon of all places, in blue and black.

I figured what the hell and bought both since they’re the right length, uncommon for me since I’m short.

They arrive and I try them on. They fit. But here's the rub. They don't actually have the red Levi’s tag on the back pocket. Plus, the line of embroidery across the pocket isn’t right. It looks like a drunk squiggle.

It takes me a few days to realize why I don’t like them. I feel like I’m wearing my mother’s jeans, which are some sort of irregular variety that only mimics the original. Amazon #fail.

So at what point do I think about breaking up with Amazon? Not until I have jeans.

Writer Rani Monson lives in Dallas. She's still trying to figure out what she wants to be when she grows up. complainant’s residence.

Oct. 30 – 3:10 a.m.

2600 Block, Howell St. (75204) Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle: The valet gave the complainant’s vehicle keys to an unknown suspect who stole the vehicle.

Oct. 30 – 11:06 a.m.

4300 Block, McKinney Ave. (75205) Theft of Property: An unknown suspect stole a package from the complainant’s front porch.

Oct. 30 – 11:17 a.m.

4100 Block, Cedar Springs Rd. (75219) Criminal Mischief: An unknown suspect flattened the complainant’s vehicle tires.

Oct. 30 – 12:34 p.m.

5500 Block, Lemmon Ave. (75209) Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle: An unknown suspect stole the complainant’s vehicle.

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MULL IT OVER

UPTOWN GIRL

The year NFL football died

Biking in town has a new look

By Ryann Gordon

By David Mullen

david@katytrailweekly.com This may be the year that changed America’s sports scene forever. We are at the halfway mark of the NFL season —for 50 years America’s Game — and things have never been worse. It didn’t just start with the ongoing controversy of kneeling during the national anthem that began in September 2016. It goes back to a few years ago, all under the watch of NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell.

I really wanted to analyze the have and have-not teams so far in the eight-game old season and I will. But one cannot overlook the trouble spots that are plaguing the NFL that, if unaddressed, will continue the downward spiral of the league.

Officiating. Officials are old, tenured and, for the most part, no longer able to keep up with the game. Replay has forced officials into a lack of commitment to a call. If a receiver is in the end zone with two feet down (and two feet in front of you) inbounds, why do you have to look at another official to make a call? It is pathetic.

Oversaturation. No one wants “Thursday Night Football.” It cheapens the game. Players just can’t come back that quickly after playing on Sunday. The product is homogenized, as evidenced by a Baltimore Ravens 40point victory over the Miami Dolphins last week. And ratings of “Monday Night Football” on ESPN are at an all-time low.

Ray Rice and Ezekiel Elliott. Blunders tied to Goodell. While all evidence pointed to him being involved in domestic violence, it took forever to issue a two-game suspension for Rice. And every day this season, fans have had to wake up to the news of whether Elliott was going to play or not. It looks like “not” for the next six games. It has been a public relations nightmare.

Ownership. Owners do not care about fans. It is the ultimate good old boy, billionaire network. They make fans pay for four meaningless preseason games at full ticket prices, pillage fans at the game for tickets, concessions and parking fees and then relocate franchises at whim to line their pockets. The San Diego Chargers moving to a soccer stadium in Los Angeles? The Oakland Raiders moving to Las Vegas? Outrageous. And who benefits from the Las Vegas move? How about Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, whose companies will have the right to concessions and stadium licensing in Vegas. I went to the Raiders at Buffalo Bills game on Sunday and sat in the second deck in the corner of the end zone. The ticket price was $188.

Concussions. It took Goodell and the league an eternity to address the issue, and they were able to settle with former players for a much undervalued compensation program. The problem has not gone away, despite the payoff.

Kids aren’t playing. See above. All of the bad publicity associated with the NFL concussion issue has parents keeping their children from playing competitive tackle football. The future fandom isn’t even playing the game.

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NFL

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is in the hot seat.

They are playing soccer or video games.

Injuries in general. Great players like Aaron Rodgers and J.J. Watt are who the fans want to see play. Take a player out for a dozen games and it may cost a 15-yard penalty.

Games in London and Mexico City. Another Goodell folly. He is hell-bent on playing games in foreign countries. Nobody cares. The NFL Europe League was a total failure. Mexico City is not going to get a team. You can’t even drink the water. Last weekend’s Minnesota Vikings versus Cleveland Browns game started at 6:30 a.m. on the West Coast.

Too many players are disrespectful. It is not just about kneeling during the anthem. It is about privileged millionaires making obscene gestures at fans, continuing to get into off-field problems and refusing to speak to the media. They are the people fans pay to see. Then why do so many of the player’s let their egos come first?

Games are boring. Week seven featured eight games where teams scored 10 points or less. Three teams were shut out.

Otherwise, everything is peachy.

In the AFC, the Pittsburgh Steelers, New England Patriots and Kansas City Chiefs look like solid contenders. The Bills play together and are the surprise team of the conference thus far. I picked the Jacksonville Jaguars as a wild card team and have no doubt that they will get there. They have outscored opponents by a league-leading 73 points. The Dolphins have been outscored by 60 points, yet are 4-3. Go figure.

The Philadelphia Eagles have the best record in football. The Los Angeles Rams have surprised everyone with a 5-2 record. The Seattle Seahawks and New Orleans Saints are on a roll. And despite the Elliott suspension, the Cowboys should still earn a playoff spot.

Normally, this would be a highly anticipated second half of the season. But with all of the distractions, and almost surely more to come, 2017 may be the year that professional football died. And we have Roger Goodell to thank.

first brought these truly-shared bikes to Dallas. These are the ryannbgordon@yahoo.com ones with the big yellow wheels that you see lined up in areas of We’ve all seen them around downtown. They are the original town. The yellow, orange or of North Texas and you can get green-colored, thick-wheeled bikes stationed at parks and street started with a refundable deposit of $99. Then you can use corners and being ridtheir app and GPS bike-loden throughout downcator to find a bike and town, from the Katy rent it out for only $1 an Trail to Deep Ellum hour. and beyond. They’re evAnother well-known erywhere — and they’re brand you’ve probably wheeling their way seen rolling through the into the lives of North city often is LimeBike, Texans for good.

What began as Ryann Gordon a start-up formed only just this year. As you can a way to lessen trafguess, they’re the bright-green fic in highly populated cities bikes with yellow-lined wheels like Shanghai and others in Asia that have grown in number as quickly made its way across the they have in competition with globe and made a hit in large U.S. VBike. Rather than paying a largcities. And they’ve taken over er deposit upfront, LimeBike costs Dallas! And people aren’t only users $29.95 per month for 100 utilizing these shared bikes for rides. Each ride cost $1 per 30 practical purposes like commutminutes. ing to work, running errands and One more company that’s fulfilling other daily duties; they made its way to Dallas recently are rented for recreational use, is Spin, a San Francisco-based too. brand that entered the bike-sharWho wants to spend money ing scene in 2016. Like VBike and to buy a new bike to ride occasionally? Sometimes you just want LimeBike, Spin is also targeting major cities and college camto take a casual stroll (or should pus-like areas of the nation. This I say roll?) through Turtle Creek bike-share also costs a monthly or Uptown. Now, all you have to fee of $29 and $1 per half hour of do is pay a deposit fee in case of riding; however, they offer an andamages and then voila, you’re a nual deal that’ll only put you back biker for the day! $99 a year. And if you’re not in You can see these brightly-colored rental bikes all over the for the long haul and just looking to try out the bike-share trend, city and find one to rent yourself try out Fair Park TX’s B-Cycle somewhere on just about every program. other block, if not more. And it Luckily for those bike enthucouldn’t be easier to get started! siasts, this is the perfect time to All you do is choose the compaget involved with one of Dallas’ ny you’d like to get started with, download the app, pay a small de- cycle trends. This weekend is D-town’s first ever Dallas Bike posit and then ride away into the Ride, where you can bike through night (for prices that are damnthe city on 20 miles of streets near free). completely free of cars. And even There are three main better, there’s a festival at City bike-sharing companies that have Hall Plaza at the finish line. become widely known and utiRegister online at dallasbikerlized in the metroplex. The first ide.com for $70 for adults and $30 and foremost, VBike, is actually for kids above eight years. a Garland-based operation that

AUTOMOBILITY

Don’t bar Toyota’s 86 from choices

By David Boldt

too harsh. So, the footprint is good, and remains only It’s been more in need of than six years since some properly Toyota shared plans sized feet; the for its then-new Scion FR-S, a tightly drawn David Boldt 215/45R17s are entirely too 2+2 developed with the skinny for the design team at Subaru. visual dynamic offered by the Unconventional in its layout, rest of the car. We’re not sure with Subaru’s flat-four sending its modest 200 horsepower where you strike the best balance between a good looking to the rear wheels, the FR-S and Subaru’s BRZ would serve stance and a wheel/tire combo as the perfect option for Miata that overwhelms the Toyota’s 205 horsepower, but someone owners growing out of their knows; we’d find that guy. cars. Whereas Mazda’s gem INTERIOR: The 86’s is rarely considered for daily cloth-covered buckets may driving, the 2+2 footprint of look inhibiting, but once the FR-S was almost perfect seated, you and your skinny for daily driving. buttocks are gonna’ love ‘em.

So, some five years later You don’t have a skinny butt? we’ve had a refresh, a (very) Well, then, ask your Toyota modest bump in horsepower rep to show you something and a few interior revisions, in a Tundra. Once seated, the none of which remove it from bucket is perfect, as are the the bargain basement categoother important touch points ry when discussing interior — the wheel and pedals. We appointments. And with the also like the instrumentation, demise of Toyota’s Scion dibut are more than a little disvision, the Scion FR-S is now Toyota’s 86. The ‘86’ is a mon- appointed in virtually everything else. Plastics look more iker recalling a performance appropriate to a $15K Yaris Corolla derivative, the AE86, than a $30K sports/GT, and introduced in the early ’80s. despite some design upgrades That early Corolla offshoot was small, light and minimal- since launch, this remains an istic, which remains the man- interior in need of some Audi (think first generation TT) detra of the Toyota and Subaru sign and materials. Virtually coupes in this, their sixth everything directly competimodel year. We start outside tive with the 86 boasts a better and work our way in. looking dash and more upEXTERIOR: Five years scale plastics. on, we’ve yet to grow tired of PERFORMANCE: Since the Toyota’s overall design.

Our test vehicle came supplied the pre-production examples were first given to the press, with Toyota’s TRD springs, and the press realized that the which lower the 86 without 2.0 liter four could have had slamming it. And, in combia turbo, they collectively benation with a TRD sway bar, lieve it should have the turbo. the TRD suspension works to And we wouldn’t disagree, as flatten the coupe’s cornering a boost — even a small turbo capability without making in low boost guise — would the ride/handling comprogive you an honest-to-god mise (always a compromise) djboldt@sbcglobal.net

50 additional horses. But we’d settle for another 20, through a more open intake and less restrictive exhaust.

And speaking of … our loaner was equipped with the optional TRD exhaust, and we liked it — but wouldn’t like it from here (hear?) to L.A. The whole thing begins to boom around 70, so if you like the exhaust don’t bother with the audio; conversely, if you like your audio we’d not bother with the exhaust.

As they build out this generation, raiding the Subaru parts bin for an appropriate turbo wouldn’t kill ‘em. The 86, weighing well under 3,000 pounds, doesn’t need 300 horsepower, but another 50 would be huge fun.

VALUE: The $30K sports/GT is an interesting proposition, as that same $30K with get you into any number of late model, preowned imports, including 3-Series BMWs, Audi A3s and, of course, new GTIs. We like the 86’s fun factor, essential simplicity and drive-it-like-you-stole-it reliability. And for those with another $5K on their Mastercard, know you can probably get that additional 50 horsepower — and you should.

With more utility than a Miata, and more (road) connectivity than your Mustang or Camaro, Toyota’s 86 remains a compelling proposition. We know you’ll like it, and you might just love it. Loudly.

David Boldt brings years of experience in automotive retail sales and public relations to his automotive reporting. More can be found at txGarage.com.

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Nov. 3

3816 Commerce St. Dallas, 75226 214-827-0163

The Power Station — Dallas isn’t known as the trade hub like other cities such as New York. But it could have been. The Pollock Gallery’s latest exhibit, “Wide Open,” explores the relationship between the failure to construct a port in Dallas and the new landscapes shaped afterward. The opening reception includes a screening of “Forgotten Space” by Allan Sekula and Noel Burch. The exhibit at the Pollock Gallery runs through Dec. 2. 5-7 p.m. FREE!

Nov. 3

3630 Harry Hines Blvd.

Dallas, 75219 214-520-7789

Sammons Center for the Arts — Meet with artists and supporters of Second Thought Theatre at the company’s annual State of Mind fundraiser. The fundraiser will feature vocalist Patty Breckenridge, featured guest Joel Ferrell, an auction, cocktails and bites. 7 p.m. $75.

Nov. 4

Hall Street (at the foot of the Beasley Steps) Dallas, 75219 214-400-8546

Turtle Creek Cleanup — Make it out to the Katy Trail to help keep Turtle Creek Park and Oak Lawn Park clean. It's Dallas Parks and Recreation's “My Park Day,” so come show your support for these two great parks and our city! TCA provides trash bags and pickers. Volunteers are asked to wear proper no-slip shoes (hiking boots ideal) and gloves. 9-11 a.m. FREE!

Nov. 4

555 S. Lamar St. Dallas, 75202 972- 812-7100

Omni Dallas Hotel — St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, along with event chairs Holly and Doug Brooks, announce the 2017 St. Jude Evening Under the Stars Party. This year’s event will honor Danny Thomas’ legacy with a special message from his daughter Marlo Thomas. The dinner program, chaired by Cindy and Charlie Feld, will begin with a cocktail reception, live and silent auctions and entertainment by the Ice House Band. 6 p.m. $250.

Nov. 5

2001 Flora St. Dallas, 75201 214-242-5100

Nasher Sculpture Center — Jenny Moore and Joseph Thompson want their audiences to interact with art in unusual ways. The two, who serve as the directors of the Chinati Foundation and Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, repurpose abandoned spaces to create innovative art displays and will speak on their works. 1:30-3:30 p.m. $40-$55.

Nov. 6

2121 McKinney Ave. Dallas, 75201 214-922-4848

Fearing’s Restaurant — Film critic Gary Cogill and his wife Hayley, a certified sommelier, host Cogill Wine and Film: A Perfect Pairing. View film clips and join an interactive discussion while sipping Texan wines paired with bites from the Fearing’s menu. 7-9 p.m. $75.

Nov. 7

2403 Flora St. Dallas, 75201 214-880-0202

Winspear Opera House — Spend an evening with world-renowned pioneer of integrative medicine Deepak Chopra. His 2015 book Super Genes focuses on new genetics and how we understand ourselves. 7:30 p.m. $36-$86.

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DOTTY’S TRUE TEXAS CUISINE

Hudson House has East Coast feel

RECIPE OF THE WEEK Pasta with Roasted Tomato Sauce

New Miracle Mile hot spot serves it raw

By Dotty Griffith

There’s a senior version as well but that doesn’t mean the seafood is old. Listed on the With all-American menu as The Royal, this largfamily fare plus seaer version has more seafood food and oyster bar, and includes a two-pound Hudson House sounds lobster. You’ll fall in love like a foolproof formuwith the mignonette sauce la, the veritable someserved with the towers of Dotty Griffith both sizes. Pink peppercorns thing-for-everyone place. give this classic raw bar sauce It is the brainchild of Hunter of vinegar and minced shallots beauPond, founder of locally-based East tiful color and a mild peppery proHampton Sandwich Co., with partfile. Of course, there’s red cocktail ners Kyle Brooks, Wes Freeman, sauce as well.

Hank Keller and Justin Hollis.

Watch for the slices of grilled Located on Lovers Lane’s famous pineapple on the towers and pineMiracle Mile, Hudson House has apple imagery in the dining room. gotten lots of attention since openNote to self: The pineapple is an ing in July. international symbol for hospitality.

The raw bar, serving East Coast Must be that. oysters and classic cocktails, is the The full menu includes sandstar attraction. There’s also plenwiches such as a cheeseburger or lobty of booth and banquette seating ster roll. While you’re at it, try some for full-service dining. Pond calls of the skinny fries. They’re delicious.

Hudson House an “East Coast inIn this case, “skinny” refers to the spired neighborhood restaurant” like thinness of the fries. They aren’t low “the neighborhood joints of the West calorie. Also choose from a variety Village in New York City.” of entrée salads and big plates with During a recent tasting visit, steak, lobster, shrimp scampi, chickwe started with The Junior seaen “parm” or a split trout that may food tower, brimming with oysters, be grilled or pan fried. king crab, shrimp and tuna tartare.

The fried trout was masterfully dotty.griffith@yahoo.com

prepared with a very thin but crispy cornmeal crust. We likewise loved the shrimp scampi although wanted more of the garlicky butter sauce for serious bread sopping.

And then came dessert. Few dessert recipes have been as abused and adulterated as Key lime pie. Not so here. The Hudson House version, served as an individual size tart, was gorgeous to look at with the piped meringue topping lightly toasted on the f luffy peaks. The filling wasn’t an artificial green and the sugar-lime balance couldn’t have been better. And the crumb crust looked hand-crafted and tasted like the crust you wish your mom had made instead of using the store-bought version. Hudson House is worth a visit for the Key lime pie alone.

Shhh! There’s a hidden “secret” in the back of Hudson House. Jack ’s Bar is a small four-seat bar, with its own entrance, where guests can have a drink while waiting for a table or to-go order. Sneak in that way.

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SARA NEWBERRY

By Sara Newberry Pasta with Roasted Tomato Sauce 1 (28-ounce) can diced tomatoes 1 cup grape tomatoes 1 medium onion, chopped 2 garlic cloves, chopped 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 teaspoon dried oregano 1 pound mild Italian sausage 1/2 pound dried pasta 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese Salt and pepper Heat oven to 400F. In a baking pan, combine

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Hudson House (left) on Lovers Lane brings a raw bar to the Park Cities. The Junior seafood tower (right).

the tomatoes, onion, garlic, olive oil and oregano.

Season with salt and pepper. Lay the sausages on top and bake until the sausage is cooked through and browned and the tomato mixture has thickened, about 25 minutes.

Meanwhile, cook pasta according to package directions.

When sauce is ready, check the seasoning and slice the sausage. Serve over pasta and sprinkle with feta cheese.

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HAMMER AND NAILS

Building an ideal dog house

By Stephan Sardone

You will need siding or plywood, With the holidays upon boards, shinus, tension and emotions gles and paint run high. Before you know or stain. Start it, for no particular reason, cutting and you are in the dog house. hammering.

Make sure that you have one The dog Stephan Sardone house must be that suits your needs.

Just kidding, of course. elevated to preThousands of puppies are vent rain or cold given as a Christmas present from seeping in. Make sure that annually. It is estimated that the floor of the house sits a few 95 percent of pet owners will inches above the ground. give their pets a Christmas gift.

If, like Snoopy, your dog Chances are that Fido will aplikes to rest on top of his house, preciate a gift more than being make sure that the roofing you dressed as a Power Ranger for choose is heat resistant. Use exHalloween. Why not build him terior plywood and treat it with a beautiful dog house for the linseed oil which is non-toxic. holidays?

Make sure that the house is big Start with a plan. There is enough so that a dog can turn no one-size-fits-all dog house, around in it, but not so big that just like all dogs vary in size. it is affected by heat or cold.

Pick an area in the backyard Your dog emits enough heat that is secured by a fence. An naturally. open area backyard is no place Layout the panels and cut for a dog house. Build accordto fit. Make sure that the entry ing to your house. You want is built for your dog to easily it to fit in and enhance your get in and out. When nailing property, not compete with it. the pieces together, make sure You can find many unique blue- that no nails are visible. Pointed prints online. nails could injure your pointIf you are a do-it-yourselfer, er. Cut the board to create legs you already have a garage full of to keep the house off of the the tools that you need to build ground. Sand down any ruff, the perfect dog house. You will I mean, rough spots. You can need a measuring tape, square, use an old rug, wood shavings level, hammer, nails, a circular or straw for the house floor for and/or table saw, goggles and a added insulation. dust mask.

Nail a small board as a Measure the area where frame on top of the house. This you want to put the dog house will serve as the support for the and draw a layout accordingly. roof. Shingles will prevent leakThen, head down to the lumage. Do not use a metal roof for beryard or home improvement heat reasons. Paint with a qualcenter. Get siding that matches ity latex exterior paint or bond the house, or paint and plywood with a nontoxic stain. if your house is painted. Accent You will now have a beaucertain points of the dog house tiful backyard dog house for to match your home’s trim or your pet to enjoy in safety and shutters. If you have a tradition- comfort. Or, for you to make an al house, create a traditional occasional visit. plan. If your house is modern, there is no reason that you have Sardone Design-Build Remodel to build a typical square or is locally owned and operated. rectangle house for your best Sardone, his wife and two daughters friend. are Lake Highlands residents.

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at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin, where he established a universiI'm about to do what I do every ty-wide program in philanthropic day on CandysDirt.com, give you the and nonprofit studies. dirt on this State Thomas treasure.

Patricia Meadows has always You'll be waiting to hear how it was swum lengths ahead of the built around the turn of the current in art and culture. century, updated in the mid Best known as an advocate 50s and then 80s, right? The for the visual arts in Dallas, State Thomas neighborshe co-founded D’Art hood contains the largest (Dallas Visual Art Center) collection of Victorian-era and the Emergency Artists homes remaining in Dallas.

Support League. She has Known as Freedman’s Candace Evans juried hundreds of exhiTown, it was created immebitions throughout Texas diately after Emancipation and organized solo and (as in the Civil War) as a group shows for individual artists, art separate settlement adjacent to the associations and museums. Through town of Dallas — adjacent, but not in her company, Arts Connections, she it. By the close of Reconstruction in is a consultant to corporate and pri1877, Freedman’s Town was incorpovate collectors. rated into Dallas, bustling with about Together, they built 2707 State 500 citizens.

St. in 1986 to make the exterior fit The area is rich with history in seamlessly into the existing, hisa town where you really have to turn torical neighborhood they had up stones to find it. In 1986, State helped create, bringing every ounce Thomas was established as a Special of Highland Park luxury and conPurpose District, making it an urban venience in place as soon as you peripheral of downtown Dallas. It crossed the wide-porched threshold. was christened Uptown. The area Offered for the first time for sale, would soon become one of the most 2707 State St. is being marketed by bustling urban success stories in the Kyle Crews and Mary Alice Garrison country, loaded with downsizing of Allie Beth Allman for $3,280,000. baby boomers and energetic millenThe home is three stories but nials coming in as fast as they could. relax, there is a commercial grade In 1986, not one of their peers elevator and two stairwells. You can was nearby. In fact, they were still walk, climb or let it carry you away! opening garage doors in the Park This is the perfect home for someCities, Preston Hollow and North one who works at home, as these Dallas. But State Thomas was exactly two do.

In fact, there are two offices. where Curtis and Patricia Meadows Work-friendly amenities include the wanted to settle for their retirement. multi-zone AC and heat and a mostly They are one of the most well concrete backyard with gated driveknown couples in town. Curtis way access to park six to seven cars.

Meadows is a longtime lawyer, forThe property also has six additional merly of Thompson & Knight LLP. parking passes for street parking.

He was president of the Meadows There is an 880-square-foot threeFoundation for 18 years, where he car garage with floor art. The home oversaw the distribution of more than $270 million in gifts and grants. sits on a nice parcel — 72’ x 140’ lot Under his tenure, the foundation was — with just enough turf for drive-up aesthetics. named most outstanding foundation Once inside, you get a whopping in the U.S. by the National Society of 6,860 square feet of interior space on Fund-Raising Executives. three full floors. There are formals, He was also a faculty member BASEMENT cont'd from page 1 Theater. The show had a four-week run in the mid-1980s.

Other area theaters at which the talented actress has trained and performed are the Stubblefield School of the Dance; Buster Cooper Studio and Dallas’ legendary Toni Beck Studio.

Soldo is grateful for years of on-the job-training including vocal training by her dear friend, Terry Dobson. Her onthe-job acting training was through DSM’s Dallas Summer Musicals, where she subsequently appeared in 30 DSM shows.

She left her footprint on the area stages of Casa Manana, T3, WaterTower, Chanhassen Theaters, Music Theater of Wichita, Starlight Theater in Kansas City, Burt Reynold’s Jupiter Theater, Country Dinner Playhouse (five theaters), Windmill Dinner Theaters (four theaters), Lyric Stage and on a national tour (103 cities).

This 2017/18 season is the beginning of Soldo’s fourth season as Lyric’s Company Manager, and a great season it’s cut out to be. Lyric has moved from its Irving location to Dallas’ iconic Majestic Theater.

The first Lyric show to break in the Majestic is Disney’s “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” on Nov. 17 – 19. Soldo said about the move, “I am excited about it. Several theaters in Dallas have ceased producing traditional musicals. Lyric Stage will continue preserving classical musicals while producing

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2707 State St. is being marketed by Kyle Crews and Mary Alice Garrison of Allie Beth Allman for $3,280,000. dining room and a huge gourmet chef 's kitchen with built-in breakfast banquette. The first floor is mainly formals and living, but a bedroom could certainly be configured here.

Up the two next floors are six bedrooms and four full baths, plus a laundry room and upstairs kitchenette aka bird room. The master is enormous and features a pop-up TV at the foot of the bed.

Not only is this home perfectly configured for a home business, it can also accomodate a boomerang kiddo or two — there is that much space, all of it private.

Best of all, boomerang kid won't need a car: the home is a short walking distance to Whole Foods and all the shops, restaurants and salons of Uptown.

Come to think of it, the master and mistress of the house might enjoy that, too.

Basically, this home is a rare chance to get a head start on something we are going to be seeing way more of: full size homes with all the bells and whistles tucked into the "nookiest" corners of urban areas.

Let's call it the new old Dallas!

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new works like 'Quanah' last season, which broke Lyric Stage’s net ticket sales record.”

With a BS in Biology with a Chemistry Physics minor, BS in Medical Technology (Nursing), and an MBA in Not-forProfit Management, Michael Jenkins, DSM’s past President and Executive Producer, plucked Soldo and invited her five years ago to work part-time to preserve the aging archives.

And if that’s not good enough, Soldo’s workspace in the basement has become inadequate — something about a boiler — and so her “office” is moving to DSM’s warehouse.

When asked about the scope of her responsibilities, Soldo talked about 77 years of fabulous history in volumes.

“My biggest challenge right now is digitizing Kodachrome slides, which represent many seasons’ pictures.”

For the upcoming Disney’s “The Hunchback of Notre Dame,” Soldo is the Assistant Stage Manager and Company Manager.

It sounds like Soldo, who’s been trained on the job during her professional history now has another opportunity for on-the-job training, learning how to be an archivist — with herself as trainer.

Performances at the Majestic Theater are Friday and Saturday, Nov. 17 and 18, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 18 and 19, 2:30 p.m. For information and tickets, visit lyricstage.org.

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managing the downtown buildings. Houseman owned the Houseman Building across Federal Street, where he ran his insurance agency.

He shared with me his stories of being captured by the Germans just 17 years before in the Battle of the Bulge.

The last time I saw Houseman was about 10

If I were to be asked what I am most thankful for, the list would be long. It would be headed by my faith, family and friends. But high on the list would be my heroes. Do young people today have real heroes? People who they can Wayne Swearingen look up to and learn from, people who leave this world a better place for having been here.

My first heroes were my dad and older brother. They were both members of that “Greatest Generation,” who enlisted and served during World War II. Now that I look back, all of that “Greatest years ago. He was driving out of a Buick Generation” became my heroes. What a dealership on Lemmon Avenue. He great pattern and legacy they left for this stopped and we visited for a few minutes. lucky guy. Now, they are all gone.

After he left, I turned to the young salesThis morning, I read the obituary for man with me and commented that “That my friend, Don Houseman, my last living gentleman is my hero and was captured friend from that era. I met Houseman in the Battle of the Bulge.” I got this shortly after I moved to Dallas and blank stare like I was talking about somewent to work for Carr P. Collins, Sr. at one being overweight. Heaven help us.

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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 5) You can prove to others this week that you are exactly what you say you are — and the reaction will

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134 Noblewoman 137 Hydrocarbon suffix 139 Miscellany 141 Goal 143 Steersman

Wayne Swearingen, CRE, is a principal at Barclay Commercial Group and lives adjacent to the Katy Trail. Contact him at wswearingen@barclaycom.com.

by Stella Wilder

Current developments are of lasting import.

Sr., Grady Jordan and Henry S. Miller, Jr., all having served in World War II. I met Alden when we both served as directors on the board of Frost Bank. I learned that he had driven one of those landing crafts in the Normandy invasion in 1944.

Wagner, Sr. was nice enough to let my youngest daughter, Shannon, interview him for a school project and write his story. Jordan worked into his ’90s and was an inspiration to me.

Miller, Jr. recruited me into the brokerage business after my six years working for Collins. Miller, Jr. was my last mentor and I am not sure I ever told him he was also one of my heroes of World War II. My memory tells me that he served in Italy fairly early in the war. He also lost a brother in the deadly island invasion sequence in the Pacific.

My heroes are gone but not forgotten, and I thank God for them. As we approach Veterans Day on Saturday, Nov. 11, let’s all stand with our hand over our heart and sing.

YOUR STARS THIS WEEK The coming week is likely to progress according to a certain concrete plan, but whether it will be exactly the one concocted by each individual to suit his or her purposes and fill his or her needs is highly doubtful. All must be ready to face certain situations and circumstances that have not been foreseen. There will be some who are simply tired of dealing with the unexpected, and they will likely see what arises this week as an "emergency" of some sort. But it's not; it will simply demand a different way of thinking from that usually required by routine progress. There are others who will look forward to having things not fit any kind of recognized mold — and they will surely have a fine time of it, as they make things harder for themselves by promoting plots and subplots that are quite different from the original plan.

Then there are those, finally, who recognize that the surprises that spring up this week can be addressed if one is quick-thinking and flexible. Those who refuse to be bound by hard-and-fast rules will make the best of it, as they maneuver here and there, making use of prevailing winds to steer a course toward desired ends.

13 Court cry 14 Make a fly 15 Many layers 16 Name for a farm horse 17 Pamplona yell 18 Belly dance clackers 19 Remove a renter 20 Cattails 31 Egged on 33 Fluffy quilt 35 Over and over 38 Ladder rung 40 Grog swigger 42 Seers’ decks 44 Chinese zodiac animal 46 Internet surfers 48 Plunge 50 Kind of dollar 51 Passes by 52 Hoosier hoopster 53 Snapshot 54 Bricklayer 55 Leitmotif 57 — we all!

58 Corinthian, Doric and — 59 Filter through 61 Ribs of a leaf 62 Gangs’ territories 63 Alabama town 66 Draw nigh 67 Honors a lady 69 Polygraph flunkers 72 Fencing needs 73 Wynonna’s mom 74 Bronze coins 76 Chaucer’s month 78 Mild expletive 79 Decides, as a jury 81 Malicious gossip 82 Freighter hazards 83 Starbucks option

OFF THE MARK

Tribute to personal heroes

By Wayne Swearingen

be almost universally positive.

(March 6-March 20) — There are those who haven't a care in the world right now, but that's not you!

Indeed, you likely have more on your plate than usual that requires attention.

ARIES (March 21-April 4) You may surprise someone with a renewed interest in what is going on between you. The professional gains are likely to be considerable.

(April 5-April 19) — You cannot expect the same old thing to yield results that are new and exciting this week. You must be willing to set sail in uncharted waters for a time.

TAURUS (April 20-May 5) The journey you take this week will bring you very close to your heart's desire on at least one occasion — but will you recognize it as such?

(May 6-May 20) — Others may congratulate you on recent gains, but you're concerned that you've not yet gotten what you were most hoping for — professionally or personally.

GEMINI (May 21-June 6) You'll have reason to take a break as the week winds down. Your efforts are likely to have been unusually strenuous — and productive, too. (June 7-June 20) — You may discover that to get what you want, you must recognize it clearly and put yourself in the right place at the right time. But is that really easy to do?

Copyright 2017 United Feature Syndicate, Inc. CANCER (June 21-July 7) You may require help as the week opens in order to see things through and accomplish everything on the docket. Give and take! (July 8-July 22) — You may have to ask a friend or partner to take a less visible role in your affairs this week, as you try to increase your standing among certain others.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 7) Put yourself in another's shoes and you'll see why following the same course this week is not at all the best personal or professional policy.

(Aug. 8-Aug. 22) — As you gravitate toward a new group of potential allies, you'll want to examine your reasons for any kind of change.

What's really at play right now?

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 7) You may be left with more questions than answers this week, despite your attempt to secure concrete information from reliable sources. (Sept.

8-Sept. 22) — You are likely to begin the week in a state of high expectation, but you know that this means you will certainly be disappointed on at least one or two counts.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 7) You may not have a handle on your emotional development at this time. Highs and lows make choices quite difficult this week. (Oct. 8-Oct. 22) — You want to make decisions based on personal needs, but you will be reminded of your responsibility to others. Compromise!

● Each row and each column must contain the numbers 1 through 4 (easy) or 1 through 6 (challenging) without repeating.

● The numbers within the heavily 11-5-17

outlined boxes, called cages, must combine using the given operation (in any order) to produce the target numbers in the top-left corners.

● Freebies: Fill in single-box cages with the number in the top-left corner.

KenKen® is a registered trademark of Nextoy, LLC. ©2017 KenKen Puzzle LLC. All rights reserved. Dist. by Andrews McMeel. www.kenken.com

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MOVIE TRAILER

UNCLE BARKY’S BITES

Dale Hansen is backing off, not backing down

‘Thor: Ragnarok’ hammers home the fun

By Ed Bark

By Chic DiCiccio

Dean of Dallas sports anchors Dale Hansen is lightening his workload but remaining in place at WFAA-TV (Ch. 8) through 2018.

The announcement of his new regimen initially came Monday via a release funneled to Fort Worth Star-Telegram which has a content-sharing agreement with the Dallas-based ABC affiliate. Effective next year, Hansen, 69, will anchor only the 10 p.m. weekday newscasts under his new one-year deal while also continuing with his Sunday night “Sports Special.”

“I have waited more than 40 years to have Johnny Carson’s schedule,” Hansen said in the release. “My biggest challenge may be whether I can live to see the end of this new contract.”

Hansen has been with WFAA (formerly home-owned by the A.H. Belo Corp.) since 1983, when he arrived shortly after being fired by crosstown rival KDFW-TV (now known as Fox4).

In separate comments to your correspondent, Hansen said he’ll remain a full-time employee with benefits despite his lessened work schedule.

And yes, he has thought about staying too long at the party, and risking a “senior moment” that could tarnish what has been a notably distinguished and long-running tenure. Hansen’s occasional “Unplugged” commentaries have brought him national recognition, including a guest appearance on “Ellen” (where he received a standing ovation) and a recent feature story in The New York Times headlined “The Progressive Voice Bursting From Texas and Spreading Everywhere.” An accompanying photo caught Hansen in a rocking chair on the front porch of his Waxahachie home.

“It’s something I think about every day,” Hansen said of knowing when to quit. “I have told Sean Hamilton (WFAA’s director of sports and special projects). My wife. My friends. Damn near everybody. That if they let me stay too long they will disappoint me a great deal. I really am afraid of that, but obviously don’t think I’m there yet … I’ve seen it happen to others. I don’t want it to happen to me. I hope to leave before they kick me out.”

Hansen said he signed just a one-year deal in part because of those fears and also “because I don’t think anyone really knows where we’re going. As a 70-year-old. As a station. As a style. All of that.”

No one is indispensable. But Hansen’s one of a kind, and nothing or no one will ever change that. *** After a lengthy search, WFAA has hired a new weekday early morning traffic anchor.

She’s Demetria Obilor, whose first day on “Daybreak” was Oct. 23, just three days

After “Thor: Ragnarok,” it is safe to say that Marvel Studios and Chris Hemsworth need to put director Taika Waititi on their Christmas gift lists into perpetuity. This joyous road trip comedy (yes, comedy) not only rescues the most limp of the Marvel franchises; it is an independent, self-contained story that simultaneously moves the now 17movie deep cinematic world forward.

The trademark of Waititi’s movies to date has been deadpan, almost selfaware humor, and whether it was improvisational or included in the screenplay from Eric Pearson, Craig Kyle and Christopher Yost, that same style is employed here. There’s less talk about cosmic MacGuffins (anyone else over Infinity Stones yet?) and more character development via awkward social interaction.

“Thor: Ragnarok” begins with Thor’s search for the aforementioned Infinity Stones that keep popping up all over the place. Thankfully, that search is quickly abandoned when Thor discovers that his brother, Loki (Tom Hiddleston), has been impersonating their father, Odin (Anthony Hopkins), as the ruler of Asgard.

As Thor and Loki attempt to retrieve their Old Man, they are attacked by Hela (Cate Blanchett). It turns out that she is Odin’s first-born child who was kept secret after being cast out of

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Dale Hansen has been at WFAA since 1983. before the early start to the November “sweeps” ratings period. Obilor arrived from CBS affiliate KLAS-TV in Las Vegas, where she also was doing traffic.

Lauren Nevitt, a Lake Highland resident and graduate of Bishop Lynch High School, has been sent to the weekend early morning shift. She had been “Daybreak’s” interim traffic anchor since WFAA dropped DeSoto police sergeant Nick Bristow in January of this year after a two-and-a-half year stint with “Daybreak.”

Obilor is notably active on the “social media” front, an arena that “Daybreak” has been selling hard of late at the directive of both corporate parent TEGNA and news director Carolyn Mungo. When she joined the station in February 2012, Mungo said in a publicity release, “It’s not good enough anymore to simply embrace new media. It has to become part of the fabric of a television station. The key is engagement, every hour of every day.”

Obilor, who has 30,000-plus followers on Twitter and 49,000 on Instagram, is in good company with “social media anchor” Janelle Brandom, who joined “Daybreak” in June and is now featured daily in Twitter and Facebook segments tied to instant unscientific polls on various topics.

During her debut, Obilor emerged as not just a traffic anchor but as “Daybreak’s” “Speed Feed” presenter.

“Love ‘em or hate ‘em, get those emojis poppin’,” she said during one of these segments, perhaps mystifying many of the show’s demographically “undesirable” older viewers — and maybe a few younger ones, too.

The reference was to the Kardashians’ newly signed five-year deal with the E! Entertainment network, which reportedly will pay them $30 million annually. Emojis are Twitter symbols for happy, sad, etc., etc.

“Daybreak” currently ranks third in the local early morning ratings, behind frontrunner Fox4’s “Good Day” and “NBC5 Today.”

Asgard for being a murderous pyscho and overall crazy person. Hela quickly dispatches Thor and Loki while destroying Thor’s precious hammer, Mjolnir, in the process.

Now hammerless, Thor is dispatched to a wheels off, anything goes planet called Sakarr. Sakarr is run by the Grandmaster (Jeff Goldblum), who pits slaves against slaves in his Contest of Champions.

It turns out that his number one guy is The Hulk (CGI), who hasn’t morphed back into Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo) in two entire years.

Thor and Hulk were brought to Sakaar by Scrapper 142 (Tessa Thompson), a hard drinkin’ super strong lady with a mysterious past and it’s not too long before two of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes go toe-to-toe in battle.

Considering that everyone dies in the original Ragnarok comic book storyline, this zany, colorful festival of one-liners will upset the hardcore comic book nerd. There’s nary a dark moment in “Thor: Ragnarok” and, if anything, the action sequences get in the way of the wit. That’s not to say that the action is poor. It’s just as much fun as the typical Marvel flick and it’s difficult to not be giddy when Led Zeppelin’s “Immigrant Song” blares away while multiple characters kick multiple butts.

But where this movie excels is with these actors, who are displaying comedic chops unseen in their prior Marvel appearances. Mark Ruffalo is almost satirizing Robert Downey Jr.’s Tony Stark with a motor-mouthed, insult-filled,

fish-out-of-water performance. Tom Hiddleston has always been the best aspect of previous “Thor” films, even stealing away “The Avengers” as the villain, and he once more does not disappoint.

The scene stealers in “Thor: Ragnarok” are the very different villains played

by Cate Blanchett and Jeff Goldblum. Goldblum’s stuttering makes the Grandmaster way funnier than a sadistic dictator should ever be, and he makes you wish he was in the movie much more. Blanchett is clearly reveling in her big bad gal role and she dominates the screen with as much as a squinty glare.

For once, a “Thor” movie actually makes Thor the centerpiece. Once he loses his hammer, Chris Hemsworth gets to play Thor as a very self-conscious, unsure superhero who has to smooth talk his way out of trouble and he does it with hilarious results.

Hemsworth’s timing could not be better and he’s a perfect match for Waititi’s comedic style.

Waititi and the Marvel Studios creative team have reinvigorated a character that was in desperate need of it. It’s as if they realized they have a star that can do more than emote and mope.

They’ve taken the shackles off of Hemsworth and for the first time, allowed him to breathe life into a character he’s played four times. Waititi was allowed to apply his style to the boxed-in nature of a Marvel movie and it’s potentially made “Thor: Ragnarok” the funniest movie of 2017.

Ed Bark, who runs the TV website unclebarky.com, is a past member of the national Peabody awards board.

BIG MOVIE

MARVEL STUDIOS

Chris Hemsworth brings a comedic edge to "Thor: Ragnarok."

‘The Godfather Part II’ at The Magnolia Theater The 1974 Francis Ford Coppola film “The Godfather Part II” is the latest installment in the latest “Big Movie” series presented by The Magnolia Theatre at 3699 McKinney Ave. in the West Village on Tuesday, Nov. 7. Curtain time is 7:30 p.m.

In what is undeniably one of the best sequels ever made, Coppola continues his epic “Godfather” trilogy with this saga of two generations of power within the Corleone family. Coppola, working once again with author Mario Puzo, crafts two interwoven stories that work as both prequel and sequel to the original.

One shows the humble Sicilian beginnings and New York rise of a young Don Vito, played in an Oscar-winning performance for Best Supporting Actor by Robert De Niro. The other shows the ascent of Michael (Al Pacino) as the new Don. Many of the cast members who helped make “The Godfather” epic were reassembled including Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, John Cazale and Talia Shire.

The film received 11 Academy Award nominations, winning six including Best Picture.

Advance tickets can be purchased at landmarktheatres.com. For more information, call 214-520-0394. – Ken Freehill

PARAMOUNT PICTURES

Al Pacino was nominated for an Academy Award for his performance as Michael Corleone in the 1974 film "The Godfather Part II."

LOCAL HERO

Sailor aboard ship honoring WW II Admiral

By Rick Burke A 2007 Newman Smith High School graduate and Carrollton native is serving aboard the WWII namesake warship, USS Spruance.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Corey Sarmiento (right) is a fire controlman aboard the San Diego-based ship, a guided missile destroyer. As a fire controlman, Sarmiento is responsible for managing networks that allow the ship to be mission ready at all times.

More than 300 sailors serve aboard the ship, and their jobs are highly specialized, requiring both dedication and skill. The jobs range from maintaining engines to handling weaponry along with a multitude of other assignments that keep the ship mission ready at all times, according to Navy officials.

Sarmiento has carried lessons learned from his hometown into his military service.

“Growing up my parents taught me to treat people with respect and I’ve carried that over into the Navy,” he said. “They also taught me to be tolerant toward everyone and that is a great trait to have when working with different people from different backgrounds,” he said.

Destroyers are warships that provide multi-mission offensive and defensive capabilities. They are about 510 feet long and can be

armed with tomahawk land-attack cruise missiles, variants of the SM missile family, advanced

NAVY

gun systems and close-in gun systems. Destroyers are deployed globally and can operate independently, as part of carrier strike groups, surface action groups or amphibious readiness groups.

Spruance is armed with long-range missiles intended for air defense to counter threats to friendly forces posed by manned aircraft, anti-ship, cruise and ballistic missiles.

It was commissioned in 2011 and named after Admiral Raymond A. Spruance. He was a key naval commander during WWII, leading U.S. naval forces during two of the most significant naval battles that took place in the Pacific Theatre: Battle of Midway and Battle of the Philippine Sea. He later served as the U.S. Ambassador to the

Philippines.

At Midway, Spruance scored the first major victory for the United States over Japan; generally considered to be the turning point of the war in the Pacific.

“USS Spruance is responsible for 22 mission areas, with 350 people onboard, each sailor actively supports multiple missions, said Cmdr. Joshua Menzel, commanding officer of Spruance.

“As a member of the Pacific Fleet, the crew of USS Spruance patrol the same waters and trains to perform the same missions as the sailors Admiral Spruance commanded during WWII.” Sarmiento has military ties with family members who have previously served and is honored to carry on the family tradition.

“My grandfather served in the Air Force as a mechanic,” he said. “My uncle served in the Army as an infantryman and my cousin currently serves in the Army as a Captain and was deployed to Afghanistan during Operation Iraqi Freedom. It has a sense of pride knowing my family answers the call to serve.”

Sarmiento’s proudest accomplishment was receiving his Enlisted Warfare Specialist pin.

“It shows that I put in the time and effort to learn not just my job but to get a better understanding of all aspects of what it takes to operate the ship. It makes me a more well-rounded Sailor and a better asset,” he added.

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Our Favorite Restaur ants AMERICAN – HOMESTYLE Beck’s Prime 5931 Forest Ln. 972-661-8681 Bubba’s Cooks Country 6617 Hillcrest 214-373-6527 Mama’s Daughters’ Diner 2014 Irving Blvd.

214-742-8646 Riverside Grill 940 Riverfront Blvd.

214-748-2700 ASIAN – JAPANESE – SUSHI Blue Sushi Sake Grill 7859 Walnut Hill, #100 972-677-7887 Sushi House 5619 W. Lovers Ln. 214-350-2100 Sushi Kyoto II 6429 Hillcrest Ave. 214-520-9991 Ten Ramen 1818 Sylvan Ave. 972-803-4400 WaiWai Kitchen – Sushi, Noodles 4315 Lemmon Ave. 214-520-8868 BAKERY – DESSERTS – ICE CREAM Celebrity Café & Bakery 10720 Preston Rd,#1016 214-373-0783 Crème de la Cookie 6025 Royal Ln. 214-363-4766 6706 Snider Plaza 214-265-5572 Einstein Bros. Bagels 3827 Lemmon Ave. 214-526-5221 6011 Royal Ln. 214-265-1435 6109 Berkshire Ln, #A 214-691-2445 Gigi’s Cupcakes 5450 W. Lovers, #130 214-352-2253 Highland Park Soda Fountain 3229 Knox St. 214-521-2126 Marble Slab Creamery 3001 Knox St., #103 214-219-0300 6130 Berkshire Ln. 214-369-5566

Mojo Donuts 6522 Lemmon Ave. Mustang Donuts 6601 Hillcrest Ave. The Original Cupcakery 2222 McKinney, #230 Paciugo 3699 McKinney Ave. Pokey O’s 3034 Mockingbird Top Pot Doughnuts 8611 Hillcrest, #195 Yummy Donuts 4355 Lovers Ln.

214-357-5154 214-363-4878 214-855-0003 214-219-2665 214-987-1200 469-232-9911 214-520-7680

BAR-B-Q Aloha Hawaiian Barbecue 5601 Lemmon, A-1 214-521-8868 Big Al’s Smokehouse Barbecue 3125 Inwood Rd. 214-350-9445 Dickey’s Barbecue Pit 2324 McKinney Ave. 469-248-3149 Katy Trail Ice House 3127 Routh St. 214-468-0600 Peggy Sue Bar-B-Q 6600 Snider Plaza 214-987-9188 Smokey John’s Bar-B-Que 1820 W. Mockingbird 214-352-2752 BARS, PUBS & TAVERNS 6th Street Bar / Uptown 3005 Routh St. 214-965-0962 Big Al’s McKinney Ave. Tavern 2907 McKinney Ave. 214-969-1984 British Beverage Co. 2800 Routh St., #115 214-922-8220 The Corner Bar & Grill 4830 McKinney 214-219-8002

The Ginger Man - Uptown 2718 Boll St. 214-754-8771 The Idle Rich Pub 2614 McKinney Ave. 214-965-9926 Nickel and Rye 2523 McKinney Ave. 214-389-2120 The Quarter Bar 3301 McKinney Ave. 214-754-0106 Time Out Tavern 5101 W. Lovers Ln. 214-956-9522 Uptown Pub & Grill 3605 McKinney 214-522-5100 Windmill Lounge 5320 Maple Ave. 214-443-7818 BREAKFAST AND/OR LUNCH Bailey’s Cafe 2525 Inwood Rd., #123 214-350-9445 Original Pancake House 2900 Lemmon Ave. 214-528-7215 4343 W. NW Hwy,#375 214-351-2012 Two Sisters 3111-C Monticello 214-526-1118 BURGERS, DELI & SANDWICHES Blues Burgers 1820 W. Mockingbird 214-750-9100 BGR – The Burger Joint 3001 Knox St., #108 469-941-4471 Burger House 6913 Hillcrest 214-361-0370 Chip’s Old-Fashioned Hamburgers 4530 W. Lovers Ln. 214-691-2447 East Hampton Sandwich Co. 6912 Snider Plaza 214-363-2888 Gazeebo Burgers 5950 Royal Ln. 214-368-3344 Goff’s Hamburgers 6401 Hillcrest 214-520-9133

Great American Hero 4001 Lemmon Ave. 214-521-2070 Hunky’s Old-Fashioned Hamburgers 3930 Cedar Springs 214-522-1212 Jake’s Hamburgers 2702 McKinney, #101 214-754-8001 Jersey Mike’s Subs 3001 Knox St. 214-520-7827 5301 W. Lovers Ln. 214-350-7611 8411 Preston Rd., #118 214-691-7827 Mooyah Burger 6713 W. N.W. Hwy. 214-987-2666 Potbelly Sandwich Shop 5921 Forest Ln., #100 972-392-7771 Smashburger 4235 W. NW Hwy, #100 972-220-1222 Snuffer’s 8411 Preston Rd, #112 214-265-9911 Subway – SMU area 6935 Hillcrest 214-444-9068 Village Burger – West Village 3699 McKinney 214-443-9998 Wild About Harry’s – Katy Trail Serving up Harry’s mother's recipe of creamy frozen custard in many flavors made daily, award-winning hot dogs & a friendly atmosphere, Harry's has become the place to eat and relax for everyone.

Open: 10 a.m. – 10 p.m., 7 days a week. www.wildaboutharrys.com 3113 Knox St. 214-520-3113 CHINESE Howard Wang’s China Grill 3223 Lemmon Ave. 214-954-9558 4343 N.W. Hwy, #345 214-366-1606 Royal China

This is half of Our Favorite Restaurants.

See the full list at our website: KatyTrailWeekly.com 6025 Royal Ln., #201 Wang’s Chinese Café 6033 Luther Ln.

214-361-1771 214-265-1688

COFFEE & SPECIALTIES Drip Coffee Co. 4343 W. Lovers Ln. 214-599-7800 Oak Lawn Coffee 2720 Oak Lawn 214-219-5511 Sip Stir Cafe 3800 McKinney, #180 214-443-9100 Starbucks 2801 Allen St., #180 214-965-9696 3216 Knox St. 214-520-2273 4343 W. NW Hwy. 214-654-0704 Union Coffee Shop 5622 Dyer St. 214-242-9725 ECLECTIC Angela’s Cafe 7979 Inwood Rd. 214-904-8122 Black-Eyed Pea 3857 Cedar Springs 214-521-4580 Bread Winners Café & Bakery 3301 McKinney Ave. 214-754-4940 5560 W. Lovers, #260 214-351-3339 Buzzbrews 4334 Lemmon Ave. 972-521-4334 Café Brazil 3847 Cedar Springs.

214-461-8762 Café Express 5600 W. Lovers, #109 214-352-2211 Denny’s 2030 Market Ctr. Blvd. 214-749-6215 Dick’s Last Resort 2211 N. Lamar, #100 214-747-0001 Eden Rest. & Pastries

4416 W. Lovers Ln. Henry’s Majestic 4900 McKinney Ave. Lucky’s Cafe 3531 Oak Lawn The Rustic 3656 Howell St. Stoneleigh P 2926 Maple Ave.

972-267-3336 469-893-9400 214-522-3500 214-730-0596 214-871-2346

ETHIOPIAN Dallul 2515 Inwood Rd, #117 214-353-0805 FRENCH Rise No 1 Salon de Souffle 5360 W. Lovers, #220 214-366-9900 Toulouse Café & Bar 3314 Knox St. 214-520-8999 Whisk Crepes Café 1888 Sylvan Ave. 469-353-9718 GERMAN Kuby’s Sausage House 6601 Snider Plaza 214-363-2231 GREEK Greek Isles 5934 Royal Ln. Little Greek 9665 N. Central Exwy.

214-234-7662 214-696-1234

Do you have a favorite area restaurant or bar you want to see listed in this Directory? If so, please call:

214-27-TRAIL (214-278-7245)

LOVE ON THE TRAIL

How a partner's sleep habits can affect relationships

By Donna Arp Weitzman donnajarp@gmail.com

There are a few things in life that can really affect our mood: being angrily hungry or “hangry,” stressed out or exhausted.

That last one, in particular, can even have an affect on our relationships through lack of sleep, snoring and differences in things like snuggling. This week, I’d like to go into these aspects of sleep and our relationships a bit more.

Lack of sleep — less than seven hours per night — leads to low energy, fatigue and daytime sleepiness as we all know. These not only affect your mood, but also your libido, or your desire to be intimate. Those who sleep poorly display more negative emotions and behavior, and because of this, they get into arguments more easily. They also do not resolve conflicts as quickly or effectively as they would if they had gotten enough sleep.

Sleeping seven to seven and one-half hours per night is ideal, but any less is sleep-deprived. Don’t be one of the ones who lets lack of sleep get in the way of connecting with your partner. You don’t want to be hostile or irritable toward him/her, so prioritize

your own health for the health of the relationship.

Snoring is an issue many relationships struggle with.

Unfortunately, it creates tiredness, Donna Arp Weitzman frustration and resentment between couples. It can even cause a couple to sleep in separate bedrooms, so it’s not just hard on the individual, but both parties involved. As snoring interrupts sleep, it wakes up the mind, which makes it very difficult to fall back into a deep sleep. This leads to impairment in judgment and irritability in the waking hours.

It’s common for people to do nothing about snoring, especially because the couple usually doesn’t mention this problem in marriage counseling. This could be due to embarrassment or they simply do not see it as a cause of relationship issues. The following are some things you can do to address you or your partner’s snoring.

First, discuss your sleep problems with your partner. Let them know that it bothers you just as much as it may bother them and that it’s out of your control. If your partner is the one who snores, try to say reassuring things to him or her. Most people are self-conscious about their snoring. Second, seek medical help by visiting your doctor or going to a sleep clinic. Ear plugs are great for a temporary fix if you don’t have young children. Another way to drown out the noise is by keeping a sound machine on, maybe one with rain or jungle sound effects.

Another issue that affects sleep is temperature differences. Our body temperature is regulated by our hypothalamus in our brain, and many things can affect our body temperature: medication, illness, muscle mass (the fitter we are, the higher our body temperature), menopause and/or circulation problems. Some ways to address your different body temps are by using separate blankets or sleeping in a bigger bed. That way, you can wrap up or throw off the covers on your side. This is a common problem for many couples, as we all have our own comfort levels, which fluctuate from night to day.

Cuddling in bed can be lovely. In fact, I recommend cuddling several times a week, but do not feel pressured to fall asleep this way. Sometimes, it’s best to just start out cuddling and then go your separate ways.

Some individuals may not like cuddling at all, but rather enjoy their freedom as they rest. In that case, you may need a bigger bed or a dual-zoned bed for satisfying temperature preferences.

Your partner may prefer to go to bed early, while you prefer to go to bed late at night. It’s possible that one partner likes to watch TV before bed and the other wants complete silence. My advice would be to go to bed at different times, which is really no big deal. Just be sure to say goodnight to him or her before you go to bed without them.

In the end, we sleep about one third of our lives, so let’s make the daytime as pleasant as possible.

A former mayor and businesswoman, Donna Arp Weitzman was a later-dater before marrying Herb Weitzman in 2012. She is the author of Cinderella has Cellulite and Sex and the Siren, both best selling books available on Amazon.

TRAVEL

Bluegrass music festival just up the road in Farmers Branch

By Michael Wald

wald.world@yahoo.com I recently attended the annual Bloomin’ Bluegrass Festival co-sponsored by Farmers Branch and a local charity, the Bluegrass Heritage Foundation, and was very pleasantly surprised at the quality of the event. I highly suggest you include this event on your schedule when it comes back around next October.

The event had very little publicity in the normal places I learn about such things. I found out about it because one of the organizers works out at the same gym I attend. The Dallas Morning News Guide reported the event on the day of the event on page 58 of the guide, making planning to attend in advance difficult.

The two-day event started Friday night and also ran on Saturday. It takes place in the Historic Park of Farmers Branch, a worthy destination at any time. The Historic Park contains buildings from early settlement days transported and reassembled into a small pioneer village, with lots of historical interest.

One upside to the low publicity of the event was that the crowds were not so large that you felt crushed. A stage was set up on a green open field, which was only three-quarters full at its peak. People brought chairs or blankets, some with picnics, to listen. Plastic chairs were available to rent for a great price of $2.

In fact, the prices in general were unbeatable. There was no fee to enter the festival — how unusual is that? And food stands surrounding the park sold tasty and cheaply-priced food, including corny dogs that were less costly than the competing State Fair.

The festival was coupled with a chili cook-off competition that also benefited your favority charity. For $10, you could eat as much chili as your stomach allowed, including a drink, and vote for your favorite. Later in the day, the chili cups were sold for $3

MICHAEL WALD

Historic Park in Farmers Branch hosted a bluegrass festival.

to benefit charity.

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Branch workers kept the grounds exceptionally clean.

Several sites around the festival were set up for “jamming.” Locals brought their instruments for pick-up bluegrass sessions. So wherever you wandered, music filled the air.

A shuttle ran to the nearby Rose Gardens of Farmers Branch. The gardens claim to have over 500 species of roses in bloom in a miniature arboretum devoted to roses.

Topping off the festival offers were booths selling all sorts of knick-knacks from cigar box guitars to homemade pies to jewelry — the standard sort of arts and crafts you’ve come to expect at a country music fair — only this was its lesser cousin, bluegrass music.

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WINDING ROADS

Missing the heat of Terlingua Chili Cook-Off

By Jo Ann Holt

joannholt@gmail.com My husband’s favorite event takes place this week. He’s lamenting the fact that he won’t be there. The 51st annual Terlingua Chili Cook-Off is a storied event, turning the sleepy Jo Ann Holt ghost town of Terlingua into a bee hive of activities Nov. 2-5. Aromas from many bowls of red waft enticingly over two campgrounds.

Last year, my husband helped judge the semi-final rounds for the 50th anniversary CASI-sanctioned Terlingua International Championship Chili Cook-Off. The CASI Chili Cook-Off is actually a short distance from Terlingua, on Rancho CASI de los Chisos. It began in 1967 as a publicity stunt for Frank X. Tolbert’s book, “A Bowl of Red,” and race car driver/Mustang designer Carroll Shelby’s West Texas real estate ventures.

A rebel competition started when Tolbert and Wick Fowler split off in 1983, titled the Original Terlingua International Championship Chili Cook-Off, takes place in Terlingua. Each group of chili heads claims theirs as “the real Terlingua chili cook-off.”

Contestants, team members, family, friends, and camp followers flocked to both events from all walks of life. Some came in deluxe RVs, while others camped out in tents. For a $40 gate fee they could stay all day, or all week.

Serious chili heads set up their campsite early in the week, so by the time we arrived on Thursday, the party was in full swing.

Country music bands played nightly, and the after party at Krazy Flats drew crowds Thursday-Saturday nights. Headliners like Prophets and Outlaws played last year. Cowboy Camp is the party place at Terlingua cook-off; their big draw is free grub and booze plus music.

The party paused only slightly during daylight hours, with impressive amounts of beer and other adult beverages still consumed by cooks and spectators alike. One former champion said winning ingredients included burned beef, peppers, broth, secret spices and a Margarita for the cook.

For the CASI cook-off, categories were added for salsa, buffalo hot wings and beans. But the main dish was chili, usually made with beef, with no beans and lots of hot peppers. A darker shade of red was usually preferred.

Festivities were in full swing shortly before judging on Saturday at CASI cook-off. Several rows of carnival-type attractions set up on the campground showcased different teams. They competed for showmanship awards through skits, songs, fortune telling and games for prizes. Costumed characters ranged from Gator Guy to other swamp critters, Pink Pig Lady and Dixie Chili Chicks.

The judges missed most of these festivities since they were busy tasting batches of chili. My husband said those that made it to semi-finals were so good it was hard to choose finalists. We took a carefully-wrapped pint of chili home with us, and it was yummy. But I had to eat most of it by myself. After all that tasting, he was through with chili for a while.

This year we took a September trip to Big Bend National

Park, 30 miles from Terlingua. We spent a night in the historic ghost town’s Holiday Hotel (bigbendholidayhotel.com). We loved staying in the spacious El Patron Suite, where we learned there are no telephones or television sets in the hotel rooms. Time to unplug, although there is free Wifi.

Terlingua (ghosttown.texas) didn’t look much like we remembered from the year before, when it bustled with chili lovers and hangers-on. Once the site of a successful mine operated by Chisos Mining Company, now Terlingua’s a visit to the past. Visitors can explore miners’ homes, their church, and the owner’s decaying mansion (although rumor has it the mansion will be restored soon). Admission to the ghost town is free.

While there was plenty to see and do there, including lots of old ruins and fossils, most people we met had come to relax and do nothing. Especially the people on The Porch, outside the Starlight Theatre Restaurant and Saloon. Folks gather nightly to watch the sunset, chat and play music.

Besides providing a great getaway from modern day civilization, there is surprisingly good food and entertainment in this tiny town of less than two dozen permanent residents. The Starlight Theatre (thestarlighttheatre.com) provides nightly live entertainment by country musicians. They also serve terrific food like the tender beef filet I had, or my husband’s giant pork chop, delicious but big enough for two.

The hotel, theatre and restaurant are located at 631 Ivey Road in Terlingua. The restaurant is open Sunday through Friday from 5 p.m. to midnight; and Saturday from 5 p.m. to 1 a.m. They serve brunch on Sunday featuring Huevos Rancheros, chicken fried steak and eggs, Terlingua Quiche or other entries along with specially priced cocktails ($3.50).

Getting there from North Texas can be a challenge, but it’s worth it. Amtrak has a train that stops in Alpine, about 100 miles to the north. Nearby Lajitas Golf Resort has charter planes and buses that bring people to their resort from various Southwest cities. We drove down, about 10 and one-half hours from Dallas.

The closest commercial airports are in El Paso or San Antonio, where you can pick up a rental to drive either four and onehalf or six and one-half hours to Terlingua.

Jo Ann Holt is a longtime journalist, now writing about cars, entertainment and travel.

Charity

Sp tlight CORNERSTONE ACHIEVEMENT CENTER A private, nonprofit elementary and middle school for children with special needs.

By Sally Blanton

program is smaller by design, which we see as an advantage. However, there are a number of great schools for children with special needs in our community. We are pleased that Cornerstone Achievement Center is one of the viable options parents have available to them.

sallyblanton455@gmail.com Each week, Katy Trail Weekly will feature a charity that is doing remarkable work in Dallas, a city known for philanthropy and generosity.

QW hat is your mission or highest

purpose?

C ornerstone Achievement Center provides a faith-based educational program for children with special needs.

This private, nonprofit school for elementary and middle school age children aims to provide an environment that will uncover and develop each child’s potential and God-given talents.

Cornerstone was founded by Crystal Pinson and Janet Salazar.

A

QW hat sort of volunteer jobs are

available?

Volunteers who have a teaching background or simply enjoy teaching children, individuals that like to prepare teaching materials, or have the gift of organization.

A

Q T ell us the name of a volunteer who al-

ways goes beyond the call of duty.

Lauren Williams volunteered her time in between college semesters and was a great help for our teachers and students. She formed such a bond with the students that she has already made plans to join us when she returns home from college.

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QW hat is difficult about your job?

A One of the most challenging decisions

we must make is determining if our program can meet the educational, social and spiritual needs of a child.

While our founders and teachers have a desire to help every child and family that comes to us, we know that it must be an excellent fit for all involved. Our

QW hat is rewarding about your job?

A Seeing the students thrilled to come to

school and jump into work is rewarding. All of the students started in another school setting that was not the best fit for them. Being able to provide them with a school environment that is nurturing and fun allows them to be excited about learning and willing to push through challenges.

Q S uppose your nonprofit received a

$20,000 check in the mail today… where would it immediately be put to good use?

We would love to enrich our students learning by bringing in therapy services like music, speech, OT/PT and art. Currently we divide up the teachers/students to travel on field trips, a vehicle where everyone could ride together would be awesome. Tuition is expensive and we would love to be able to offer scholarships to families that may be interested but not able to afford the costs.

A

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