What’s really on the menu?

Restaurant menus have gone through a rapid evolution over the past few years. Gone are the doorstop-thick novels at places like The Cheesecake Factory; they’ve been replaced with QR codes so we can scroll through appetizers and entrees on our smartphones.

Thanks and sorry

Isn’t it funny how our own tempers can ruin moments in which we’re truly grateful for those around us? No? It’s really sad and infuriating? Yeah, those words do seem more appropriate. This column finds your humble editor much happier, a little less stressed and feeling very foolish.

Letter to the editor

Dear Editor: Of all the things God gave us, the land and our loved ones are the most precious. There are two things that made me feel good yesterday, one was the babbling waters of the Bosque River. So tranquil, when you haven’t heard that sound for a while, you forget how beautiful it is.

Of woods and weeds

I’ve been getting into native perennial gardening this year. Of all the plants I’m growing, I love milkweed the most. Seventy-three species of native milkweeds grow in the United States, and these plants are the exclusive host plants for monarch butterflies.

Paper headlines obscure writers’ views

Have you caught the Crash Blossoms’ reunion tour this summer? If you missed it, it’s because the Crash Blossoms aren’t a real band. They sound like a mid-to-late-90s one-hit-wonder group, whose number one song was called something like “Hey Monica” or “We Met in the Chat Room.

Letter to the editor

Dear Editor: Are Solar Farms to be our Future? Is our rural community under attack? I promised you more of the story and I got sidetracked trying to learn as much as I could about all sides of the story. Seems I’m beginning to only like my side, or should I say our side.

Words to avoid around Grandma

Have you ever worked with someone or made a friend who spoke a different language? In high school and college, I worked in a few different restaurant kitchens.

The faces of the Dublin Citizen

Sadly, The Citizen had to say goodbye to a staff member as Sara Gann, our resident ad sales maestro and all-around helper decided to leave to be closer to her family back east.

Letter to the editor

Dear Editor: As many long time residents, I have dreams for Dublin. I’ll limit myself to those that are realistic. Of course, I want all local businesses to be successful and I’m very proud of how far Dublin has progressed in the past 20 years or so.

How to successfully feign word wisdom

Everyone likes to seem smart and sophisticated. It’s why I wear glasses. Instead of saying that I “agree” with someone, I say “I concur.” We all want to come across to the world as fancy, ascotwearing socialites who clear our palates with sorbet between courses.