Monthly Archives: March 2016

Profile Response: Tanya Hall, Greenleaf Book Group, Austin, TX

Posted on March 31, 2016 by paulefallon

Tanya Hall worked in television in Los Angeles and flipped a few houses up the property ladder, but she wanted to find a tighter community for her two daughters to grow up. After visiting friends in the Hill Country, Tanya … Continue reading →

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Profile Response: Cynthia Beeman and Friends, Austin, TX

Posted on March 30, 2016 by paulefallon

Cynthia Beeman values the past. Her home is filled with antiques, each of which has a familial story. She studied history at Texas Tech and spent her career at the Texas Historical Commission. After retirement, Cynthia co-founded the Ruth Winegarten … Continue reading →

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Profile Response: Alan Graham, Community First, Austin, TX

Posted on March 29, 2016 by paulefallon

“The problem of homelessness is not Obama’s, it’s ours.” For 18 years, Alan Graham’s ministry, Mobile Loaves and Fishes, has provided food, clothing, health products, and social activities to Austin’s homeless. “The old model of service was based on scarcity. … Continue reading →

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Profile Response: Austin Kessler, Austin, TX

Posted on March 28, 2016 by paulefallon

I will never forget the first time I met Austin Kessler. He was eating an apple in the cafeteria at University High School cafeteria in Norman, Oklahoma in 1971. He took a few big bites, crunching through the skin. But … Continue reading →

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Profile Response: David Lanham, Austin, TX

Posted on March 25, 2016 by paulefallon

Sometimes I have the uncanny good fortune to land in a city and discover my host is a perfect reflection of the place I’m visiting. In his initial e-mail to me, David Lanham said, “Austin is the living embodiment of … Continue reading →

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Profile Response: Ali Stone, Phillip Balke, and Carlos Melendez, San Marcos, TX

Posted on March 24, 2016 by paulefallon

Ali Stone, Phillip Balke, and Carlos Melendez are three friends leading lives centered on conscious aquaculture in Texas Hill Country. Ali’s a Minnesota native by way of Bend, Oregon. After a day tending livestock at Happy Chicks Farm, she sat … Continue reading →

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Profile Response: Vicky and Phil Weinheimer, Converse, TX

Posted on March 23, 2016 by paulefallon

There was a moment, driving to San Antonio for dinner in the passenger seat of Phil Weinheimer’s sedan, when I realized how much I missed something I didn’t even know I’d lost. His voice. Although I hadn’t seen Phil in … Continue reading →

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Profile Response: Joseph Dial, San Antonio, TX

Posted on March 22, 2016 by paulefallon

Categorize Joseph Dial at your own peril. He is a cattle rancher whose grandfather imported Brahman cattle to South Texas in 1876. He belongs to the Natural Resource Foundation, “We need our eco-system, yet we allow people to exploit nature … Continue reading →

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Profile Response: Adam Turcotte, Ranger Firearms, San Antonio, TX

Posted on March 21, 2016 by paulefallon

Adam Turcotte is a nice looking young man with a four-year-old daughter who goes to work in jeans and a checked shirt with a gun on his hip. He manages Ranger Firearms, a comprehensive gun store in San Antonio. “I … Continue reading →

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Profile Response: Simms Goff, San Antonio, TX

Posted on March 18, 2016 by paulefallon

“Everyone should live a life you don’t have to escape, take a vacation, or retire from.” Simms Goff, an expectant father in his mid-30s, is moving ever closer to realizing that ideal. Simms grew up in the Philippines where his … Continue reading →

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