We Know

Well, it's official that the "Packers" and "Steelers" are going to the Super Bowl, and DFW  is gearing up for the influx of people who are going to be coming here for the big event.  Most hotels, are booked and the area centers are having their own versions of parties.  The Dallas Convention Center is having a weeks long event, which gives people the fun of trying out different sports activities.  Pass, punt and kick are just some of the activities you can take part in.  Many other parties are taking place to get the big event under way.  I talked to one person who will be selling beer at the actual game and he tells me that it will cost $10 a beer.  Wow, that's something, to think of spending money of 4 beers.  I'm sure that people who were able to afford tickets to the game, will also be able to afford these luxuries.

Superbowl.....XLV

Who'll play in SB XLV?

     Bears vs. Steelers
     Packers vs. Jets
     Bears vs. Jets
     Packers vs. Steelers

Are you ready for some football........? 

Superbowl Sunday

The whole "DFW" area is gearing up for the coming "Superbowl 2011", hosted at the new "Cowboy Stadium" in Arlington, TX.  Not only is Jerry Jones ready for this one, but so is the whole set of area towns and suburbs.  "Cha Ching"  Prior to the event Feb. 6th, 2010,  there will be a host of parties to enjoy and there are plenty of events set with limited openings.  As with most game there are tailgate parties.  There will be an NFL Tailgate party adjacent to the stadium that's set for 2:30pm - kickoff, prior to the game.  They require that you show your "Super Bowl ticket" to enter.  You have to call for pricing and availability, but who wants to miss the "kick-off",  located inside the stadium, if you have paid for one of those expensive tickets?  Doesn't sound reasonable to me. 
There is also a " In Stadium Hospitality" party, that will be inside the stadium and begin 3 hours before the game and last 2 hours after the game.  This will include food, open and occasional appearances of the players.  Entertainment is to be determind........WTF...  I thought the entertainment was the game????  Either way, you will need to call for pricing and availability for this one as well. 

Cold Weather

 

These trees are right outside of the apartment complex where I just moved to in Dallas.  Would you believe that today it is 32* degrees outside and we'll be lucky if it makes it to 40*.

 

This is another view of the trees from my porch and it's looking down of the golf course next door.  Also, there is the walkway on the left side of the picture that crosses the street which runs by the spillway at White Rock Lake.

Hwys. 66/67 & Hwys. 80/20

I grew up back when highway 66 was actually 67 and the only major thoroughfare  to get to Greenville and other towns going towards the Arkansas/Louisiana borders.  I can remember when they started building the first bridge that was to cross the coming Lake.  That lake would become Lake Ray Hubbard and be one of the Texas lakes that was man made.  I was in high school when the bridge that would help open the new highway was built.  Our high school band went out and played at the opening of the new stretch of Highway 67 through our small town of Royse City.  I remember them diverting the traffic from what became CR 66 to the new Interstate 30, Highway 67. When the second bridge at Rockwall was finished, they then connected them to the new freeway, and started letting water out of the spillway at Lake Lavon.  During this time another new interstate was being built, with it's own set of bridges. That became Interstate 20, Highway 80 which connected the other routes we know today.  The overflow from Lake Lavon is how Lake Ray Hubbard was filled and eventually became the lake is it today.  All this work took several years, and many millions of dollars to complete.

Internet Searches

I've gone several different routes in searching for Texas history, legends, heroes, and such to no avail.  I get routed to some darn website, offering insurance, or travel agencies.  This is a bunch of crap, when in fact all I wanted to do was pull up some historic people, facts and pictures.  It's not exactly what I was hoping for when surfing the net.

Cold

Man, it's cold outside today!  The Texas weather finally turned to wintery weather on Sunday and it has stayed with temperatures down in the 20's and 30's.  The weather started out with rain, then it turned to snow and now most of the snow is gone, but the cold is hanging around.  I built a fire in the fireplace, but am running out of wood, cause I live in an apartment and it's hard to carry it up stairs. Brrrrrrrrrr!

Black Birds in Dallas

There are many birds sitting on wires over streets, just waiting for someone to drop a piece of food.  It's not a nice feeling to walk under these birds, when you are on the sidewalk beneath them.  Fear of being pooped on is paramount, and they are very noisy to be around.  These birds are invading many businesses, and causing a big mess around and on the actual properties.

Mexico The Border

Police found the bodies of 15 slain men, 14 of them headless, on a street outside a shopping center in the Pacific coast resort of Acapulco on Saturday.  The bodies were found in an area not frequented by tourists. The victims all appeared to be in their 20s.  Police in the southern state of Guerrero, where Acapulco is located, said handwritten signs were left with the bodies, a common calling card of Mexico's cartels.  In keeping with a policy designed not to give the cartels publicity, state police did not release the text of the messages found with the bodies.
This is getting scary, and I worry about these wars being handled across the border, into the State of Texas.