Terrell pecans

The pecans are coming along. Probably have two more months before we can pick them. These are from the tree in our back yard. We have two more trees in the front yard.



It was chilly this morning, the temperature was in the mid 50s.

The morning news show I watch is CBS 11. Every morning they visit with Jody Dean and his morning team at KLUV. Yesterday morning they were talking about Jamie Foxx coming to visit Terrell this weekend and KLUV linked to my site.

Jamie Foxx visits this Saturday, the following weekend Terrell hosts Flights of our Fathers Fly-In. Bring your camera, I will be doing a photowalk at the Fly-In starting at 11AM. Click on the link to the right for more Fly-In details.

NFL picks tomorrow.

I am looking forward to watching Flash Forward tonight. I love all of the new shows coming on, but I probably will only stay with one or two. There just isn't enough time to watch TV all night.

Survivor tryouts Terrell, Texas

Today was the Survivor casting call put on by CBS 11 TV at Randall Noe in Terrell. I ended up waiting in line from 11:00 till 2:30. Here are a few pictures, I will post more tomorrow and let you know what it was like. I am bushed.

Here is a hopeful couple having fun while waiting in line.

The line started at the building in the middle of the pic, came down the right side curved around and went back up the left side. They handed out numbers as you go close to the door. I was number 398. When I left there were on 447 and there were probably another hundred who were still in line.

Fog

Tuesday was ice, last night was fog. At least the temperature was in the high 40s.

Who wants to meet in Terrell on January 3rd and try out for Survivor?

KTVT CBS 11 Dallas/Fort Worth
Saturday, January 3, 2009
10a – 4p
Randall Noe Ford
1608 W. Moore
Terrell, TX 75160
817-451-1111
CBS11TV

I have tried out and sent in tapes before and now I get to try out in my hometown. How cool is that? I AM NOT A GEEK! Think y'all can live without me for a few months?

Dallas media covers tragic local story

Tragic news brought the Dallas media to Terrell Wednesday night. It seems like the only time we see the Dallas media in Terrell is on the bad news day. Terrell is not a bad town, but I think we get a bad rap. It would be nice to see a story mention Terrell and it not be bad news. CBS TV 11 is my channel of choice, so you get their truck for today's photo. The Fox vehicle was an old, rundown unmarked van. This is in a bank parking lot across from the police station.

While I am complaining about the Dallas media, let me add the poor coverage they all provide during bad weather. Since we are to the east of Dallas we get hit after the Metroplex gets hit. The Dallas stations will track storms forming and coming into Ft. Worth and Dallas for hours, giving us updates of whats happening in all of the small towns to the west before it hits them, like this morning. Then, they act as if the world ends on the east edge of the Metroplex. No updates about storms hitting the areas to the east, when we will get hit, what we can expect.


Our prayers go out to Ms. Bourns for a speedy recovery.

To the individual who broke in and beat her, I hope you are caught quickly. You must be some man to beat a 93 year old woman in the head and leave her laying on the floor barely conscious.

Update 6/20/08 An arrest was made in the beating of Ms. Bourns. They arrested a female suspect who lived near Ms. Bourns. If you follow the link they have her mug shot.