Gettin’ Listy With UP’s Economy

UP is no stranger to national media attention, especially when it comes to being placed on a list. So, it should come as no surpise that Business Week put the U on a list with some other heavy hitters.

But what started my head scratchin’ and my sucker alarm ringing was the list being touted by B Dub:

“Towns That Could Be Hit Hardest by the Financial Crisis” (more…)

Dear Coach Allen, I Think I’m in Love With You

This blast e-mail from Coach Allen just hit my inbox and I couldn’t be happier!

Dear HPISD Parents,

The Scot football team appreciates the support of our fans of all ages. To make our games safe and enjoyable for everyone, I want to remind the parents of our elementary, intermediate and middle school students that their children must be accompanied by an adult at athletic events. Please do not drop off children, especially young children, at the stadium. During the games, please remind your child to stay in the stands to watch the game instead of gathering in the foyer.

Our games are always very well attended and we want all our fans to enjoy the games in a safe environment. If your child is behaving inappropriately, a security guard will ask him or her to wait, and you will be called over the public address system to pick him or her up. If those children’s parents are not at the game, they will be called and asked to pick up their children and reminded about our no-drop off policy.

Thank you for your understanding and your support. Go Scots!

Little Parkies Love Vampires? Yikes!

There’s a lot of buzz around this teen romance series by Stephenie Meyer. I wanted to know what the craze was all about and why so many Parkie tweens are carrying these novels around like accessories. So I read the first one, Twilight, and because I really got into the twisted world of a normal teenager falling in love with a vampire, I read the second one- New Moon. And now, just so I can tell other parents exactly why I think kids should be a minimum of 16 or 17 before reading these, I’m going to buy the third one today. And I’m hooked, that’s another reason I must have the next one in my hands before the clock strikes midnight.

There is no sexual content (so far) or any obviously inappropriate material at first glance but I’m super concerned about young girls reading the books for other reasons. Anyone read these and know what I’m talking about?   

Compact Only Parking is Out Of Control

Enough with the compact parking spaces. This is one of 9 bajillion “compact only” spots in front of Cafe Express on Lovers at Inwood, an area where everyone drives a Suburban or something larger. There are about 4 regular spots. I don’t even drive an SUV and my car won’t fit in these spaces. Really.

Tut-mania is Back, but Will it be as Big?

So I just came back from the media tour of the Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs exhibit at the Dallas Museum of Art (I’ll give you details in a later post). Before the tour began, we got the chance to listen to all the big leaguers talk about the exhibit and how it will help the Dallas economy. Such things were mentioned as:

• It is expected to draw more than 1 million people
• There are hopes it will make more than $150 million for the city
• It’s providing hundreds of jobs over the next few months
• 125,000 ticket have already been sold prior to the opening

And so on. However, when I left the enthusiastic press conference, I had only one question: Do they really still think that the exhibit will be as big as expected since all the recent financial problems? It’s hard to believe.

Re: Your Wi-Fi Exposed

Another Park Cities personal network I picked up on the iPhone- The Force. I so want to know what goes into naming the home network.

PC Economy

Alert Overheardian Andrew is concerned that the credit crunch facing our country right now, with or without a bailout, would be felt by many of the small businesses favored in our community. Without ready credit, it will be the small businesses that go first, leaving the landscape open to chains and franchises, like, for instance, Dunkin’ Donuts.

Hm…that may be reason enough to jump on the bailout bandwagon.

Sewers Overflowing in the Park Cities

Today’s Dallas Morning News story about sewer overflows in Highland Park amounts to a one-sentence update: “They’re still working on it” — of the story about the problem that we did, you know, nine months ago, in January.