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Covers:  All things Texas and Mexico, wine regions, Americana, Latin American luxury, surfing - all the good stuff
Writer, explorer, Texan, Dallas Cowboys fan

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Surf's Up, Y'all: A Guide to Surfing in Texas

Surf's Up, Y'all: A Guide to Surfing in Texas

While most Americans, and frankly most Texans, do not correlate the Texas Gulf Coast with surfing, a small bu…

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A Traveler's Guide to Galveston, Texas, the Birthplace of Juneteenth

A Traveler's Guide to Galveston, Texas, the Birthplace of Juneteenth

The island town of Galveston on Texas's southeast coast is a treasure trove for history-loving travelers. Inc…

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All About Chianti: The Lifestyle, the Region, and the Wine

All About Chianti: The Lifestyle, the Region, and the Wine

Few wines embody a location the way Chianti embodies Tuscany. When opening a bottle of Chianti DOCG wine, one…

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A Visual Guide to Côtes du Rhône AOC Wine Styles [Infographic]

A Visual Guide to Côtes du Rhône AOC Wine Styles [Infographic]

In a country known for world-class wine regions, France's Côtes du Rhône AOC holds its own against big dogs l…

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Six Wines to Sip During the Warmer Months

Six Wines to Sip During the Warmer Months

Haven't found the perfect warm weather wine yet? With a few more months of tan lines, ice cream trucks, and g…

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Six Wines to Sip During the Warmer Months

Six Wines to Sip During the Warmer Months

Haven't found the perfect warm weather wine yet? With a few more months of tan lines, ice cream trucks, and g…

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How A Microtask Scam Used Our Website—And How To Spot Ones Like It

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By Jennifer Simonson Verified
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One afternoon in early 2026, our editorial team noticed something odd: A single article on our site had begun drawing an unusual flood of reader comments. The article about money market funds quickly drew hundreds of times the normal amount of comments. When our traffic analyst pulled the referral data, a name appeared that none of us recognized: TrendPayTaskers.com. It appeared users were being paid to visit our website and leave a comment on one article.
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The Perfect Pairing This Pinot Grigio Day

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By Jennifer Simonson Verified
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Is there anything better than a Sunday afternoon? Those few golden hours between the week that just ended and the one that hasn’t started yet, when the to-do lists are forgotten and the only thing on the agenda is reconnecting with the people sitting right in front of you. The kind of afternoons where long lunches drift into the evening. The Italians have always understood this better than most.
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What CPAs And Attorneys Say Business Owners Regret About Their Entity Choice

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By Jennifer Simonson Verified
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Starting a small business is often viewed as a pathway to freedom and financial independence. Unfortunately, that is not always the reality. Statistically nearly 20% of small businesses in the U.S. shut down within the first year and roughly half are gone before they reach their five-year mark. Many of those failures have nothing to do with the business idea itself. They stem from small choices made during formation that quietly balloon into bigger problems once money starts coming in.
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