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Into Mexico

Posted on May 5, 2016 by juanzqui7

Flying into León. From there it will be about an hour’s ride (or 90 minutes, I forget which) by car to San Miguel de Allende. Unlike San Miguel, León is flat country. It sits in the middle of a wide, … Continue reading →

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The absence of sanity

Posted on April 22, 2016 by juanzqui7

War is surely not just an absence of peace. War is an absence of sanity. Continue reading →

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The day I came to understand what people meant when they talked about Ronald and Nancy Reagan’s “great love affair”

Posted on March 10, 2016 by juanzqui7

IN THE SPRING of 1980, not long after I had been named The Houston Post’s political writer, I got a call from the Ronald Reagan campaign. The former governor was going to make a swing through Houston and would be … Continue reading →

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Finding what we’re looking for

Posted on March 6, 2016 by juanzqui7

I WENT TO the Houston Public Library today. It was a beautiful (if windy) day so I decided I’d ride my bike there. I figured I could always use the exercise and I wouldn’t have to worry about parking. I wish … Continue reading →

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These are my babies, he said.

Posted on February 12, 2016 by juanzqui7

IT WAS A beautiful day yesterday and I opted for a bike ride instead of a visit to the gym. And instead of following my usual route along the Buffalo Bayou trail, I headed east, towards the Mexican part of … Continue reading →

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Shiny red fruit

Posted on February 10, 2016 by juanzqui7

IT’S ABOUT THIS time each year that I am heartened to hear a different kind of bird call in the trees outside my home office window. Most of the year I listen to the arrogant, even prideful calls of the mockingbirds, … Continue reading →

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Damn It, Black Lives Matter

Posted on February 10, 2016 by juanzqui7

THE BEYONCE VIDEO and Super Bowl appearance has brought the “Black Lives Matter” concept back into the headlines. And sadly, most Americans still don’t get it. They don’t get what it’s all about. I’m embarrassed to admit that even though I … Continue reading →

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A dying woman, a stern grandmother, a blessed child – and a miracle? A true story about life’s possibilities

Posted on December 20, 2015 by juanzqui7

  [When I decided to use the image of the Santo Niño de Nuestra Señora de Atocha on the front of this year’s Christmas cards, I felt a need to explain why that image was important to me. I started … Continue reading →

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A fire, a small town

Posted on November 28, 2015 by juanzqui7

Crystal City, Texas | November 28, 2015 A STRONG COLD front blew in from the northwest last night, pushing away the suffocatingly humid warm air that had settled over the region for days, and I woke up this chilly rainy … Continue reading →

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Looking back: Adventures and misadventures in Paris

Posted on November 14, 2015 by juanzqui7

14 November 15 This  morning I was doing a search for my favorite Paris photos to share on Facebook and came across this letter I wrote some 11 years ago to my friend Rogelio Cannady, who was then on Texas’ … Continue reading →

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