Articles for July 23rd, 2008
Longhorn Cup 2008
Longhorn Cup is kind of the Camp Longhorn Olympics, camp officials elaborate:
Campers enjoy bouncing on Blobs covered in baby oil, swimming in costume-themed relay races, tossing rings through hoops on the mighty Lazy Lagoon, creating a chewing-gum sculpture, and playing Ultimate Frisbee.
Here is my daughter (center) preparing for the day with her posse. I know they’re members of the red team because it’s written boldly across their stomachs.
The baby oil on the blob thing doesn’t look too simple.
Corwin Family Strikes Again
A couple of years ago, right after the birth of their 8th child, I wrote a story about University Park residents Mike and Gina Corwin. There are no multiples, it’s the same marriage, no step kids or anything like that. Anyway, I just heard they had their 10th last weekend. When I last spoke with Gina she had just delivered number 9 and they were stopping. Guess not.
I think they should get a trophy or something. Really.
Behind the Scenes on Overheard
To create a post, Overheard bloggers log on to a basic dashboard. If you start a post and save it without publishing it, it is automatically stored in a “drafts” area. You can see the stats on drafts by other bloggers but you can’t open them. Today I noticed this draft in the works:
2008/07/22 Merritt Goes Cuckoo? Jason Heid Uncategorized
Of course, it made me curious but it caused me to glance down the list of other drafts and I’d like to know when they’ll be published:
2008/07/15 On the Off Chance You Missed Me . . . Kersten Rettig Entertainment,
2008/05/01 It’s Not as Good as Dale Earnhardt Day Krista Nightengale Uncategorized
2008/06/26 Donde Esta Nightengale? Austin Kilgore Uncategorized
2007/10/04 Elvis Poetry Charles Geilich Local News
Vera Bradley is Dead To Me, Unless My Daughter Wants One
I’m a HUGE bag snob and I’ve passed the love of fine accessories on to my oldest daughter. The back to school backpack/tote shopping trip is a multi-generational annual event. So when I found out that Vera Bradley is the must have bag for all incoming MIS students, I wanted to vomit.
I sent photos of the various Vera Bradleys to my daughter at camp along with pictures of the bags we had already discussed (the ones I like better). I told her to be thinking about it and we’d decide when she got home. I’m hoping that some of the Houston girls in her cabin that haven’t fallen victim to the local trend will tell her they’re ugly. Otherwise, I’ll be buying a Vera Bradley.
New Football Coach, New Futbol Coach
SMU promoted assistant men’s soccer coach Tim McClements to head coach today.
McClements is the third head coach in the history of the program. He is a former professional soccer player.
Another Good Day in Journalism
I get my fair share of press releases in a day. Some are relevant. Some are useful. And then there are some like the gem I received today. It involves a woman, a marriage for all the wrong reasons, a baby, and a legal suit. Jason, I definitely think this deserves coverage. I’ll totally write it. Actually, Merritt may be better with this kind of story.
Jump to read.
Kuby’s Clock Update
The University Park City Council is sending the matter to the sign committee to discuss allowing Karl Kuby’s dream to become a reality. Apparently the rules say that no sign can have parts in motion, or display the time and temperature.
Sounds to me like the city is going to end up giving the restaurant the OK. We’ll see.