Skywatch Friday-Goals, Dreams, Values

Tomorrow morning Terrell welcomes home Jamie Foxx. Beginning at 10AM, a parade will travel down Moore Ave. from City Hall to Memorial Stadium. A presentation will be made at the stadium honoring Jamie Foxx and presenting him with the key to the city. Expected to attend the ceremony will be Texas Gov. Rick Perry, State Senator Bob Duell and State Representative Betty Brown. Tricia of the Terrell Tribune has a great story about the visit.

Tickets to the program at the stadium have already been distributed, but come out to Terrell, line Moore Ave. then stay and have lunch in town. How many times will get you the chance to see an Academy Award winner in person ?


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The Terrell Tigers begin district play tonight in Mesquite against the West Mesquite Wranglers. Cliff has a preview of the game. Game time is 7:30PM and can be heard on KPYK 1570-AM.

The State Fair of Texas starts today. We normally wait and go during a weekday to avoid the crowds.

Week 3 NFL picks - lets hope I can do better than last week.

Cleveland 0-2 (Road: 0-1)
xBaltimore 2-0 (Home: 1-0)

Washington 1-1 (Road: 0-1)
xDetroit 0-2 (Home: 0-1)

Jacksonville 0-2 (Road: 0-1)
xHouston 1-1 (Home: 0-1)

xSan Francisco 2-0 (Road: 1-0)
Minnesota 2-0 (Home: 0-0)

Atlanta 2-0 (Road: 0-0)
xNew England 1-1 (Home: 1-0)

Kansas City 0-2 (Road: 0-1)
xPhiladelphia 1-1 (Home: 0-1)

xGreen Bay 1-1 (Road: 0-0)
St. Louis 0-2 (Home: 0-0)

xNY Giants 2-0 (Road: 1-0)
Tampa Bay 0-2 (Home: 0-1)

Tennessee 0-2 (Road: 0-1)
xNY Jets 2-0 (Home: 1-0)

xNew Orleans 2-0 (Road: 1-0)
Buffalo 1-1 (Home: 1-0)

xChicago 1-1 (Road: 0-1)
Seattle 1-1 (Home: 1-0)

xPittsburgh 1-1 (Road: 0-1)
Cincinnati 1-1 (Home: 0-1)

Denver 2-0 (Road: 1-0)
xOakland 1-1 (Home: 0-1)

Miami 0-2 (Road: 0-1)
xSan Diego 1-1 (Home: 0-1)

xIndianapolis 2-0 (Road: 1-0)
Arizona 1-1 (Home: 0-1)

Carolina 0-2 (Road: 0-1)
xDallas 1-1 (Home: 0-1)

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.

Lunch is served

I showed you my lunch yesterday. I found these two trying to enjoy their lunch.





Not sure this one wanted to be photographed.

Hanging on

Do you ever feel like you are over staying your welcome? Like its time to move on? Like you don't fit in? I like you are in way over your head? Like your season has passed?

You may have to enlarge the picture, but this dried up leaf has found part of a spiders web to latch onto. The leaf doesn't want to fall. The thread from the spiders web is doing something that its not made for, holding up the leaf. Soon both will fail. The spiders web thread (Tony), it's showing signs of stress and will probably break soon. Once it breaks, the leaf (we will call it Wade) will go crashing down to earth. One will disappear forever, the other to be ground into mulch.

Just having a bit of fun for my Cowboy friends and coworkers. They get upset so easy.

Yesterday was also the first day of Fall.

Cole Mountain lunch

Its been a while since I had been to Cole Mountain. So we paid a lunch time visit.

Barbeque plate, sliced and chopped beef, cole slaw, cowboy beans and a roll, $4.95 lunch special.

Ants

Yesterday was the first chance I have had to mow my yard in two weeks. My back yard was a jungle. This time I missed the frogs, the ant pile wasn't so lucky. A thunderstorm rolled through last night, so I got the yard done just in time.



Peyton Manning and bad clock management at the end of the game by Miami kept my week 2 NFL picks over .500, I finished the week 9-7. I knew I should have picked the NY Giants over the Cowboys. Overall I am 21-11, not a bad start.

Cliff lists the 4 teams he loves to see lose. My 4 are USC, Oklahoma, (both on Cliffs list) and Notre Dame and Alabama.

My fantasy football team won, I am now 2-0.

THS Cheer

What football game is complete without cheerleaders to fire up the crowd and root the team on?



I haven't checked my NFL picks, but I dont think I did very well. It was a wild day. My favorite has to be the Jets getting over on the Patriots. I know its early but this is a good weekend to review.

USC coach Pete Carroll in January after Mark Sanchez announced he was going pro:

“The facts are so strong against this decision,” Carroll said. “After analyzing all the information, the truth is there — he should’ve stayed for another
year.”

Weekend Scoreboard:

Washington 16
USC 13

NY Jets 16
New England 9

The State Fair of Texas begins on Friday. Are you going?

Some people in Arlington were upset that the new Cowboys stadium was being called the Palace in Dallas, when its actually in Arlington. They should be upset that the Cowboys lost. The Palace in Dallas has a nice ring to it, I hope it sticks. Remember when Michael Irvin was playing and the Cowboys would play on Monday night at Texas stadium, Irving, Texas was always called Irvin, Texas because the announcers didn't know any better.

I am taking today off, I have work to do around the house. See you tomorrow.

Bishop Lynch vs. Terrell Tigers

My band photos turned out better than the football photos. It just gives me something to work on for the next game. Terrell won the game 31-21. Terrells record heading into district play is 4-0.

Halftime entertainment

A few more band pictures from the football game Friday night.

Tiger marching band

Last night was the first home game for the 2009 Terrell Tigers football team. OV has photos of the game. Here are a few photos of the band at half time.

The Tigers took on Bishop Lynch and moved their record to 4-0 winning 31-21. Check the Tribune tomorrow a the recap of the game. I will go through all of my game pictures and post some on Sunday.

Skywatch Friday-Game Day

Not at the field below, its going to be a few days before that field is playable. Tonight is the home opener for the Terrell Tigers football squad, kickoff at 7:30PM. Cliff has a preview of the game here. If you cant make it to the game listen live at 1570AM KPYK.



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Here are my week 2 NFL picks. I would like to pick the Giants over the Cowboys, but not in the opener of the Cowboy stadium. I don't see any way the Cowboys lose.

Carolina 0-1 (Road: 0-0)
xAtlanta 1-0 (Home: 1-0)

xMinnesota 1-0 (Road: 1-0)
Detroit 0-1 (Home: 0-0)

Cincinnati 0-1 (Road: 0-0)
xGreen Bay 1-0 (Home: 1-0)

Arizona 0-1 (Road: 0-0)
xJacksonville 0-1 (Home: 0-0)

xOakland 0-1 (Road: 0-0)
Kansas City 0-1 (Home: 0-0)

xNew England 1-0 (Road: 0-0)
NY Jets 1-0 (Home: 0-0)

xNew Orleans 1-0 (Road: 0-0)
Philadelphia 1-0 (Home: 0-0)

Houston 0-1 (Road: 0-0)
xTennessee 0-1 (Home: 0-0)

St. Louis 0-1 (Road: 0-1)
xWashington 0-1 (Home: 0-0)

Seattle 1-0 (Road: 0-0)
xSan Francisco 1-0 (Home: 0-0)

Tampa Bay 0-1 (Road: 0-0)
xBuffalo 0-1 (Home: 0-0)

xPittsburgh 1-0 (Road: 0-0)
Chicago 0-1 (Home: 0-0)

xCleveland 0-1 (Road: 0-0)
Denver 1-0 (Home: 0-0)

xBaltimore 1-0 (Road: 0-0)
San Diego 1-0 (Home: 0-0)

NY Giants 1-0 (Road: 0-0)
xDallas 1-0 (Home: 0-0)

Monday September 21, 2009

xIndianapolis 1-0 (Road: 0-0)
Miami 0-1 (Home: 0-0)

Tiger Up!

Only one more day till the Terrell Tigers football team plays its first home game of the year. Lets make sure these stands are filled full of Tiger boosters. Tigers are off to a great start, time to show some support. The Tigers play at Memorial Stadium, Google Ben Gill Park for directions. Kickoff is 7:30PM.

I took this picture before the rain started last Thursday. I needed to see what nice sky's looked like.



I will have my NFL picks tomorrow. I will be looking to improve my 12-4 start.

Would you believe me if.....

I said it rained again yesterday?

My latest You Tube addiction is watching the auditions for Britain's X Factor 2009.

If you want to rock watch this one.



If you want to cry watch this guy.

Defense wins championships

We got a bit of sunshine today, just a little. The rain is suppose to be back this afternoon, but not stay around so long. Most of the puddles disappeared by the afternoon. To my friends to the east getting the rain...sorry.



The good girl, Jordan, won Big Brother 11 last night. Summer is now over.

Cliff has given the tough Terrell Tiger defense a nickname. You will have to visit his site, The Full Count v2.0 to find out what it is. I think I like it.

Terrell's defense is second in class 4A in yards allowed in the Dallas area.

Swine flu seems to be everywhere, but thankfully it hasn't hit anyone at my work. How about where you work?

I am no fan of President Bush, but do we really need this? Does the ex-speech writer need $$$$ that bad?

I don't mean to repeat myself but don't forget, Terrell will welcome home Jamie Foxx on September 26th. There will be a presentation at Memorial Stadium at 10am. Admission into the stadium is by ticket only. Tickets are available through local churches or the Terrell Chamber of Commerce. You can also line Moore Ave. from Adelaide to the football stadium for the motorcade from City Hall. How often will you get a chance to see up close an Oscar winning actor? The best place to be may be along Moore Ave. at Bradshaw St. where a street topper will be placed on the street sign.

Could the first regular season Cowboy game in the new stadium not sell out? That's what the Dallas news is reporting. They have to sell all tickets before 7:15 Thursday night. I think Mr. Jones will make sure there are no tickets left.

We got a break

I wasn't the only person to head down to Ben Gill Park during a break in the rain. It's suppose to finally start to clear up today. I was going to use this for Skywatch Friday, but I have another photo I like for that. This is how our sky has looked since last Thursday.


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Tonight is the last show for Big Brother 11. Who will be crowned chamption? Look for me in next years Big Brother 12. If you think you have what it takes, fill out an application.

First week of the NFL is history and I could have done better in my picks. This week no homer picks. I ended the week 12-4.

Flights of our Fathers Fly-In photowalk

Bring your family and friends to Terrell Municipal Airport on Oct 3rd at 11AM for a photowalk at the Flights of our Fathers Fly-In. Last years fly-in was fun and the weather was great. Lets hope for a repeat.

This is an opportunity to photograph sights that we don't get to see in Terrell every day. Send an email to photowalk2009@hotmail.com for more details.

On display will be vintage planes, vintage military vehicles and antique cars. The British Flying Training School Museum will be open for tours with a docent or on your own. About noon the Marines will post the colors. The Mayor will issue a proclamation, there will be a brief address, then the Commemorative Air Force fliers, skydivers and other aerobatics will begin. Admission to the fly-in is $5.

For details of the dinner/dance, pancake breakfast and the fly-in click on the banner to the right.
The picture is from last years fly-in, Ready for Duty.

Back to work

Going to work on Monday morning in the rain, what fun.



Fun opening weekend in the NFL. My fantasy team won and the Cowboys won.

Terrell defeated Seagoville 29-0 in high school football Friday night in a game that was called at half time because of the weather. Terrell plays their first home contest this Friday night against Bishop Lynch. If Terrell wins that game they will start district play on the 26th on the road against West Mesquite at 4-0. Terrell will probably have to win this Friday and next Friday before anyone at the big paper to the west starts to notice. The records of the teams Terrell has defeated this year is 0-7. Bishop Lynch is 2-1.

I got hit square upside the head with a big dose of reality this weekend, that's never fun.

I watched the MTV VMAs last night. I liked the tribune to Michael Jackson to start the show, Janet was great (I saw her in concert in 1990 for free). Kanye West is a *****, I have purchased his music before, but never again. Google 'Kanye West VMAs', I am sure the You Tube clip will be pulled soon.

All of this rain has kept me and my camera indoors. We have more rain expected this week.

More rain

It is still raining. Some parts of the Dallas area have already gotten over 8" of rain with another 2"-3" today. Rain in the forecast all week.



At least we have the NFL today.

I got a feeling.....

....that its going to rain all weekend. But that's a good thing, we could use it.

Terrell escaped with a win last night in Seagoville to run their record to 3-0. It wasn't the Dragons that gave the Tigers a close call. Cliff has his story of the game up, check out the Terrell Tribune for it, and Obstructed View has photos from the game.

I love the Black Eyed Peas. I was surfing the web last night and came across their performance on Oprah's 24th Season Kickoff show. They sang I Got A Feeling, changing the words just a bit for Oprah's show, but the highlight of the clip is the flash mob. I still am not sure what a flash mob is, but its cool. You have to watch this. Of course the BEPs are awesome as usual.



Have a GREAT Saturday!

Friday wrap-up

Zestfest in Ft. Worth this weekend. Sounds like my type of fun.

The Terrell Tigers take on the Seagoville Dragons tonight in Seagoville. Kickoff is 7:30, listen to it live on KPYK 1570AM pregame starts at 7:15.

Jay Leno starts Monday night at 9pm. For years I fell asleep watching Leno. Does this mean I am going to start falling asleep even earlier?

Last nights Steelers-Titans game was a good start to the NFL season. Cliff has his week 1 picks posted.

Christina has changed the look of her site......again. If you like it let her know. If you don't, be quiet.


Local events on the Calendar:

September 18th The Terrell Tigers 1st home football game vs. Bishop Lynch.

September 19th Ghosts of Kaufman County Past, Poor Farm, Kaufman, Texas. See the link to the right.

September 26th Welcome home Jamie Foxx. Terrell will welcome home Jamie Foxx. There will be a presentation at Memorial Stadium at 10am. Admission into the stadium is by ticket only. Tickets are available through local churches or the Terrell Chamber of Commerce. You can also line Moore Ave. from Adelaide to the football stadium for the motorcade from City Hall

October 2nd & 3rd Flights of our Father Fly-In Dinner/Dance, Pancake breakfast, fly-in. Check the link to the right for details.

October 3rd Photowalk at Flights of our Fathers Fly-In. Meeting at 11AM, an opportunity for area photographers to meet up and take pictures of the Fly-In event. Email me for more details.

Send me an email for any event you want posted.

Skywatch Friday-Patriot Day

In the United States today is Patriot Day.



To view other Skywatch Friday sites click here.

Week 1 NFL picks

At least I think it used to be a barn. Maybe an old carriage house or garage with upstairs apartment. Whatever it was, I think it looks neat today. Not sure I would want to explore inside though.


Big Brother gets another season, look for me in the Big Brother 12 house next year.

Sorry, I haven't been able to visit my favorite sites like normal. I have been busy this last week or so.

Tonight we finally get a NFL game that means something and a full set of games on Sunday and Monday night. Here are my picks for Week 1. There are a couple of homer picks in there.

Tennessee (0-0, Road: 0-0)
x Pittsburgh (0-0, Home: 0-0)

Sunday September 13, 2009

Detroit (0-0, Road: 0-0)
xNew Orleans (0-0, Home: 0-0)

Miami (0-0, Road: 0-0)
xAtlanta (0-0, Home: 0-0)

Jacksonville (0-0, Road: 0-0)
xIndianapolis (0-0, Home: 0-0)

NY Jets (0-0, Road: 0-0)
xHouston (0-0, Home: 0-0)

xMinnesota (0-0, Road: 0-0)
Cleveland (0-0, Home: 0-0)

Denver (0-0, Road: 0-0)
xCincinnati (0-0, Home: 0-0)

xPhiladelphia (0-0, Road: 0-0)
Carolina (0-0, Home: 0-0)

xDallas (0-0, Road: 0-0)
Tampa Bay (0-0, Home: 0-0)

Kansas City (0-0, Road: 0-0)
xBaltimore (0-0, Home: 0-0)

xSt. Louis (0-0, Road: 0-0)
Seattle (0-0, Home: 0-0)

Washington (0-0, Road: 0-0)
xNY Giants (0-0, Home: 0-0)

San Francisco (0-0, Road: 0-0)
xArizona (0-0, Home: 0-0)

Chicago (0-0, Road: 0-0)
xGreen Bay (0-0, Home: 0-0)

Monday September 14, 2009

Buffalo (0-0, Road: 0-0)
xNew England (0-0, Home: 0-0)

xSan Diego (0-0, Road: 0-0)
Oakland (0-0, Home: 0-0)

I will review how I did next Tuesday.

09-09-09

Today is 09-09-09. I took this picture as uploaded it to Worldwide Moment. The Worldwide Moment is based on September 9, 2009 + 9 GMT @ 9:09. The Worldwide Moment in Terrell was Tuesday September 8th at 7:09PM.




From the Worldwide Moment website:

Worldwide Moment is a non-profit arts organization which encourages people around the world to celebrate peace and international collaboration by taking simultaneous photographs and sharing their stories. 2009's Moment occurs when the time is Wednesday September 9, 2009 at 9:09AM in the +09GMT time zone, or 09.09.09+09GMT@09:09

The picture is the pond at Ben Gill Park. The sun is slowly setting behind the trees.

Shade trees

Took a few pictures at Ben Gill Park yesterday. This is a shaded area with picnic tables, a slide and swing set. Look close and you can see Memorial Stadium in the background.


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Speaking of Memorial Stadium, less than 2 weeks till the 2009 Terrell Tigers play their home opener.

Terrell takes on Seagoville this Friday on the road. Seagoville is 0-2 and been outscored 0-99.

Deep fried peaches and cream, winner of Big Tex Choice Awards Best Taste. I can't wait for the State Fair of Texas to start. Deep fried butter went home with Most Creative. All of the Choice Award finalists will be available at the Fair.

Something going on with the Beatles tomorrow? I wouldn't know.

I have the flickr page set up for the photos from the Flights of our Fathers Fly-In. Flights of our Fathers is Oct 2nd and 3rd. Check the link to the right.

I also set up a Terrell, Texas flickr group. Add your Terrell photos to the group.

Road Trip-My money at work

We took a trip up to Choctaw Casino on Sunday. I lost less than I expected to lose, so that's a win....right? Below you can see what my money is helping build. A high rise hotel and larger casino. I wish the Texas Legislature would allow Texans the opportunity to vote on bringing casinos to Texas.



Wear your favorite sports team logo to Chick-fil-a Monday and get a free chicken sandwich. Ya think they are going to be busy?

Mister Cool

Not quite Mister Cool, but he wasn't that bad. Maybe the sign is for something else.



First Monday September 5th, 2009. Canton, Texas

Beautiful moon tonight

A couple of days ago I posted a shot of the almost full moon on automatic settings. Jacob gave me an assignment to try for the full moon using manual settings. Below are the results. I wanted to get the shot Friday night, but it was overcast all night.


Click the picture to enlarge.

I know others have taken better shots of the moon, but I am pretty proud of mine. I love the detail.

College football season started today. Great start for the University of Texas, not so good for Oklahoma.

Be sure to check the side bar, details on the Kaufman County Ghost Walk and the Flights of our Fathers Fly-In.

First Monday Canton, Texas

First Monday Labor Day holiday weekend in Canton, Texas. I took this when I got to a clearing. The Arbors were packed.

The weather was great, I think we walked about 4 miles. Only 3 First Mondays left before Christmas. On your way out to Canton, be sure to stop off in Terrell for some good food and more shopping.

Terrell Tigers win, start 2-0

The Terrell Tigers defeated the North Lamar Panthers last night in Paris, Texas 21-7. Cliff has a recap of the game posted on the Tribune website.




My plans for today's post didn't work out so well. Last night was a full moon and I was going to attempt to get a picture using the manual settings on my camera. It turned out to be a cloudy night with no moon in sight. I will have to try it again when I can see the moon.

My favorite baseball player and probably the best player in MLB is Albert Pujols of the St. Louis Cardinals. If you are a fan of baseball, please take a few minutes to read this story about Albert.

Three weeks from today on September 26th, Terrell will welcome home Jamie Foxx. There will be a presentation at Memorial Stadium at 10am. Admission into the stadium is by ticket only. Tickets are available through local churches or the Terrell Chamber of Commerce. You can also line Moore Ave. from Adelaide to the football stadium for the motorcade from City Hall.

Skywatch Friday-Proceed with caution

Yes, all of our traffic lights are sideways.

This is dusk a few days ago. The sky did not have one cloud.

To see other Skywatch Friday sites from around the world, click here.

The Terrell Tigers travel to Paris, Texas tonight to face the North Lamar Panthers. Cliff has a preview of the game here. Listen to the game at 1570AM KPYK pregame starts at 7:15PM.

Obese? OBESE!

We had a 'wellness fair' at work today. They brought in our providers who answered questions about our benefits and we also got a BMI test. It seems for my weight and height I am borderline obese. The good thing was I got my BMI test done early, I had all day to marinate over it........Obese my fat a**!

This is Moore Ave. in Terrell just west of downtown looking east. You can see the moon that I got last night. A coworker is taking a photography class. She told me the first thing the class was told was to never use the automatic settings, they make you lazy. This weekend I am going to try to get away from the auto settings. I already have an assignment from Jacob to shoot the moon. I think its going to be a full moon Friday night, I will give it a try.



Tonight starts the last weekend of preseason pro football games. I hope everyone makes it out of this weekend with no major injuries. Regular season (fantasy season) starts on the 10th, finally.

My Cowboy prediction 8-8.

I updated the calender at the bottom of the page for September. If you have a Terrell area event you want listed, shoot me an email.

Anyway, the weather has been nice.....may rain today....yep

D60 Moon

I know this is just a simple shot of an almost full moon, but its the first one where I have been able to make any detail out on the moon. This was taken with my D60 on automatic setting at sunset with no flash. Imagine how good it can look once I learn how to use my camera.



Made it through day 30 of P90X. I checked the pictures from day 1 and today, and I can see a difference. Only 60 more days to go.

Stayed up late again last night, this time listening to the new music from Whitney Houston. Tonight I go to bed early.

I am still thinking about applying for this.

Terrell residents have an opportunity to learn more about their city at the Terrell Citizens University.

Scheduled for this fall, the University is designed to promote citizen awareness of City of Terrell government services and a working knowledge of City processes and procedures.

Classes will include a tour of City facilities and sessions on growth management, retail, leakage analysis, City government & public safety, code enforcement and more. Classes will be held at the City of Terrell Service Center at 400 Industrial Blvd. from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday evenings.

The application deadline is September 25.

I really was never into this movie growing up, and I hate to admit it, but as I get older I am starting to like it. Youth is wasted on the wrong people.

Theme day-Big

Septembers theme is Big. I had to dig into the vault for this one. Its Big Tex, he is the host of the State Fair of Texas.


The State Fair runs from Sept 25th to Oct 18th in Fair Park, Dallas, Texas.

Click here to view thumbnails for all Theme Day participants

Again? Please spare us. Let Gov. Good Hair and KBH fight it out for a while.

I am not diggin this new Yahoo page.