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There's a palpable buzz in the air with Watermark Grill at near capacity. Its the kind of energy restaurateurs tend to love and at least some diners prefer to despair. We even needed to speak up to our utterly charming and accommodating waitress.
The medical profession is attracting a growing number of women. According to data from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), the number of women attending medical school has grown steadily since 1992.
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The wonderful winter social season began with the Blue and White Ball, celebrating the San Antonio Museum of Arts world class collection of blue and white porcelain.
It wouldnt be summer in San Antonio without the annual Texas Folklife Festival at the Institute of Texan Cultures. With 20 plus acres of delicious food, original music, crafts and demonstrations, the Festival is one of my dearest San Antonio traditions.
Brush past a rosemary bush and inhale its bracing perfume. Or rub the spiky leaves of lemon verbena between your fingers and enjoy their citrus scent. Fresh herbs have the capacity to open up a world of sensory pleasures, and their uses are infinite. Whether you love to garden, cook, or just sip a cup of tea, you’ll find that fresh herbs are some of nature’s most useful plants.
Low thunder in the distance. A little pang in your tooth. An unusual grinding sound when you start the car. Trouble brewing. And then there’s the unexpected letter in the mailbox with the IRS’s return address.
I hear the TV fitness guru shouting, “Fire those abs!” and “5,4,3,2,1…what time is it? Booty time!” and I think perhaps I should be exercising with my husband rather than parking myself in front of my laptop. Ironically, I’m working on this very article. For Americans, the struggle against weight gain has increased steadily for the last 40 years. A number of cultural, social and industrial changes collided to whip up this perfect storm of fat. The after math is an explosion of diabetes, heart disease, stroke and cancer. The Grim Reaper no longer brandishes a scythe. Instead he offers a tray of super sized processed foods and sugary beverages.
One can only wonder how different San Antonio might be if the four women interviewed for our feature story, Pillars of the Community, had not been such vital forces for change here.
It’s 5:30 a.m. A loud “raspberry” screeches through the monitor from my daughter’s nursery and jolts me from a sound asleep. For a moment, I’m confused. What is that noise? Is this a dream? My sons’ rooms are upstairs, too far away for me to hear their televisions or stereos blaring. This sounds like a … a baby. A baby. My baby!
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May/June 2010
Abigail Kampmann takes on management of the Porsche Center
