ANALYSIS OF 2008 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION - 07/30/10 06:10 PM
I have always questioned whether or not the Electoral College has outlived its usefulness.  This is a collection of interesting statistics. 
In an email I received, a law professor pointed out some interesting facts concerning the November 2008 Presidential election:  
Number of States won by:              Obama: 19   McCain: 29 
Square miles of land won by:         Obama: 580,000   McCain: 2,427,000 
Population of counties won by:     Obama: 127 million  McCain: 143 million 
Murder rate per 100,000 residents in counties won by:  Obama: 13.2    McCain: 2.1   
The professor added:
In aggregate, the map of the territory McCain won was mostly the land owned by the taxpaying citizens of the … (6 comments)

NEW TAX CODE REVEALED - BEGINS JANUARY 1, 2011 - 07/29/10 11:04 AM
While I haven't personally researched or investigated any of the following for content and accuracy, nevertheless, there will definitely be substantive changes in the tax code.  Here are some of those areas reported to me by a longtime friend:
In just six months, the largest tax hikes in the history of America will take effect. They will hit families and small businesses in three great waves on January 1, 2011:   First Wave: Expiration of 2001 and 2003 Tax Relief
  In 2001 and 2003, the GOP Congress enacted several tax cuts for investors, small business owners, and families. These will … (4 comments)

SOME THINGS ARE NOT WHAT THEY APPEAR TO BE -- TAKE WILLIE NELSON... - 07/29/10 08:40 AM

GARTH BROOKS, TIM MC GRAW, WILLIE NELSON AND BIG MIKE
I don't know Garth Brooks, Tim McGraw and Big Mike, but I do know Willie Nelson...at least this Willie Nelson
Before he started performing full-time, this Willie Nelson was an insurance company executive who worked for my daddy at American National Insurance Co.'s home office in Galveston
And before that, we went to high school together.
Since he retired from the insurance industry, Roy Hammock has been impersonating country music singer, Willie Nelson, in lounge shows throughout Las Vegas.  And he not only looks like him when he's dolled up … (4 comments)

THE MOODYS OF GALVESTON & THEIR MANSION - 07/28/10 08:57 AM

HENRY WIENCEK AND E. DOUGLAS MC LEODTaken in the Foyer of the Moody Mansion
Galveston, Texas started its life as a city with a lot of families who would become rich as a result of the many businesses a very prolific and active seaport would sustain.
One of those families, the family of Colonel William Lewis Moody, his wife and children, came to Texas in the late 1850s and settled in Galveston a few years later.
Col. Moody and his son, W.L. Moody, Jr., built an empire whose foundation was cotton compressing, wharf ownership, and banking.  At the turn of the … (0 comments)

Texas Housing Sales Break Down as of July 26, 2010 - 07/27/10 06:13 PM
From the Real Estate Research Center at Texas A&M University.
Here is how select Texas cities fared in March (data current as of July 26, 2010):
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Texas Radio Hall of Fame - 2010 Inductees - 07/27/10 09:07 AM
In 2002, radio broadcaster, Larry Shannon, and sixteen others who had built remarkable careers for themselves in Texas radio, established the Texas Radio Hall of Fame.  On the recommendation of famous DJ Chuck Dunaway of the Gordon McLendon days, I got Premier Member status in 2005, as number 96.
What is usually unknown by the public is how insecure a radio career is, and in general how poorly the on-air personalities are paid.  Oft times, for an example, a newsman or DJ goes to work only to find out that it will be his last day.  He's fired!  The reason?  "Just … (2 comments)

THESE FIGURES LOOK TERRIBLE BUT REALLY ANNOUNCE THAT NOW'S THE TIME TO BUY - 07/27/10 12:52 AM
My friend, Norman Stanowski, is an economist.  We often sift through economic data and reach similar conclusions.  He sent me this piece the other day.
What it portrays is a real estate market that is perfect for anyone whose future has in it a change of homes.  That especially holds true for those who would like to sell their current home and buy one of substantially greater value.  While to do so would be going against most people's emotions, in reality it offers far less risk and substantially better opportunities for future gains than remaining in your current house until the … (6 comments)

DALLAS BEST DRY CLEANERS? I THINK IT'S DALLAS DRY CLEANERS - 07/22/10 12:25 AM

DALLAS DRY CLEANERS10531 East Northwest Highway
I'll admit it.  I was taught to buy and wear top quality, tailored clothes and footwear and to take good care of them. 
In the care department, there is nothing harder on clothes than dry cleaning and commercial laundering.
So you can imagine what a nightmare I am as a customer for most cleaning shops.  They smile when I come in the first time, but usually with each successive time, the welcome gets less sincere, and I get more grouchy.
We moved to Dallas five years ago.  I have already tried and fired at least … (1 comments)

An Interesting Tale About Galveston's Famous Restaurant, Gaido's. - 07/20/10 12:38 AM
There used to be a school a half-block behind Galveston's famous seawall.  It was Lovenberg Junior High.  It was torn down after a storm seriously damaged it about forty years ago.
But it was the junior high school I went to in the early 1950s.  And I forgot to tell you it was directly across the street to the west of Galveston's most famous seafood restaurant, Gaido's.
The Gaido family has owned and operated that institution since 1911, and has served millions of fish to tourists and islanders.
The Gaido patriarch was Mike Gaido.  He understood the restaurant business and the importance … (9 comments)

PLAYBOY -- HOW IT SIZES UP TODAY. - 07/17/10 09:58 AM
Everyone knows the story about the founding of Playboy Magazine in the early 1950s by Hugh Hefner, who in his 30s, was working for Esquire Magazine when he had an epiphany about the same time that Esquire refused to give him a token salary raise.
<<---Hugh M. Hefner turned 84 this past April
And everyone has an opinion about Mr. Hefner's personal life as it has been reported to us over the years, the content of the Playboy magazine as it has evolved over the past nearly 50 years, and the Meese Report that stepped in and dictated how it can be … (5 comments)

HIGHLAND PARK PROPERTY TAX REVENUES DROPPING - 07/16/10 06:57 PM
From the Dallas Morning News and the Texas A&M Real Estate Center in College Station.
HIGHLAND PARK PROPERTY TAX REVENUES DROPPING
HIGHLAND PARK (Dallas Morning News) - Highland Park's property tax base is projected to fall 4.4 percent next year, according to an early estimate presented this week to the town council. That translates into a $443,294 shortfall for the upcoming fiscal year, which begins this fall.
Property taxes account for 62 percent of the city's revenue. Highland Park has one of the lowest property tax rates in the area, at 22 cents per $100 of taxable valuation, and council members are hesitant to raise the tax rate to 23 cents.
"Everything should … (3 comments)

HGTV & FOOD NETWORK -- ON THE RIGHT TRACK? - 07/09/10 11:51 PM
Two of the major highlights of the multitude of cable networks were the Home and Garden Network (HGTV) and the Food Network.
We liked to watch Pat Simpson and Jodi Marks show how to build a closet or lay a hardwood floor.  They were not just actors.  They were actually trained home builders.
<<==Pat Simpson
Jody Marks ==>>
And Emeril cooked so much like my mother did -- the way I learned -- that seeing him prepare New Orleans' recipes was a joy. 
But now HGTV, at least during prime time, is one show after another of a couple about to … (4 comments)

FREE MULCH FOR DALLASITES -- LINDSEY'S TREE SERVICE - 07/09/10 03:11 PM

LINDSEY'S TREE AND FIREWOOD SERVICE
10717 Northwest Highway at Plano Road
Lindsey's is one of those Texas sort of businesses that we take for granted, take for granted until we are challenged to name its competitors.  There may be one or two at the most, spread among the several million citizens who live in Dallas.
I took this photo the other day when I was there taking advantage of their offer of free mulch.  Before the morning was complete, I had taken and spread in our home's flower beds, just shy of 250 gallons of Lindsey's mulch.  (That's Bill Cherry, … (0 comments)

When the Radio City Music Hall Doorman Said, "Pssst." - 07/09/10 08:40 AM
Just before noon in June of 1958, my daddy and I were strolling in mid-town Manhattan on our way to nowhere in particular, when we reached Radio City Music Hall.  Its major tenant was NBC - The National Broadcasting Corporation.
A fellow in a doorman's uniform at the entrance said to my daddy, "Would you and your son like to see a radio show?"  The man went on to explain that one would be starting in a few minutes, and that they didn't have enough people to complete the audience.
Daddy said to me, "What do you think?"  We went inside, … (10 comments)

CONDOS GO MINIATURE AND ARE A BIG HIT! - 07/08/10 11:26 PM
I've disliked condos for a very long time, primarily because their value and their ease of resale always seem to drop dramatically when the market gets soft.
And, when times are good, they always seem to get horribly over-built.
This article, though, seems to have a point, and if in fact it is accurate, I may have to modify my criticisms.  CONDOS GO MINIATURE.
Perhaps the strongest feature is that should the resident outgrow the unit, it shouldn't be difficult to fit it into the rental market.
What do you think?
Minature
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I SMILE EVERYTIME I PASS JAMES KRAMB'S HOME -- SEE WHY - 07/08/10 09:55 PM
I've always had great admiration for those who take extraordinary pride of ownership in their homes.  This one on the corner of Plano Road and Larchwood is a classic example.

JAMES M. KRAMB
8805 Larchwood - Dallas
I don't know Mr. Kramb and his family, but I pass their home every day or so on my way to the grocery store, the dry cleaners, Lowe's, Fry's and the like.
And everytime I do, his home makes me smile.  That's why I wanted to show it to you.
In the next picture, notice the huge bed on the corner.  In addition … (5 comments)

BILL MARRA - DALLAS' COMPUTER WIZ - 07/07/10 08:13 PM

BILL MARRA
A-ON WHEELS COMPUTER REPAIR COMPANY
10620 East Northwest Highway Near Plano Road
214 660-0670
I joined the computer world, kicking and screaming, about fifteen years ago.  Prior to that, I had always had a staff whose job it was to do what was necessary to run our office by way of the various computer programs.
Of course now I spend more time in front of the computer screen than I ever did in front of a TV.  And, although basically self-taught, I'm pretty agile with the programs and the latest add-ons.
But when it crashes, it crashes, and … (2 comments)

NBC TO GO IN PORN BUSINESS? - 07/05/10 03:19 PM
Several Christian groups are asking that Comcast's pornography business be taken into consideration in a proposed merger with NBC.
 
Dan Isett, director of public policy at the Parents Television Council (PTC), argues that since the airwaves are public, broadcasters have to go through a character check when they apply for a license."So the question on the table is whether or not Comcast, as one of the largest distributors of pornography in the country, fits that definition in order to pass the character definition to get a broadcast license from the [Federal Communications Commission]," Isett points out.Broadcasters are licensed to serve the public, so that … (3 comments)

GED GRADERS DISCOVER NEW ANSWERS - 07/01/10 09:20 PM
 

The following questions were set in last year's GED examination  These are genuine answers (from 16 year olds).
Q. Name the four seasonsA. Salt, pepper, mustard and vinegar.Q. Explain one of the processes by which water can be made safe to drinkA. Flirtation makes water safe to drink because it removes large  pollutants like grit, sand, dead sheep and canoeists.Q. How is dew formedA. The sun shines down on the leaves and makes them perspire.Q. What causes the tides in the oceansA. The tides are a fight between the earth and the moon. All water tends to flow towards … (3 comments)

 
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