The blog has once again fallen into disarray. I’ve been borderline busy covering hurricanes in various cities for the past two weeks. These hurricanes have not been particularly funny, leaving me few options to write light-hearted musings about the world today.At the risk of feeling ways about stuff, a professor in college once showed us a video…
This week, li’l rugrats are headed back to school in many districts in North Texas. Not every district. Many districts. A couple years ago, adult rugrats in Austin gave districts more autonomy on when to start school.Fort Worth started today. The superintendent and mayor showed up at an elementary school with news reporters carrying microphones and TV cameras…
As I write this, I’m sitting with the WBAP news car on its third attempt to get an inspection. I’ve spent a lot of time here over the past week.On the first try, the “check engine” light was on in the news car. Apparently, that’s automatic disqualification from your annual inspection, so they plugged it into…
NASA has announced a job opening for a planetary protection officer. The job involves making sure organic or biological material cannot contaminate [or, I assume, hijack] a spaceship for the trip back to Earth.The pay is good. I may miss some qualifications [I, for example, am afraid of heights], but I feel like NASA would like the cut of…
This morning, I’m talking with affiliates about Major League Baseball’s trade deadline. Each July, Pundits declare teams winners or losers based on whom they acquired. Or didn’t acquire. Or “gave up for a rental.”Yu Darvish, you see, is a rental. He’ll totally be back with the Rangers next season. Or he won’t. Every one…
This weekend, a church in Hurst will host a training seminar for a new state law that lets churches arm members of the congregation instead of hiring off-duty police or private security.A minister is one of the people leading the seminar. He emailed me a few days ago.We started coordinating our schedules to meet for an interview…
I’ve spent the past several days in Indiana, where I went to college. I was looking to burn some “comp time” from work and Ball State associate Chris Ulm had declared a karaoke night.I decided to drive instead of fly.”I’m not shellin’ out 400 bucks for an airplane ticket!” I explained to my computer screen.Plus…