Daytime baseball

Ok, last set from Fridays baseball game between Terrell and Palmer, Texas. The next game is a night game Tuesday night. See ya there. There is a short You Tube clip at the bottom from the game. If you click through to You Tube you can view it in HD. I posted all of the Friday baseball pics on flickr. Use the link to the right.

Second set, Terrell vs Palmer

Today is Brians 40th birthday. Pay him a visit and welcome him to old age. Happy Birthday!

Here is the second set of photos from Friday afternoons Terrell vs. Palmer, Texas baseball game. Terrell won 1-0 in 10 innings. Palmer is located east of Waxahachie and is a 2A school.

Click on any picture for full size.

Monday set three. Sorry, sports pictures are my favorite.

Terrell Tigers vs. Palmer Bulldogs

The Terrell Tigers played the Palmer Bulldogs Friday in a non-district day game. Terrell won in 10 innings 1-0. This years team is exciting to watch, they have another day game on the 28th.

All games should be played during the day, the pictures turn out a lot better than at night. The Bulldogs are in white. More pictures tomorrow. You can click on any picture to enlarge it.

Skywatch Friday-last winter night

Last night was the last night of winter. It was a beautiful night in Terrell, temperature in the high 60s, just a couple of wispy clouds and a sky full of stars.

Click the picture to enlarge it and see all of the stars.


I don't think I am going to be able to get the picture that Tricia was wanting.

To see all of the Skywatch Friday sites, follow the LINK

Meals on Wheels Bake Sale results

On Tuesday a bake sale was held at my place of work. Each team brought in their favorite goodies. All money collected was to be donated to Meals on Wheels.

Happy to say that our team sold $128.00 in sweets.

Overall the bake sale raised an outstanding $830.00 for Meals on Wheels.
Above are Denese and Stephanie, they are a big reason why we did
so well. This was our table filled with everything you can think of.


Here is the team that helped us do so well, and what was left near the
end of the sale.

To make up for the sweets I ate, I walked almost 5 miles.
I walked a mile on my breaks at work.
1 mile to and from the gym.
2 miles on the treadmill.
Almost a mile to the City Council meeting..

Dr. Gwendolyn Kines Day in Terrell, Texas

Terrell Mayor Hal Richards reads the proclamation to Dr. Kines
in front of a standing room only crowd.

In July 2007, I posted a picture of my dentist office. My title was Best Dentist in Terrell, it was about my dentist Dr. Gwendolyn Kines.

Last night was the City Council meeting and since my life is so exciting I decided to go see what was going on. To my surprise (and Dr. Kines) they were leading off the meeting by recognizing the work Dr. Kines does in the community. Mayor Hal Richards read a proclamation declaring March 18, 2009 Dr. Gwendolyn Kines day in Terrell, Texas.

Here are a few stories about Dr. Kines and some of the work she does in Terrell. These all have appeared in the Terrell Tribune over the last few years.

Former Terrellite checks Rotarians on dental habits

Kiwanis Club, Bright Smiles Clinic team up to teach good dental health

Local dentist Kines teams with Kiwanis Club to help give school kids a smile

Dentists offer preventive care during ‘Give Kids a Smile Day’

I met Tricia, a reporter from Tribune, and owner of Tricia's POV. I am sure she will have a story in the Tribune about the proclamation from the Mayor. If it gets posted online, I will provide the link.

UPDATED: Tricia's story is now posted at the Terrell Tribune Online, City honors local dentist.

After the recognition of Dr. Kines, the Council went about its regular business. I will look for Tricia's story on that also.

I will post the results of the bake sale tomorrow morning.

St. Patrick's Day Bake Sale

The company I work for is having a bake sale today. People are encouraged to bake their favorite goodies and bring them to work. They are going to sell the goodies to coworkers. All money raised will be donated to Meals on Wheels. I can burn water, so trying to bake is out of the question. Do you think anyone will be able to tell I didn't bake these?

I am off to work early to set up my baked goods. :-)

JP Morgan Chase building, Dallas, Texas

Brian posted a picture of the Trammell Crow building in Dallas on Saturday. My choice of downtown building is the JP Morgan Chase building. Its the 4th tallest building in Dallas and just a bit taller than the Crow building.

Growing up I always wanted to live in a de-lux apartment in the sky (if you get the reference, you are old). As I got older, the more I wanted to be away from the big city. It is neat to visit and take pictures, but that's about it for me.

King Tut

We went to see the King Tut exhibit yesterday at the Dallas Museum of Art. No photography allowed inside the exhibit. It was neat to see objects so old and well preserved. Put some of those artifacts in my house and they could be destroyed in less than a week.

Soggy sidewalks

Since Wednesday Terrell has had over 3.5 inches of rain. The forecast is for it to clear up today.

This is what happens to Bradford Pear blooms after a lot of and rain.

Skywatch Friday-Evening at the ballpark

This was taken a week or so ago during the Terrell JV baseball game. Nothing better than watching a baseball game as the sun sets. Enlarge the picture for a better take on it.



The weather the last couple of days has sucked. Tricia has given me a challenge for Skywatch, hopefully the weather will cooperate.

To view the other Skywatch Friday sites click here.

More from Terrell Wins!

A few more pictures from Tuesday nights baseball game.

The weather turned cold and wet yesterday. The baseball team is suppose to be starting another tournament today in Rockwall. It may be postponed. Since 6am yesterday we have had almost 2.5 inches of rain in Terrell.











Sportsmanship on display after the game. Both teams meet to shake hands.

Tigers Win!

The Terrell Tigers High School baseball team, coming off of a second place finish in Robert Dulin Memorial Tournament in Waxahachie, Texas slugged out a 12-2 win last night over West Mesquite. The ten run rule was enforced after Terrell scored 2 runs in the bottom of the 5th to take a 12-2 lead and the game.

Rain was in the forecast, and the sky's were cloudy, but it stayed dry the entire game. We are getting the much needed rain this morning.

If I could take all sports pictures I would. Doesn't really matter what sport. I got quiet a few from this game, so I am going to post a few more tomorrow and again for Skywatch Friday.







If you get a chance take a look at my blog list to the right. Most are local blogs, my must reads.

Oxalis

I read yesterday this is a weed. I have weeds growing in my flower pots.

Terrell's boys baseball and girls softball teams both have scheduled home games tonight at Ben Gill park. I am hoping the rain holds off until after the games. If you are in town, come out and support the Tigers.

No Volunteers

I asked last week if anyone wanted to volunteer and mow my yard. I don't understand why nobody took me up on my offer.



Since it was a bright sunny day yesterday I did it myself. It is suppose to be in the 50s and raining by Wednesday.

No, I will not come over and do your yard.

Lone Star High School Rodeo at Wade Arena

Pictures from the rodeo yesterday at Wade Indoor Arena in Terrell, Texas.

The LSHSRA holds several rodeos at Wade Indoor Arena. Check the arenas

calendar page for upcoming events.

Friday night soccer

It was a beautiful night out last night, and what better way to enjoy it than to take in the Terrell Tigers boys soccer game against the Royce City Bulldogs.

Skywatch Friday-Hoover Dam

I guess last weeks and this weeks post could be called reverse Skywatch Friday since they are looking at the ground from the sky. This is Hoover Dam on the border of Arizona and Nevada taken out the window as our jet was making the approach into Las Vegas. The white on the rocks is where the water level should be. You can also see the new bridge thats being built. Click the picture for a better look.




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Domain issue resolved?

Hopefully, my domain problem has been solved. I read that it may be a couple of days before its working properly 100% of the time. But today has to be better than yesterday and tomorrow will hopefully be better than today.



I am going to try to get back into the swing of visiting everyone again.