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That Barbie, she’s everywhere and she’s got everything. She’s the “it girl” of the moment. What gal has more, done more, been more than Barbie? Her hair has gone from bubble hairdo to ponytail to long, luscious waves. And that killer wardrobe — she’s always chic and trendy whether it’s that iconic black-and-white swimsuit still…
Gayla Leary is a pilot. But she’s also a Realtor with Miller Homes Group. While these two vocations may seem antithetical to most folks, when it comes to marketing a property in Aero Estates Airpark in Frankston, Texas, they dovetail quite nicely. Leary is the listing agent for 11587 Snap Roll Dr., which looks like…
Once every few months, I ask Lisa Peters, the venerable Dallas mortgage broker at Cardinal Financial, if I can borrow a million dollars. It’s to purchase a new favorite home that she’s sent me as the Highlight Home of the Week she sponsors on CandysDirt.com. Apparently, text messages don’t constitute mortgage applications. However, my loss…
Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson vowed at his inaugural address in June to do three things in his final term: improve public safety, create the best park system, and have the lowest tax rate of a major city in North Texas. Cynics will say that Dallas leaders have to pick sides, Johnson told a crowd at…
We have reached the point in the summer at which I start questioning why I live in Texas, and I mostly just relocate from one cooling device to another in order to accomplish my daily tasks. As I write this, I’m actually in Colorado, where I had hoped for a bit of a reprieve. But…
During the late ‘70s in Alabama, pop-up carnivals became a thing. My favorite attraction was the hall of mirrors. It was the only time in my life I was tall. My little dachshund legs looked so long in the mirrors. I remember thinking that when I grew up and had a house of my own…
