One thing that comes up repeatedly in conversation with psychologist Susan Mengden is her preference for teamwork: "I look back at my life, and I realize that everything I did and everything I've accomplished has been as part of a team. I really like that. I don't...
You may have heard about the Center for the Intrepid (CFI), but you may not realize the worldclass work it's doing for veterans right here in San Antonio. Its main goal is to maximize the potential of the military's wounded warriors to live and work productively,...
There is an old adage about not mixing business and family, the theory being that one cannot survive the failure of the other. If the business goes belly up, family relations can become strained; if family relations become strained, the business is less likely to...
With the decline in the economy, some people are opting to remodel their current dwelling rather than move to a bigger or better residence. Not only does remodeling allow homeowners to customize changes to suit lifestyles, personal tastes or current trends, remodeling...
The word “print” connotes so many things that it’s not surprising that the public is confused when the term is used to refer to a work of art. Yet the graphic arts have flourished for centuries, and printmaking is growing in popularity among contemporary artists. Less...
This may be a sordid admission — especially on the part of a food critic, but you would normally never catch me at a steakhouse of any kind on my own quarter. Make that quarter K. I find them stuffy, expensive and utterly unexciting. A slab of meat on an unadorned...
While few of us may ever find a need to put our corporate jet on www.ebay.com, as Sarah Palin did, we have all at one time or another wanted to sell good stuff we no longer want or need. Garage sales and consignment shops have been around a long time and fill that...
Picture this … you’re a Roman centurion just back from conquering someone, and you want some R & R. So you head down to the first of three progressively warmer rooms, where you’ll be slathered with oils. After an hour or so, you’ll jump into a small private area with...
