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Body Rhett Bartlett and Courtney Pette are pleased to announce their engagement and upcoming wedding, which will be held in Houston on May 6. Houston native Courtney Pette graduated with highest honors from the University of Texas-Austin and from Baylor Medical School.

Body Christmas and New Year’s, that season when we as individuals and communities look both backward and forward. As an outgoing museum board member, that is what I want to do today.

Body Yesterday, I bought a Christmas tree at the hardware store. I thought it was a good day to do it, both because I’d heard the rumors of Christmas tree shortages and because it would keep me away from my email for more than an hour—a near record in the last two weeks.

Body Brett and Tessa Cox announce the birth of their daughter, Saylor Brooke, on Oct. 17, 2021. Upon arrival, Saylor weighed 7 pounds, 12 ounces, and measured 20 inches long.

Body “It’s not about luck,” my friend Andrew insists, “it’s about gratitude.” Andrew is not some sort of New Age guide, in case you were wondering. He is a slightly curmudgeonly tax preparer and not given to feel-good platitudes.