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Although it is still over 6 weeks away, I wanted to mention that April 22 will be the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day.

My journey this week takes me to Judge John P. Burke Jr.

San Marcos Public Library 625 E. Hopkins St. 512-393-8200 Q. I just finished “The Second Sleep,” a novel by Robert Harris. In the foreword, he mentions the source for his title. I’d like to get that book.

There is nothing a gardener likes better than a plant nursery. Sadly, privately owned nurseries have become more and more scarce nationwide. Spring Lake Garden Club members will take a mini field trip March 12 to Wimberley Gardens for a presentation by owner, Matt Horvath, as he tells of his personal journey from loving plants to nursery and landscape business ownership.

Though the play is called “Aladdin,” it’s safe to say we all know who the show is really about. He’s the charismatic force of the story, without whom Aladdin would still be a scroungy street rat struggling to figure himself out. Sure, Aladdin possessed the pluckiness to seize his destiny, but without the Genie, he wouldn’t have gotten far in Agrabah.