Planning a retirement home in Texas Hill Country
Jane Howard Lee of The Sun reflects on designing a retirement home on a Hill Country plot. She chronicles gathering ideas from magazines shows and photos while weighing styles, layouts, and practical needs. Back concerns include single vs two story, wall space for art, energy efficiency, and aging considerations as plans evolve.
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Home & Garden
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DNA Helix Unveiled by Watson and Crick in 1954
Today in history notes James Watson and Francis Crick identified the DNA double helix structure in 1954. Also marks significant TV milestones, the Waco Branch Davidian raid, and notable birthdays including Gehry and Krugman.
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James Watson
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Davidian
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Vincente Minnelli
Milton Caniff
Frank Gehry
Mario Andretti
Bernadette Peters
Paul Krugman
John Turturro
Robert Sean Leonard
Pat Monahan
Eric Lindros
Wilt Chamberlain
Philadelphia 76Ers
So near yet so far Lynchburg and Baytown reunite in memory
Wanda Orton reflects on the historic ties between Lynchburg and Baytown, noting their shared origins in Texas land grants and Harris County services. She traces annexation, school district borders, and local geography from Spring Gulley to Burnet Bay, highlighting Burnet’s connection to Lynchburg and Baytown’s evolving identity.
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Goose Creek Independent Consolidated
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Lakewood
Harris County
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Wooster
Country Club Oaks
Craigmont
Goose Creek
Spring Gully
Burnet Bay
Crystal Bay
San Jacinto Monument
David G. Burnet
Republic of Texas
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Hannah
Nathaniel Lynch
Hannah Burnet
Burnet Drive
Texas
Bay Area
ExxonMobil
San Jacinto River
Cedar Bayou
Black Duck Bay
Shelving Books and Customer Encounters at a Baytown Store
In a memoir style piece Mark Fleming recalls his bookstore days amid job hunts for journalism work. He describes shelving by genre puzzles including erotica teens and romance and the challenge of avoiding judging customers while guiding them. He recounts a tense moment with a customer buying a history of mass murder and reflects on the retirements of those retail jobs.
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