BY JASON JOHNSON Don’t dive head first into that pool when it comes to your resolutions. Take it slow. Ease your way into the pool. Start at the shallow end. Spend some time in waist-deep water. More specifically here is what I would recommend for you starting January 5th. Make...
Today we’re running down the Top 8 stories posted at Dallas South in 2008. Feel free to share some of your 2008 memories -Dallas South or otherwise- as well. 8. The story of Clarence Otis Jr. – Darden CEO leads Red Lobster and Olive Garden Jan 10th I received an...
Bishop Arts Theater Center Last week, Cameron Smith and Teresa Coleman Wash announced an exciting partnership that will bring great music to the Dallas Fort Worth area. In February, they will kickoff the 2009 Jazz Series at the beautiful Bishop Arts Theater Center in Oak Cliff. Teresa Coleman-Wash and Cameron...
Casey Thomas, outgoing president of the Dallas Branch NAACP, is planning a run for the Dallas City Council this Spring. He looks to replace incumbent Dave Neumann in Council District 3. In a message to friends and family, Thomas says “In my years of serving the Dallas Community and speaking...
In Friday’s Dallas Morning News, Sports Columnist Jean-Jacques Taylor suggests that Class of 2009 football recruits boycott Auburn University for their decision to hire Gene Chizik over Buffalo Head Coach Turner Gill. I agree with Taylor, and I believe that his suggestion is doable. Read the write up on Turner...
As President Elect Obama moves to finish out his cabinet, he has selected former Dallas mayor Ron Kirk to the position of U.S. Trade Representative. Kirk is a currently a partner with law firm Vinson & Elkins LLP. Born in Austin, Texas, Kirk is a graduate of Austin College, in...
I’d like to welcome another guest blogger to the Dallas South Family posting on the subject of health and fitness. Please welcome Jason Johnson who this week is going to tell us about the 4 Top Metabolism Boosters. By Jason Johnson, CPT We have all heard the term “metabolism.” You...
Here’s my nomination for Texan of the Year that appeared in Monday’s Dallas Morning News. Texas bloggers kept social activism alive In 2006, most Americans did not know what a blog was or where it was from. Now, Web journalism and social activism are an integral part of Americana. Our...
By James “Bird Guess 5)…To Temporarily Stop Mark-to-Market Accounting: Lets assume you owe $60,000 on your mortgage loan and 12 months ago your house was worth $100,000. Now imagine if a few homeowners in your neighborhood were in desperate financial situations and chose to sell their $100,000 houses at 50%...
I’m thankful each time that someone feels that my words are worthy of print. But I consider it an honor and a privilege to have been quoted in this month’s collector’s edition of Ebony Magazine. It’s a marvelous issue with President-Elect Barack Obama on the cover. I appear in a...
