The cost of living in North Texas is much lower than many other parts of the country. I own a house on a half acre that in Seattle would make me wealthy, should I sell it. Down here, it won't. And to sell down here and try to establish something similar elsewhere won't work either, so I must plan for a while and save a lot.

It was 103 yesterday.

There may be a hurricane or tropical depression headed this way over the weekend, though the projections so far show that it will miss North Texas entirely.

SRS