When I was four, my mother thought I was some crazy reading prodigy. Turns out I just memorized the back cover that says the same thing on every copy of "Little Golden Books" when she would read me a new one every night. What. A. Fraud. I don't remember ever struggling to read as I got older, though learning how to spell my own name presented some problems that prevented me from going to recess on time in Kindergarten (shout out to Ms. McManaman for making me stick it out and

Shake Shack has been on my favorites list since my go-to beloved Texas orange and white chain took my favorite A1 thick and hearty burger off the menu (you know who you are, buttheads). This is a throwback to when the Uptown Dallas Shake Shack* first rolled out their Spicy Chicken Sandwich on August 1st and I bullied my coworkers into going to try it...but I completely forgot to post about it (whoops), so I'm doing it now - better late than never! * Their online menu doesn't

Texas heat in the dead of summer is brutal. We have humidity, zero wind some days, and for some reason I like to wear pants when it's 98 degrees Fahrenheit outside. Cut to Vegas...it's a whole other kind of animal. It's a dry heat out there, with the helpful bonus of some wind, but when you, your mom, and your 79 year old grandma are trekking it from The Strip to the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino* on a 28minute distance, things get rough. Learn from my mistakes, get a Lyft or dr