by Marie Watts | May 13, 2024 | Blog
Last week I attended my brother’s retirement party. Dr. Ted Watson is winding up a distinguished career as a professor of chemical and biological engineering at Colorado State University. The experience brought on thoughts about the whole idea of retirement. According...
by Marie Watts | May 6, 2024 | Blog
One recent Friday morning, a Sharknado warning at 5:30 a.m. sent me flying from the bed, my heart racing a million miles an hour. “Get up now. There’s a Sharknado coming. Stay away from the windows and stick with me if you want to live. This is not my first...
by Marie Watts | Apr 29, 2024 | Blog
The Chevron Championship women’s golf tournament in the Woodlands (ending April 21, 2024) was spellbinding. What mesmerized me was the number of girls attending. My heart leaped when I observed girls and their fathers as well as girls with their mothers streaming into...
by Marie Watts | Apr 22, 2024 | Blog
Rat’s nest. Yes, I said rat’s nest. Those of you who follow me know that I have been plagued by mice. My last sighting was in August 2023. I’ve been riding high, assuming I won the war. But no, the Mouse King sent his cousin, the rat, to harass me. And frankly, the...
by Marie Watts | Apr 14, 2024 | Blog
Our 2024 Texas-style eclipse party surpassed my expectations. Planned over a year ago, my husband and I, accompanied by my brother, his grandson, and son descended onto my girlfriend’s ranch in the Texas Hill Country. While we had 90% coverage projected in our neck of...
by Marie Watts | Apr 8, 2024 | Blog
Speaking truth to power can be a dangerous occupation. Just ask Anne Royall, professional journalist, travel writer, and the first female newspaper publisher in the United States. TRUTH TO POWER—AN UNCOMMON JOURNEY Anne’s early life never foreshadowed the woman she...
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