Back from the summer heat

OMG! It has been a while, yes? I blame it on the ridiculously hot summer. This summer made me want to strip down to the skivvies and lie in a bathtub full of ice and do not much else. Seriously. Glad that it's over, but I wish that autumn would just be autumn already!

Anyhoo, back to business. I cannot believe I missed this in June, but I was awfully glad to see it. El Paso is on the cusp of something really exciting, and though there is still a lot of work to do, I think this is fine example of where we are headed:

Thanks, Texas Monthly and Kristie Ramirez, for again taking note of that one Texas town that is in a whole other time zone. Ramirez mentions in her Street Smarts column, "Visit chic salons, an indie press, and a cool old theater in this city on the Rio Grande." Niiice.