One of the highlights of spending the Fourth of July on Block Island is the parade. The Tournament of Roses this is not. The Tournament of Beach Roses perhaps…
Oh, there are the requisite flags and marching bands. But the parade is renowned from one end of Rhode Island to the other for things like:
Girls in bikinis dancing [...]
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July 9, 2008
Stop the Parade!
July 7, 2008
Rocking the Boat
So I was on vacation for a few days last week, and I was hoping to escape anything having to do with the news…
No such luck.
I arrived at the ferry landing at Pt. Judith, Rhode Island (en route to Block Island) only to find a fleet of TV live trucks. Ever the journalist, I asked [...]
June 30, 2008
A Shocking Phone Call
Earlier this afternoon I received a shocking phone call. It was from a confidante of Luis Yanez, our Olympic boxer from Duncanville.
It appears that Luis has been kicked off the team.
Luis apparently missed a deadline to rejoin his teammates, who are now training in Argentina. As a result, he has been removed from the team [...]
June 27, 2008
Window Into My World
First, an apology.
Sorry the sausage has been a bit sporadic lately. It’s all the cat herding (see earlier post).
It’s been awhile since I updated you on the kitchen renovation. That’s because the whole thing’s been on hold for various reasons. Mostly travel.
But today was window removal/installation day.
I’m glad I was there when the guys got to [...]
June 25, 2008
Catching Up With Carly
I had a chance to catch up with Carly Patterson last night. You remember Carly… our golden girl from the Athens Olympics.
Carly is a singer now, so we went to the Absolute Rehearsal Studios in Dallas to listen to her practice with her band.
I’ll be honest. I had no idea what to expect. And I’ll [...]
June 24, 2008
Herding Olympic Cats
44 days until Beijing, and I’m going for the gold in cat herding.
You see, before I head to China, I’m putting together stories on our local athletes. But that’s a lot harder than it might seem.
Athletes might be from here, but that doesn’t mean they live or train here.
If they do, they’re busy. This is [...]
June 23, 2008
Things I Saw at the Airport
If I look a little sleepy today, it’s because I am. My flight back to Dallas was delayed into the wee hours of this morning. But it gave me lots of time to people watch in Albuquerque. Among the interesting/amusing/disgusting/curious things I saw at the airport:
A man who chose to travel in his bathing suit.
A woman [...]
June 18, 2008
No Blog Today
As I write this, Tim Russert is being laid to rest. Please take the time you would have spent reading my blog today and use it to remember him.
Thank you.
June 17, 2008
Plastic Surgery
Leave it to I-30 to provide me with blog material.
I was cruising through Grand Prairie this morning when a rough storm blew through. Among the various items in flight over the highway was a large sheet of plastic.
I hit it, and then watched as it got sucked under my car. It shot out behind me, [...]
June 16, 2008
The Empty Chair
The moderator’s chair on Meet the Press was empty yesterday — left vacant as a tribute to Tim Russert.
If you missed the show, it was a touching celebration of Tim’s life.
Tom Brokaw guided the conversation among several of Tim’s closest friends and colleagues. It was comforting to have him there.
(Brian Williams has been reporting from [...]
