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Nothing goes as planned when you’re training for the Texas Water Safari
When you’re training for the Texas Water Safari, stuff goes wrong. And it did this week. I’m racing on a five-human boat, and two of our five humans live in Colorado, not Texas. That’s OK. Both Steve Daniel and John Murphy have finished the 260-mile paddling race...

Food as art (and in a terrarium) at the exclusive Green o in Montana
If food were art, I just worked my way through the Louvre, nine paintings at a time. Over three nights tucked in the woodsy chic world of Paws Up in Montana, a place where well-heeled families and couples looking for a romantic escape fill their days fly fishing,...

Austin ups the ante with up to $1,200 in bonuses for summer lifeguards
Austin pools need lifeguards - and the city just added a carrot in the form of up to $1,250 in lifeguard bonuses for those who work the stand this summer. Applicants get an initial bonus of $500 to be paid mid-season. If they stay on through the entire summer, they...

Brenham’s downtown murals are worth the drive
I can’t pass up a good mural, and yesterday’s assignment in Brenham, Texas, showed me that big cities aren’t the only place to find them. You’ll find Brenham’s downtown murals tucked in alleyways, on the side of liquor stores and restaurants, and on raw brick walls...