Start Your Engines

It’s not like you can’t keep a secret.

You just choose not to. Like when you told everyone about your best friend’s engagement. (It just slipped out. Really.) Or the time you leaked it to your boyfriend’s mom that he ...

My Sew-Called Life

In your book, “balance due” is a four-letter word. (You were never much for math.)

You hate paying people to do anything. As a result, you’ve learned to live with missing roof shingles, chipped paint, and split ends.

And when ...

Kiss and Shell

You? A scaredy-cat? You betcha.

When lightning strikes, shadows appear, or loud noises sound, you’re under the covers.

So the thought of venturing out for an African safari? You’ll pass, thanks. You prefer your ferocious animals in a zoo.

Want ...

Che You, Che Me

You’ve already led your fair share of revolutions this year.

Saving the whales in March, freeing Tibet from April through May, ending poverty in June.

Let someone else do the work this month; take a break for a restorative meal at ...

Golden Showers

If April showers bring May flowers, what should one make of Showers in July?

A brilliant sample sale, of course.

Riddles aside, beloved Dallas jewelry designer Elizabeth Showers, known for some of the hottest baubles in town, is taking her ...

Run for the Border

Dear July,

You think you’re the hottest thing going, dontcha?

And what with the 100-plus temps, brain-frying sun, and hair-frizzing humidity, you’ve got every reason.

But your number’s up, July. Cafe San Miguel, a new restaurant that opened yesterday in ...

Trading Spaces

Houston, we have a problem.

Depending on which blog you’re reading, this phrase refers to:

A. Whitney’s relationship woes.
B. NASA’s race to become superpower of the skies.
C. The ever-changing face of Space City.

If you picked C, chances are ...

Suit Yourself

Like the temperature, your size fluctuates.

Your shoes are always a seven. Unless only an eight is left on the sale rack. Rings are a petite five. Except during allergy season, of course. And your bra? A 36B. At certain times of ...