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Closing arguments begin today! If deliberations start today, it could be a long night.

The Terrell Tigers baseball team will try to scrimmage tonight against Kaufman.  If the field is unplayable because of the rain, they will move it to Kaufman.  They also had a problem with a light pole Friday night.  That also has to be fixed before they can play.

The boys soccer team hosts West Mesquite,  varsity starts at 7PM.  The girls team, who are off to a 12-1-3 start, will play West Mesquite.

		Wills Point Baseball Tournament
			Feb. 23rd, 24th & 25th
	1. Wills Point				4. Terrell
	2. Ovilla Christian				5. Ferris
	3. Palmer				6. North Forney
Thursday
24-Feb
	12:00		Terrell	vs	Palmer
	2:15		Ovilla Christian	vs	North Forney
	4:45		Ferris	vs	Ovilla Christian
	7:00		Wills Point	vs	North Forney
Friday
25-Feb
	12:00		Terrell	vs	North Forney
	2:15		Terrell	vs	Ferris
	4:45		Palmer	vs	Ferris
	7:00		Wills Point	vs	Ovilla Christian
Saturday
26-Feb
	10:00		Palmer	vs	North Forney
	12:15		Wills Point	vs	Ferris
	2:30		Palmer	vs	Ovilla Christian
	4:45		Wills Point	vs	Terrell

Court Break

We have a break in the trial today, so I'm going to my real job.  Back to Dallas tomorrow....hopefully for the last day.  We got a little snow last night, nothing to brag about though.

Deep Ellum

Part of my drive home from Dallas goes through the Deep Ellum part of Dallas.  It used to be an area filled with clubs and bars.  Now days there are still a few clubs, but it mostly looks like buildings with For Lease signs posted in the windows.

JFK

The X on the road is the place where President Kennedy was shot. 

Skywatch Friday

Another week of jury duty in the books.  Hopefully, the trial will come to an end next week.  Skywatch Friday sites are here. 

Fudge

I was out taking pictures in a place I probably shouldn't have been.  I clinched my cheeks and walked away very quickly.

Terrell High School graduate Jherrod Stiggers who is now a Freshman on the University of Houston's basketball team will red shirt this season.  He is still recovering from knee surgery he had earlier in the year.

Tigers and Falcons scrimmage

Terrell and North Forney scrimmaged last night in Terrell.  It was the first chance for both teams to hit against live pitching in game situations.

Trial still going on, the prosecution rested its case yesterday.  We still hope to be done sometime next week.

My temporary commute

Court starts at 9AM.  I leave my house by 6:45AM to beat the rush hour traffic. I'm usually pulling up at home around 6:45PM.  I'm not complaining, I look forward to going to court everyday. It's the least I can do. 

Monday Monday

I dont think these flowers are supposed to be blooming right now.  I will certainly take blooming flowers over what we had last year at this time.

The City of Terrell is in the process of transforming the animal shelter to a no kill shelter pet adoption center.  Cilla, who I have mentioned on here before, is helping lead up the change.  Check out and 'like' their Facebook page. You can also make a donation.

Results for the Dallas Running Club Best of Times age handicapped run are posted.  I ran the 5 miles in 52:59.

The baseball Tigers have their first two scrimmages this week. Tuesday North Forney will be here and Friday night Sulphur Springs comes to town.

The boys and girls soccer teams open district play Tuesday night. The boys host Crandall. The girls will be in Crandall.

Great job by the New York Giants last night.  Does this mean Eli Manning is a sure bet for the Hall of Fame?  Now that the season has ended, now long before Peyton is a free agent?

I will be on jury duty again all week.  We were off Thursday and Friday and I kind of missed it and the other jurors.

From a distance

Saturday was the DRC Best of Times Age-Handicap 5mile run at Winfrey Point.  This is the closest I got to Dallas.  It was nice not having to drive all the way in to downtown.

The temperature at the start of the race was mid 40s and windy.  Everyone lined up behind an ambulance to try to block the wind.

Senior Night

Last night was senior night for the Lady Tigers basketball team.  

Skywatch Friday

A little Dallas to hold you over till next week. I was walking down the street, turned towards the building on the bottom and looked straight up.  Made me dizzy.

More Skywatch Friday sites here.

Something different

Sitting on a jury for the past two and a half weeks makes every day seem like ground hog day, we even have been joking about it.  Today really is ground hog day and the trial is in recess, go figure.  We start back up again on Monday.

I was able to get out to the ball field yesterday afternoon to catch the Tigers practicing.

A short break

After court today we get a two day break.  Then back at it again on the 6th.

Tuesday blues

We found out yesterday that we may be on the jury through at least sometime next week, maybe longer.

A new week

Have you ever had a Freebirds burrito?  

This week will be the 3rd week of jury duty.  I hope it gets wrapped up this week.

I did a ride along with the Terrell Police Department Saturday night.  After attending the Citizens Police Academy I heard first hand the dangers the officers faced every day. During the ride along I saw first hand how they put their life on the line to make sure we are safe in our beds. I am thankful for the people we have protecting our city and I have an immense amount of respect for each of them. I started the night riding with Officer Garcia and ended then night riding with Officer Hamill.   If you have ever toured the station and jail, you know how old and small the facilities are.  We have to work to get a new police station and jail for Terrell.  I'm already looking forward to doing another ride along.

Carson and Barnes Circus is coming to Terrell on March 18th & 19th.  I guess this will get me the comments from animals rights groups.

The Fountain 5K & fun run is scheduled for April 21st.  The race is held during the annual Heritage Jubilee. Reserve a few hours in the morning to join us for the run.  The run benefits the Volunteer Services Council of Terrell State Hospital.

Tonight is the Terrell Fall Sports Banquet.  Starting time is 6PM. I probably will not be back from Dallas in time to make it.

The THSBCA is out with their statewide preseason baseball poll.  District 15-4A Waxahachie is ranked #7.  Rockwall-Heath is ranked #2.

Texas Athletic Directors will be waiting on Thursday morning for realignment announcements.  Every two years schools are classified by size.  Where you are placed, and who you are placed with, can determine a schools fate almost before games are played.

Stephen Buckley from North Forney has committed to Northwestern. National signing date is February 1st.

Catching up

I just completed an overnight ride along with the Terrell Police Department. Time to catch up on sleep.

A fresh start

Skywatch Friday

Today is the end of my second week of jury duty. While I enjoy the chance to walk around downtown Dallas, I'm ready to get back to my real job. I promise once the trial is over, I'll tell you all about it. LOL.

Other Skywatch Friday sites are here.

Record rain

Driving in Dallas in the rain....always fun. The black spots on the left are birds that don't have enough sense to get out of the rain. DFW airport received the most rain ever in a 24 hour period, 4.26 inches.    There is still a light rain falling this morning, but hopefully, the drive will be less stressful.

Looking up

I cant help but to look up when I'm walking the streets of downtown Dallas.  It was dark and raining when we got out last night. Its still raining this morning and is forecast to rain through tomorrow.  That must mean........

High School baseball practice starts Friday in Texas and things are looking up for the Tigers. This year it looks like there will be a varsity team and two junior varsity teams.  Tryouts will be Friday after school and Saturday morning at 8am.  Hopefully tryouts will be at the ball field.

Terrell Coach Gage Davis will be entering his second year as the Tiger head coach.  He said Corsicana should be the favorite to win District 15-4A.  A lot of the teams in the district, including State Semi-Finalist Mesquite Poteet, lost key players to graduation.  In addition to players moving on, the coach from Red Oak, also in 15-4A is now the coach at Corsicana, and the coach from 2A Palmer moved to Red Oak.

District 15-4A includes Terrell, Corsicana, Poteet, Red Oak, Waxahachie, West Mesquite, Lancaster, Ennis and Forney.  The top 4 finishers in the district make the playoffs.  Last years playoff teams were, Poteet, Red Oak, Forney and Waxahachie.

The beat goes on

One Main Plaza reflected off of the Bank of America Building, Dallas, TX

Rough Weekend

Back to Dallas for another week on jury duty. 

Too Cold to Hold 2012

Today was run 2 of the Run Project racing series.  Too Cold to Hold is a 5K/15K at Norbuck Park in Dallas. In all of the Run Project races I am already signed up for the longer distance, so I ran the 15K.
Here are the 2012 Too Cold to Hold results.

The next Run Project race is the Dash Down Greenville in March, but we are signed up for a couple of races in February.

I washed my Ipod (for the 2nd time), after last weekends race.  I got an Ipod Touch as a replacement.  Its nice. This photo was taken with the camera after I finished.  It also takes HD video and can connect to the internet with wi-fi.

Google maps

This isn't the best picture, but its a Google maps car.  I'm guessing that's a camera mounted to the top of the car. Maybe used for street view.

I haven't been able to run in a week because of the court schedule, but today I am still going to run the Too Coll to Hold 15K.

Dallas protesters

About a dozen protesters showed up yesterday afternoon outside the Earle Cabell Federal Building in Dallas.  There were some still there at the end of the day.  I think they were protesting the Citizens United ruling by the Supreme Court.  I dont know if they were part of any Occupy Dallas group.

One week of jury duty down.  I don't mind serving, I want to do my part.  But, I don't like the drive.

Around Dallas

Another day in Dallas.  I found Elvis singing on the steps of the steps of the old Texas School Book Depository.

Go Greyhound

I remember taking Greyhound from St. Louis, MO to Hayward, CA when I was a kid.  I loved being able to stop at all of the small towns.  I would settle for a morning bus from Terrell to Dallas with an evening return trip.  

I got got

I have been selected for jury duty, yea me!  I'll be driving into Dallas for the next week or two.  Maybe I'll get a few shots of Dallas to share.  No words about the trial till it's over.

Barn Charm

This is another one of those Missouri barns. I am off to jury duty today in Dallas. Lets hope this day goes by fast.

Visit Tricia's site for more Barm Charm.

If you are looking for pictures from the Armed Forces Bowl, TicketCity Bowl or the FCS Championship game click on the Facebook link to the right.

Monday blues

I received a notice that I had been selected for jury duty.  It's US District Court, the kind where you call in the day before to see if  you are needed the next day.  Just my luck, I called in and have to show up Tuesday morning at 8am in downtown Dallas.

Hard weekend for favorites in the NFC playoffs.  The Saints and the Packers both lost.  The way the Patriots and Giants are playing, we could be looking at a rematch of Super Bowl XLII that the Giants won 17-14.  Baltimore hasn't been to the Super Bowl since 2001 and the 49ers will be looking to for their first trip since 1995.

I am still stinging from Pujols and CJ Wilson signing with the Angels, but news that the Rangers met with Prince Fielder has me hoping they can get something done.  I am ready for baseball.

The University of Houston Cougars basketball team plays at SMU on the 18th.  Terrell graduate Jherrod Stiggers is a Freshman for the Cougars, but he hasn't seen time on the court this year due to knee surgery. This will be their only trip to the Dallas area.

I went and saw War Horse at Hometown Cinema in Terrell.  It's not a bad movie, but when I left all I found myself thinking was it was alright.

Last night was the Golden Globe awards.  I need to remember to turn off the CNN text updates before the next awards show.

Have a good Monday.

Hotcake Hustle 2012

Yesterday was the Hotcake Hustle in Addison, TX.  There were 2500 registered runners for the 5k and 10k.  I ran the 10k in 1:08:19.  Its the first race in the Run Project. After the race, runners were treated to hotcakes from The Original Pancake House.

Next Saturday is Too Cold to Hold at Norbuck Park.  It's race 2 of the Run Project.  I'm running 15k in that race.

Saints or Niners

They offered face painting at the Hotcake Hustle. Who will win? Saints or Niners?

Hello Kitty

This is our outdoor kitty, named Outdoor Kitty.  Shes been fixed, there will be no little kitty's.  If you feed feral cats, have them fixed.