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Getting Out in Dallas: The Arts District (Part 2 of 3)

Getting Out in Dallas: The Arts District (Part 2 of 3)

I had a few hours to kill a couple of weeks ago, so I thought I’d walk through the Arts District and check out the progress on the Theater and Opera House. You have to have a pretty good imagination to see how the jumble dirt cranes, and hard hats....

Sample of Texas meteor found in West, Texas south of Dallas

Sample of Texas meteor found in West, Texas south of Dallas

According to the Associated Press (via the Dallas Morning News), two University of North Texas researchers have found samples of a meteor seen in Texas skies on Sunday. More from the A.P. story: Two samples of fresh material from a meteor that alarmed numerous residents when it streaked across the...

I see plenty of evil in New York Post cartoon

I see plenty of evil in New York Post cartoon

Hat tip to Wayne of Electronic Village who tipped me off to the above cartoon early this morning. There is no excuse for this image which was printed in the New York Post. You can call it satire or comedy, I call it it ignorant and stupid. To associate gunshots...

Bible Lesson Connection: God is Willing to Give You Another Chance

Bible Lesson Connection: God is Willing to Give You Another Chance

FROM BIBLELESSONCONNECTION.COM Scripture reminds us that, “we all like sheep have gone astray.” The story of Jonah reveals one man’s experience of rebellion, punishment, repentance and obedience. Most of us can relate to a time in our lives when we disobeyed God and there were consequences for our actions. Follow...

Getting out: South Side Station (Part 1 of 3)

Getting out: South Side Station (Part 1 of 3)

I have to say that I’ve been inspired by John Spriggins who has challenged the Dallas South Family to “Get Into the City” in a post a couple of weeks ago.  For the rest of the week I’m going to share a few places that I’ve hit over the last...

Kevin Ross Part 2 – All White All the Time

Kevin Ross Part 2 – All White All the Time

ALL WHITE, ALL THE TIME By Kevin Ross This “preference for white” in Los Angeles, the second largest media market in the country behind New York, is nothing new. With Elder’s absence, however, the racial disparities now go beyond jarring. Of the six talk outlets, not one has an Asian,...

Kristin shares her JMJ Fitness experience with Dallas South

Kristin shares her JMJ Fitness experience with Dallas South

In the last couple of months, the health posts submitted by guest blogger Jason Johnson have been very well received. Jason is a personal trainer and is the proprietor of JMJ Fitness. Kristin (formerly known as Jazzy) who blogs at Because I Said So and serves as Co-Host on my...

PLEASE READ: Dallas South Seeks Your Support

PLEASE READ: Dallas South Seeks Your Support

As many of you know, we are attempting to launch Dallas South into the upper limits of the blogosphere . To make this happening I’m going to need a little help from the Dallas South Family. I hate to go all Sally Struthers on you, but if everyone reading this...

Theater Review: TeCo Theater’s New Play Competition mix of plays make for entertaining evening at Bishop Arts Theater Center

Theater Review: TeCo Theater’s New Play Competition mix of plays make for entertaining evening at Bishop Arts Theater Center

For the last four year’s I’ve promised TeCo Theater’s Executive Director Teresa Coleman Wash that I would visit their annual new play competition. I finally had a chance to make good on that promise over the weekend when I was able to take in the 7th Edition of the event....

Shawn Williams: A blessing and a curse for Paris, Texas

Shawn Williams: A blessing and a curse for Paris, Texas

This is the content of an article the I wrote which appeared in Sunday’s Points Section of the Dallas Morning News.  Thanks to Nicole Stockdale for allowing me to state my opinion. February 15, 2008 My hometown’s biggest blessing is also its biggest curse. There’s something about the name Paris,...