Articles for June 25th, 2008
Re: Someone Bears False Witness
The car smasher from Monday isn’t going down without some kicking and screaming. His own insurance guy has already acknowledged it would have been paid today if the smasher wasn’t still fighting. He wrote a 3 page document (including a hand drawn diagram) and sent it in for review. My insurance dogs are ready to fight if anything fishy starts to happen. To be continued…
SMU, You May Want to Call Your Lawyers
Staff writer Josh Hixson shared this shot of Mustang Realty Group’s new signs. Note the pony logo on the left side. Is this infringement on SMU’s trademark? They’re the new agents selling the house of John Harris. You know, this guy.
<Putting on publisher’s hat> And Mustang Realty, you’re welcome to advertise your fine company in the pages of People Newspapers anytime. You might just want to rethink that logo.
UPDATE: Erroneous information in an earlier draft of this blog was corrected.
Assault at the University Park Pool?
I checked in with Chief Gary Adams about rumors that the police were called to the UP pool concerning a fight over a chair last Sunday. Here’s what he had to say:
Kershaw Faces Former Ranger Next
Ex-Scot Clayton Kershaw will try again for his first Major League victory when the Los Angeles Dodgers host the Chicago White Sox in an interleague game on Thursday.
The lefty phenom will take on former Ranger prospect John Danks (4-4, 2.80 ERA).
Since coming up from Double-A, Kershaw has started six games and is 0-1 with a 4.34 ERA. He hasn’t exactly had a wealth of run support, though. The Dodgers have plated a mere eight runs with Kershaw pitching.
After the White Sox series and weekend set against the Angels, the Dodgers play at Houston. Kershaw should get the start on Tuesday night at Minute Maid Park.
Young Close to Return to Mound
Former Highland Park pitcher Chris Young is nearing a return to the hill for the San Diego Padres after suffering a scary injury on May 21.
Young took a line drive off the bat of Albert Pujols to the face, resulting in a broken nose and more than a month on the disabled list.
But Does It Have a Diamond Pistol?
There is an article in the NYT today about the Beretta store on Madison Ave. Sure, the one in New York might be three stories with framed limited-edition paintings, but does it have a diamond pistol like our Highland Park Village gallery? Does it host the city’s social elite for an evening of scotch and hors d’oeuvres? Does it have the same local prestige that send men and women flocking to it for gifts?
It seems to me the charm of the Dallas gallery outshines the grandeur of the New York store.
DART Too Close to NorthPark?
An Overheardian tired of hearing that DART is not to blame for the crime at NorthPark Mall sends this link to a chilling jailhouse interview of James Broadnax who claims he took the train to Garland to commit a random murder becuase “that’s where all the rich white folks stay at.”
Mentally applying the rich white folk thing to a DART stop nearby, the Overheardian was frightened.
So if we stick to ridiculous standard operating procedure for Parkieville, maybe we should make NorthPark a membership only mall and you have to live in 75225 or 75205 to shop there or get a special pass voted on by a board of only Park Cities residents. Then the DARTies couldn’t come in and we’d just have to really beef up the parking lot security. Or maybe we could all chip in and pay to have the DART station moved further away?
I realize these plans need some fine tuning but you get the idea.
Beverly Drive Book Club
This morning I was stopped by a baffled Overheardian in need of details. While looking at a home she was considering buying on Beverly she was informed by the realtor that if she bought the house there was a possibility she could become a member of the Beverly Drive Book Club. She thought he was kidding and chuckled. But he wasn’t. He went on to explain the exclusive nature of the group, by invitation only for Beverly Drive homeowners.
So, what if a big reader moves into a bajillion dollar house on St. Johns and is willing to commute to the meetings, would they really be denied membership? Or what if a new Beverly rez wants to join but isn’t invited, can they just crash the party? Here’s the super big question: what if someone rents on Beverly, can they read books with the others?