Just about any place you work these days, you'll hear about a common challenge: conflict between the "older" versus the "younger" employees. But the problem isn't really that simple. Actually, there currently are four generations in the workplace — each with its own...
We've always known it — in a certain way, the eyes are just about as important to look into as they are in helping us see. They're the "windows of our souls." They're the center of our face — the first thing someone notices about us. A simple wink of the eye can alert...
Dr. Karen Fields' right arm is in a cast, so she offers her left one in greeting. She is a bit embarrassed to explain how the arm got broken but eventually confesses that she was trying to ride a trikke, the new three-wheel contraption with no pedals that can be,...
Who knew you could make influencing the lives of children into a business? Four area women have done just that by combining their passions and experiences with their ambition and enthusiasm for today's youth. They have been quietly, diligently going about the business...
This is a story about a house that was a dream. A dream born of travels to sunny Spain, lingering hours spent in the Alhambra and countless hours studying Moorish architecture. It is a story about Al Aguilar and Gisela Girard, a couple with the creative drive to build...
It seems that just about everybody wants to lose weight but, sadly, few succeed. Yet experts tell us that, as a nation, we must slim down or suffer all sorts of unpleasant consequences, such as poor health, impaired mobility and even shorter life spans. To be sure,...
Over the years women have influenced and enhanced the practice of medicine, though there was a time when women doctors were a rarity. Today half of the students enrolled in medical schools are women. As the number of women physicians continues to grow, so does their...
One thing that keeps coming up in conversation with Gemini Ink's director, Rosemary Catacalos, is her concern for the community. Whether she is talking about personal memories or the goals of the literary center she's led for the past four years, her love for San...
Deerbrook Farm is a love story, straight out of the True Romance series. It's about a young girl named Betsy Skillin, born in New York City and raised in Europe, who met Tom O'Connell, an American soldier, on a train traveling from Frankfurt to Paris. She was 14, and...
really like it when locals come," offered our garrulous waiter/real estate broker about midway through a very pleasant dinner on Fig Tree's dramatic, terraced patio. "The tourists we'll never see again, but we know you might come back." For the setting alone — perhaps...
Haven't gotten around to that summer vacation yet? I know, you're probably too busy to even plan one. But there's still hope. Why not take a vacation right here at home? It's easy, requires little planning, and what you save on gas or airline tickets you can spend on...
If you're a manager with aspirations to move into an executive position in the corporate world, it pays to know about something called "executive presence." If you have it, you've got a good chance of making it into the executive realms; if you don't, you're likely to...
Losing your keys, running late, interrupting conversations or forgetting what you need at the grocery store happens to everyone at one time or another. For some, all of those things and more are an everyday reality, a source of constant aggravation, guilt and anxiety....
On the wall of Elizabeth Ames Jones' office in Austin is a huge geological map of our state showing what's normally hidden from view — the underground terrain. Jones, who is the chair of the Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) seems to derive genuine pleasure from...
Single women have been in the spotlight lately. From the announcement that unmarried women now outnumber their married counterparts in the United States to statistics that present unmarried women as the latest economic and political force, one thing seems clear: Being...
The San Antonio residential real estate market is a hot commodity. As residential property sales around the nation continue to fluctuate, San Antonio homes are consistently being bought and sold. Real estate impacts every aspect of a community. Anytime you want to...
These days, Kristin Roach's main professional space is a stone chapel at St. Mark's Episcopal Church, where she's assistant organist and assistant music director. While the downtown church rebuilds its 1927 parish house, the chapel doubles as rehearsal hall, robing...
The owners of a magnificent Atlee B. Ayres-designed home in a near-urban San Antonio neighborhood have many a story to tell about their circa 1937 Mediterranean-style residence. Perhaps one of the most charming anecdotes is shared by the lady of the house, who relates...
