iKNOX

Just drove past the Apple store on Knox Street and saw the line stretched along the side of the building, waiting for the big unveiling for the iPhone. At 6 p.m. tonight, according to the sign on the store. The line didn’t look any longer than when I passed it at 8 a.m. this morning though. There’s a lot of people eager to spend $600 on those devices. Me, I haven’t been willing to pay $50 a month to get a regular old cell phone. So I can wait.

WORD FROM THE CHIEF

UP Police Chief, Gary Adams (I love the Chief) sent the following feedback on today’s Bulletin from the Bubble:

Read you article in the paper and wanted to respond to your concerns about sex offenders.  Just so you will know, if a person has been convicted of an offense which places them in the category of be a sex offender, they a prohibited from going near the swimming pool, as it is a place where children gather.  The University Park Police Department would remove them and contact their parole or probation officer, or file charges ourselves.  This of course does cover child predators that haven’t been caught and convicted.  I will talk with the Parks Director to see if we can tighten up on our security, as I agree that it is lacking.

Thanks for bringing this to my attention.  As your police chief, I couldn’t even get in the pool when I first came here because I didn’t live in UP. 

Though the offenders shouldn’t go get a pass and frolic at the pool, currently they can do it. Nothing is stopping them. I’m sure many agree that today’s system is flimsy at best.

GLOBAL BASKETBALL AT SMU

Young basketballers from China, Puerto Rico, Argentina, Senegal, and the USA will descend on Moody Coliseum beginning this Sunday at the week-long Global Games tournament.

The press release says that 6 foot, 11 inch Yi Jianlian of China is expected to play. But he was drafted last night by the Milwaukee Bucks as the No. 6 pick in the NBA draft. Won’t he be too busy rolling in a pile of money from his newfound fortune?

BULLETIN FROM THE BUBBLE CAUSES BUZZ

This weeks Bulletin from the Bubble discussing the crackdown on access to the UP pool is generating quite a bit of buzz.

Thank you for standing up for UP nannies.  Our nanny has taken our kids to the pool many times this summer and, as far as I know, has yet to be “carded.”  What are we trying to become, anyway?  Farmers Branch?

Not all have been so supportive:

 Your letter sounds very  whiny to me.

 Further, to deny someone the use of the restrooms seems  heartless.

“Little Missy” ……  “It’s not a highway rest stop. ”  Get a grip

Suggesting the individual might be a sex offender sounds like someone grasping at straws, just  because of your nanny problem 

Our elite pool.   Really!!!