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    Let Me Sum Up

    Memo to Gordon Keith: I got paid $XX to write this column about you

    Eric Celeste
    Mar 15, 2013 | 9:08 am

    It’s the Friday 5, that time of the week when I try to summarize my favorite stories of the day without ruining lifelong friendships. Harder than you’d think!

     

     1. Gordon Keith writes about why you shouldn’t know how much money your friends make.
    Keith has a column in the Dallas Morning News today about how knowing your friends’ salaries (or how much anyone makes) can be cancerous. He leads with an anecdote about how I, he, and two of our friends had an awkward moment when a few of us started comparing salaries.

     

    Like a Bob Woodward tale, the recounting is mostly true but at least part of the human dynamic is missing. First, we weren’t drunk. It was happy hour, and if we weren’t on our first beers, then we were on our second. It’s important to note that we don’t need to be soused to ball-bust each other in a manner that could lead to hard feelings. That can happen over breakfast.

     

    Two, even though Keith is exactly right about the corrosive nature of income discussions, it’s not just junk-kicking that leads to such exercises. In fact, I’m pretty sure I started the whole thing, because — besides fostering tension among friends — I think there’s something worthwhile and helpful in being open about money and the hurdles we place in our path no matter what that annual salary figure looks like.

     

    For example: I’m fascinated by how much radio pays its media stars. It’s an industry that, like television but unlike writing for print, values talent and pays the suits much less than the people who drive the ratings and profit. (Generalizing wildly here.)

     

    And I believe there is something very useful in being open about such things Keith ignores here. I think it’s helpful to see how someone can be frugal and take a modest but not spectacular salary and make it work for him or her. I think it’s instructive to see that someone can make several times that and still struggle to make ends meet. (Here’s a fascinating story about how semi-famous writer Neal Pollock crapped away all his money with poor decisions.)

     

    I think most of us have no idea exactly what we’re supposed to do when we go from making $18K out of school and one day are making $30K or $50K or $110K or $250K or $600K annually. Often that uncertainty leads to problems that perhaps could be avoided if friends were more open about the decisions they make.

     

    I have a very rich friend whom I regularly grill about his finances, because it’s fascinating to see how someone who makes millions every year could be strapped for cash. As well, it’s fascinating to see people who make much less spend and save wisely, and I’m thankful for their advice and counsel. (It hasn’t done me any good, but I’m thankful.)

     

    I’m not saying we need to wear a pin on our shirts that declares how much money we bring in. It’s true salary discussions are probably best left to job interviews. But I think finding a way to talk openly and honestly about money can be useful.

     

    For example: It can motivate the person at the table who made less than everyone there to be more aggressive when negotiating future salaries. I think it’s fair to say that neither of the two writers at the table want to play the salary-guessing game with him now.

     

     2. More stuff about the Dallas DA Craig Watkins.
     Here.

     

     3. Ted Cruz says Obama meeting gave him hope.
    That won’t last, but, okay.

     

     4. Perry thinks the GOP needed to be more conservative.
    He’s insane. But it makes me giggle.

     

     5. The Mercantile Continental is open for renters.
    Downtown gets even awesomer.

     

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    Watch these hung over, so it feels like you were there.

     
     

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    Love for Dallas

    Dallas makes U.S. News list of best places to live for quality of life

    Amber Heckler
    Jul 23, 2025 | 5:02 pm
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    Dallas and three other Texas cities were just hailed in U.S. News & World Report's new rankings of the best places to live for their high quality of life.

    This new list, published in July, is part of U.S. News' Best Places to Live rankings, but the 25 cities that made the list were chosen solely based on quality of life factors such as education, healthcare, crime rates, air quality, resilience to natural disasters, and more.

    The top two cities that are the best places to live for their top-tier quality of life are Brookline (No. 1) and Newton (No. 2) in Massachusetts. Bethesda, Maryland (No. 3), Bellevue, Washington (No. 4), and Malden, Massachusetts (No. 5) round out the top five.

    Dallas ranked 20th on the list overall, with U.S. News praising the city's unique and successful blend of a "quiet suburban life and big city buzz" that attracts young individuals and professionals.

    The report also touted Dallas' highly-rated medical system, and its growing reputation as a foodie city with numerous eateries serving up anything from Argentine empanadas, to Dubai chocolate treats, to classic Southern fare like Tex-Mex or barbecue.

    "The city also ranks within the top 5 percent for health care access and is home to nationally ranked hospitals such as UT Southwestern Medical Center and Baylor University Medical Center," the report said. "The Dallas Arts District claims the title of the largest contiguous urban arts district in the U.S., and the city also boasts major sports franchises such as the Cowboys and Mavericks that keep energy high year-round."

    According to U.S. News, the median income for a Dallas household is $68,895 a year, and the median value of a home is "slightly better" than similarly sized U.S. cities, coming out to more than $337,000.

    Other Texas cities on the list
    Austin was dubbed the 13th best place to live for its quality of life, and the No. 1 best in Texas. Houston ranked two spots behind as No. 15, and the Rio Grande Valley city of McAllen earned a spot on the list as No. 23.

    "The town of McAllen boasts year-round sunshine and a vibrant business scene for retail, international trade and manufacturing," the report said. "Situated on the Mexico border, this bicultural community ranks No. 32 for college readiness and reports a shorter commute time, 18.3 minutes, compared with the national average of 22 minutes. McAllen also is one of the most affordable cities, claiming the No. 9 spot for cost of living and No. 23 on the most affordable places to live list."

    U.S. News' top 10 best places to live for their quality of life are:

    • No. 1 – Brookline, Massachusetts
    • No. 2 – Newton, Massachusetts
    • No. 3 – Bethesda, Maryland
    • No. 4 – Bellevue, Washington
    • No. 5 – Malden, Massachusetts
    • No. 6 – Chapel Hill, North Carolina
    • No. 7 – Cambridge, Massachusetts
    • No. 8 – Kirkland, Washington
    • No. 9 – Rockville, Maryland
    • No. 10 – Passaic, New Jersey
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