Another 5K run

Off to another 5K run this morning, this time in Richardson.  Its the Superbowl XLV 5K.  I'll try to get a picture up later today from the race.

Last night the Terrell Lady Tigers traveled to Ennis for a District 15-4A match up with the Ennis Lions. Ty Bolden scored 14 points and Hailey Whiteside, starting in her varsity game, scored 10 points leading the Lady Tigers to a 44-32 win. Terrell's district record is 4-4 record.  Their next game is Tuesday the 11th at Mesquite Poteet.  The Lady Tigers lost to Poteet at home in November and the Pirates are tied with Lancaster at 7-1 in district play.

The boys Runnin' Tigers lost a close game at home to Ennis 62-61. The Ennis squad is ranked #11 in the State class 4A.

Dentist visit

I had to take a trip to the dentist yesterday.  I have a couple of wisdom teeth that need to be yanked out and needed a cleaning.  The cashier at the local liquor/lotto/gas store offered to pull one, but I passed on the offer.  I had the cleaning and one pulled yesterday, I go back in two weeks to get the other two pulled out by cold steel pliers.

My dentist is Dr. Kines in Terrell, her and her staff are very good and professional.  This was my view.  I was on gas, so I don't remember much, except that song Dynamite kept playing in my head, not the whole song, just la la la we gon' light it up, like it's dynamite, la la la we gon' light it up, like it's dynamite la la la.....

The Runnin' Tigers host the Lions from Ennis tonight at the TISD Complex.  Ennis is undefeated in district play, 16-4 over all and ranked #11 in the State by the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches in class 4A.  The Lady Tigers travel to Ennis

Tomorrows race is the Super Bowl XLV 5K in Richardson.  I have only ran once this week, so my time will probably not be very good.  However, they will be giving away a pair of Super Bowl tickets to one lucky runner, and you don't have to win the race to win the tickets.

Night Lights

Night time pictures are my favorite to shoot after sports pictures. You always can always get something neat. This is traffic including a tow truck on SH34. If you enlarge the picture you can see the stars out on a clear cold night.

Lesson learned

The Terrell Lady Tigers hosted the Tigers from Lancaster Tuesday night at the TISD Complex.  Lancaster jumped out to a 9-0 lead and led 18-5 after the 1st period.  The Lady Tigers could never recover or solve the Lancaster trap defense and fell behind by as many as 35 points.  The final score was 67-33.  Their district record drops to 3-4, still in 5th place in District 15-4A.  They travel to Ennis for a Friday night district game.

I am Superman

Saturdays race in Rockwall was called I am Superman 5k. Runners were encouraged to dress up as their favorite superhero. You can see the Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello, and Raphael behind Brian in the picture below. They posted the race results yesterday afternoon.

Somehow the race organizers mixed up mine and Brians name. The results show me finishing in 32:32 and Brian finishing in 38:38.  If you don't say anything I won't either.

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From Terrell Daily Photo

Time to get back to work, but the New Year break was fun. It was topped by attending the inaugural TicketCity Bowl in Dallas on Saturday. I uploaded an album of photos to the Facebook page.  Tyler Potts, Tech QB, was named the TicketCity Bowl MVP. Organizers could not have hoped for a better game. Tech held a 31-9 lead early in the 3rd quarter, but ended up having to intercept a Northwestern pass on the final play to come away with a 45-38 win. The crowd was announced at just over 40,000, there may not have been that many in the stands, but they were loud and having a chilly good time.   I look forward to more opportunities to roam the sidelines.

Saturday morning was the I am Superman 5K race in Rockwall. The temperature was just above freezing, but there were still runners in shorts. Not me, I put on my sweat pants and double long sleeve shirt. I should have paid more attention to the pants. The elastic is shot, so I ran trying to hold up my sweats. That's my excuse and I am sticking to it. I ran a 38:54, not a good time.  Next Saturdays race is the Super Bowl XLV 5K in Richardson.

Tigers soccer gets started this week.  The girls have home scrimmages tonight against Waxahachie and Friday against Wylie.  The boys begin play Tuesday night at Rockwall and Friday at Mansfield Timberview.

The basketball teams get back to district play tomorrow.  The girls host Lancaster at 7:30PM.  The boys travel to Lancaster.

TicketCity Bowl, Texas Tech 45 Northwestern 38

A couple of pictures from yesterdays TicketCity Bowl held in Dallas.  This is a first year bowl that I had a media sideline pass.

2010 Photo of the Year

Voting for Photo of the Year ended in a tie. Since this is my site, I get to pick a winner between the two.

The photo I selected may not seem that strange to people who live in an area that gets a lot of snow every year. But in Terrell we do not expect to wake up and see over a foot of snow on the ground. Because of that, this was chosen as the Picture of the Year. The photo was taken on the morning of February 12, 2010.

Below is the photo that tied for the most votes. It was taken during the Caveman Crawl off road race in Bridgeport, TX.

Click here to view thumbnails of other 'Photos of the Year' from some amazing photographers located all over the world.













I look forward to snapping pictures all over Texas in 2011, including more sports and action shots. As always, check the Terrell Daily Photo Facebook page for more photos, and pictures of the 2010 Photo of the Year finalists.

Only 28.5 miles ran last month. This month gets started quick, running the I am Superman 5K in Rockwall. After the race, hopefully a fun photo opportunity.

Skywatch Friday-Looking up

2010 ends with a Skywatch post of the 72 story, 921ft, Bank of America bank building in Dallas.

Other Skywatch Friday sites can be found here.

A few hours still left to vote in the Picture of the Year. Vote for the picture or pictures you like best.

DWA

A couple of the penguins at the Dallas World Aquarium.

There is still time to vote for your favorite picture of the year. You can click on any of the pictures and go to the original post. Vote for more than one if you want. The picture with the most votes will be my post on Jan 1st as the photo of the year. If there is a tie, I get to break it.

Lady Tigers play in the 5th place game this morning in 16 team Kaufman Holiday Tournament. This has to be considered a strong showing for the Lady Tigers.

Terrell boys lost in the Consolation game of the gold bracket at the Suddenlink Dragon Classic, falling to Fort Worth Trimble Tech 60-59 in OT. Jherrod Stiggers was named to the All-Tournament Team.

New Years spirits

Do you still have to purchase your spirits and snacks for New Years?  Better get them now before it's too late. This building is not in Terrell.

Have you voted for the picture of the year? The top 10 are posted to the right. Click on each picture to to back to the original post. You can vote for more than one picture.

Here is a rundown of the scores at the Suddenlink Dragon Tournament in Nacogdoches.  The Tigers dropped both games yesterday and will play Jacksonville at 9:30AM.

The Girls went 1-1 yesterday in the Kaufman Holiday Tournament.  Their game today is at 2:30PM.

I don't think we will be friends

Taken at the Dallas World Aquarium.  Just after I took the picture I regretted using the flash, sorry.

If you haven't voted in my Photo of the Year poll on the right hand side of this site, please do.  You can vote for more than one picture.

The Tigers boys varsity basketball team won both games yesterday in the Suddenlink Dragon Classic being held in Nacogdoches. The boys play today at 2PM against Alief-Elsik.

The girls begin play this afternoon in Kaufman's Holiday Tournament. They play Mabank at 2PM. If they win that game they play again at 5:30PM.

Terrell, Texas Monday Morning Mashup

Visitors from out of town means a trip to Dallas to see the sights.

The Terrell varsity basketball teams will be playing tournaments this week. The boys are playing in a tournament in Nacogdoches, TX.  Teams participating:   Nacogdoches, Lufkin, Jacksonville, Hudson, Center, Tyler Lee, Mount Pleasant, Terrell, Temple, Fort Worth Trimble Tech, Antonian Prep, Hutto, Round Rock, Pflugerville Hendrickson, Houston Furr and Shreveport Evangel.

The girls are playing in the Kaufman Holiday Tournament. Their first game is 2:30 Tuesday against Mabank. Here is the full tournament bracket.

Review the photos to the right and vote for your favorite. The picture with the most votes will be posted on Jan 1st, as my photo of the year. You can vote for more than one.

The day after

If I took this picture today, I would block the sun. Remember that saying, "I cant believe I ate the whole thing?" Thats what I felt like last night, but the all of the food yesterday tasted to good.

Merry Christmas

from this horses butt.

Last minute shopping

Nothing like waiting till the last few days to start Christmas shopping.

Voting has started in the hopes of finding the best picture of 2010 from Terrell Daily Photo. There are 10 choices to the right. Vote for your favorite, or vote for a couple of pictures. Each picture links back to the original post. The picture with the most votes will be my Theme Day post for January 1st, Picture of the Year.

Christmas vacation

Today begins our Christmas break at work.  I'm off till next Tuesday.

Bacon

Today is our Christmas spread at work.  I always hate'em.  I never know what to bring.  I usually try to to sign up for soda or chips.  I've tried to get them to agree that I'll bring sporks, napkins and coffee, (we get that free in the break room).

Last spread I brought in peppers with cheese and bacon, so thats what I ended up fixing last night.  I also ate more than I should have after they were done.

Oh so close

The Lady Tigers basketball team traveled to Mesquite to take on district rivals West Mesquite.  The ladies played their hearts out but came up just short losing 59-57.  The Tigers were down early but fought back and held a lead until West Mesquite hit a pair of free throws to give the Wranglers a 58-57 lead with 10.2 seconds remaining in the game.  The Tigers were unable to get a shot off on the next possession and the Wranglers added one more free throw for the final score. The final score wasn't what the Tigers wanted, but if they keep playing like they did last night there will be many more wins.

Terrell, Texas Monday Morning Mashup

Have you finished your Christmas shopping?   Less than a week to go.  I found a good sale in Canton, but they didn't have what I was looking for.

I ran in the Santa Claws 5K Saturday and got a medal for coming in 1st in my age group.  It could also be said that I finished 2nd to last in my age group.  It was my fastest so far, 33:34.

The Terrell Lady Tigers travel to West Mesquite tonight for a district game that was initially scheduled for tomorrow.

I added a small album from the Forney vs. Terrell boys basketball game to the Terrell Daily Photo Facebook page.  Check out the photos and hit the like button while on the page.

75 degrees today, pushing 80 tomorrow.

She dont mess around

This is Mary Kaplan, she won her age group in the Santa Claw 5K yesterday in Canton.  She has ran and won her age group in races in all 50 states!  She said shes working on running a race in every county in Texas.

She's 71 years old and ran 33:07.

Winner winner chicken dinner

I ran in the Santa Claw 5K race today on the grounds of First Monday in Canton. I won my age group and got a medal.

Not bad for being old, ugly and fat.

Skywatch Friday

Another shot from Ben Gill Park.  If you enlarge the picture, you can just make out the ducks heads just above the grass line. For other Skywatch Friday sites, click here.

Tigers boys and girls teams are in action tonight.  Girls at home, boys on the road both against Corsicana.

Weather change

Yesterday the high temperature was 76 degrees.  Today the high is suppose to be 57 degrees.  What a difference a day makes.

Hold the pickle hold the lettuce.

Work to do

Terrell hosted the Jackrabbits from Forney last night and came out on the short end of a 59-57 score.  Forney had a 6-0 lead before Terrell got on the scoreboard.  The Tigers were down 19-9 with 7:11 left in the half, but a  12-2 run brought the Tigers even at 21 and they led 28-25 at the half.  The lead changed hands a few times in the second half with the Tigers biggest lead of 6 points, 54-48 with just over 4:30 left in the game.  The Tigers though were unable to hold the lead.   The Jackrabbits had a 57-54 lead when Jhrerrod Stiggers hit a 3 pointer to tie the game with 50 seconds remaining.  The Jackrabbits held on the to ball the final 50 seconds and Grant Shaw, who finished with 19 points, hit an easy shot with 2.2 seconds left to give the Forney Jackrabbits a 59-57 win.  The boys district mark is 0-2.

The Lady Tigers fared better in Forney against the Lady Jackrabbits.  They final score was 54-42.  The win evens the district record for the ladies at 2-2.

Both teams face Corsicana on Friday night.  The girls are at home, while the boys travel to Corsicana.

Practical barn

Yesterday I had to show up to the Kaufman County Courthouse for jury duty.  If you saw my post yesterday afternoon, you know I didn't get picked.  Everyone hates when they get the jury duty notice.  Nobody wants to miss work and sit through what could be days in a boring courtroom.   I am glad I didn't get picked, but sitting there when they called out the names of those selected made me feel like I was in grade school and they were selecting sides for kickball.   I was thinking to myself CALL MY NAME, CALL MY NAME, I don't want to be left out!   When they finished calling the jurors and I didn't hear my name, I breathed a sigh of relief and left the courtroom.  I didn't want to be on no stinkin jury. Lets hope its another 10 years before I get called again.

Trica has changed the name of her barn series from old barns to barn charm.  Not sure this has much charm, but its practical.   Visit her site for other barns with charm.

Lady Tigers will battle the Lady Jackrabbits in Forney tonight.  Varsity tip off is 7:30.  Varsity boys host Forney at the TISD Athletic Complex, tip off is 8PM.

No jury duty

Not GUILTY sure GUILTY why GUILTY but GUILTY I GUILTY didn't GUILTY get GUILTY selected.  While at the courthouse I got to watch a protest for something or other.

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This limo was in the Terrell Christmas Parade Saturday.  It was so long it took 3 frames.   I have posted to the Facebook page all of my pictures from the Parade.  View all of the albums and dont forget to 'like' the page.  Brian posted a nice shot from the parade on his site, its one of my favorites.

Today could end up being a long day.  I have to show up for jury duty this morning.

The varsity boys basketball team finished 4th in the Herman Furlough Jr basketball tournament that was held in Terrell. The Girls dropped a home game Friday night to Red Oak.  Both teams are back in action Tuesday night.  The boys host Forney, while the girls travel to Forney.

For those of you who follow fantasy football, I made it to our playoffs, but I lost yesterday in the first round.

Santa will be at the Forney Light Show on the 17th & 18th.

The next run is Saturday the 18th on the grounds of First Monday in Canton, TX.  Its the Santa CLAW 5K Run.  January will be a busy race month.  There are races every weekend.

Forney Light Show

We traveled to the neighboring town of Forney last night to check out the Forney Light Show.  They always have a great show, this year was no different.  Friday & Saturday they were collecting toys, in addition to collecting canned goods for the Forney New Life Food Pantry.

Tigers come up short

The boys and girls teams came up on the losing end last night. The boys team lost to A Maceo Smith in the semifinal of the Herman Furlough Jr. Tournament.

The Lady Tigers kept Red Oak close but ended up losing 53-48. Tonisha Dean was high scorer for both teams with 15 points.

Made it...

The Herman Furlough Jr. Memorial Basketball Tournament continues today at Furlough Middle School.

The semifinals are:

Terrell 6-2 vs A Maceo Smith 8-2 @ 8PM
Carter 4-4 vs North Mesquite 7-4 @ 6:30PM

Last night, Phillip Martin scored 64 points for Carter!

The losers bracket is:

Samuell vs. Thomas Jefferson @ 3:30PM
Pinkston vs. Adamson @ 5PM

The Lady Tigers are also in action tonight. They host District opponent Red Oak, tip off is 7:30PM at the TISD Athletic Complex.

Thats Brian in the picture.

...to Friday.

Sometimes a steady hand is needed

This is Ben Gill Park last night.  You can see by the burry picture that I didn't have my tripod with me.  I usually try to set the camera on a bench or table to steady it, but last night I was out of luck.  You can also see how unsteady my hand it by the airplane lights on the right side of the picture.

The Herman Furlough Jr basketball tournament starts today.  First game is 2:30 at the TISD Complex.  Check yesterdays post for the complete bracket.

Lady Tigers put away the Lady Raiders

The Lady Tigers defeated North Garland Tuesday night 45-19 at the TISD complex to push their record to 6-3.  I posted a small write up of the game on Terrell's ihigh page.  Look for more pictures on Facebook later tonight.  The Lady Tigers next game is a District game Friday night at home against Red Oak.

The boys basketball team hosts the The Herman Furlough Jr. Memorial Invitational Tournament Thursday at the TISD Complex. Schools participating include Carter, Pinkston, Adamson, Samuell, Thomas Jefferson, North Mesquite, A Maceo Smith.

Below is the schedule for the tournament, click for a larger view. Friday games will be played at Herman Furlough Jr. Middle School in Terrell. The boys first game is Thursday at 2:30.

Abandoned Barn

This barn was a little scary.  It was starting to get dark and there were a lot of trees, brush and noises.  I got out, got a picture or two and got back in the car.

Visit Bluff Area Daily for more barns.

I think I finally have kicked the cold that has been doggin me since Thanksgiving.  I was able to get out and run a little last night.  The next race is the 18th in Canton, Tx on the First Monday grounds.

Pictures from Saturdays football game have been added to Facebook and ihigh.com.  If you are a coach, register on ihigh and start sharing content for your sport.

Terrell, Texas Monday Morning Mashup

Todays picture is how I normally feel on Monday morning.  This guy is one of the Terrell coaches.  I added 77 photos to the Facebook page from Saturday mornings football game.

College football bowl games have been announced.  Did your team make it to a bowl?  Are you happy with the selections?  TCU gets Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl.  Not a bad consolation for missing out on the title game.   Oklahoma wins the Big 12 Championship game and will play in the Fiesta Bowl against a 4 loss Connecticut team.  I bet thats a good game.....

There are a few non BSC bowls that look like they could be good.  I like these games:
Cotton- Texas A&M vs. LSU
Capital One- Michigan State vs Alabama

The Terrell boys varsity basketball team made it to the championship game of the Royse City Tournament Saturday night.  In the final game, Terrell won the opening tip but had the ball stolen by Red Oak who scored an uncontested lay-up.  The Tigers played catch up the remainder of the night.  They ended up losing the game 53-47.  The guys had a great weekend and their overall record is 5-2.  Terrell hosts their own tournament beginning Thursday.  It would be nice to see support from the community for the tournament.

The Lady Tigers are at home Tuesday night against North Garland in a non district game.  The Lady Tigers have played hard for first year coach Mike Halac and will bring a 5-3 record into the game.

The Social Science Club Christmas tour of homes was held Saturday. I don't know how many tickets were sold, but I would guess it was a success. Each house was decorated for Christmas and each had something unique about it.

K Toys for Kids

The weather was great yesterday for the football game between the Fire/Police and city staff vs the coaches from the Terrell ISD.

Long way to go

The Terrell boys varsity basketball team has made the final of the Royse City Tournament.  The Tigers will take on District foe Red Oak in the final game, tip off is 8:30 tonight.

Also going on today is the annual K-Toys for Kids flag football game.  Game time is 10AM at Memorial Stadium in Ben Gill Park.

The Social Science Club is hosting the "Christmas in a Small Town" home tour today from 2-8PM.

A Christmas Carol-Opening night

Thursday night was opening night of the Vagabond Players production of Charles Dickens "A Christmas Carol".  The cast did an awesome job, they are all great actors.  Jeff Vaughan played Charles Dickens/Ebenezer Scrooge.  He was perfect for the part.  I was told during the reception that all of the performances are sold out.

The Black Box Theater is located in the back of Books and Crannies in the historic Iris Theater building. Books and Crannies is Kaufman County's oldest and largest bookstore with over 100,000 used books in stock.

Varsity Cheerleaders

The Tigers varsity cheerleaders entertain the crowd at the basketball game Tuesday night.

Tuesday night the Lady Tigers basketball squad was in action at Waxahachie.  They won the game 43-42.  Senior Tonisha Dean hit a game winning lay up off an inbound pass with 2.8 seconds left.

Last months run total was 37.8 miles.

The Amazing Race is having a Casting Call at Choctaw Casino on December 15th. Sounds like a road trip.

Monthly Theme Day-Time

The Tigers ran out of time last night losing in overtime to Waxahachie 58-55.



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University of Houston recruit Jherrod Stiggers led all scorers with 26 points. More photos from the game tomorrow on Facebook.