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On the street
I've had a few close calls running. And I mean CLOSE! I can't count the numerous times I've 'almost' been hit by a car. There have been mere inches, like yesterday with me and the black Dodge Ram truck at ... -
What if you could watch TV straight from the Internet?
Comcast, the nation's largest cable provider, announced recently it will be offering the ability to stream video from the Internet straight to your TV. Early tech adopters already are figuring out ways to do this, but this advancement will make ... -
Bored? Check out the Texas Art Trashe Expo
Considering I'm always squawking about the importance of supporting your local arts, just wanted to alert all my loyal blog readers (all two of you...hi Mom!) to Saturday's Texas Art Trashe Expo. Local artists. Local bands. Beer. Need I say ... -
Lady Hornets advance to state championship game
By WesBloomquist in the PRESSBOXThe Louise Lady Hornets are moving on to the Class 1A state championship game. Louise beat Normangee 25-12, 23-25, 25-18, 25-21 on Friday morning and will now play the winner of the Bronte-Lindsay semifinal game on Saturday at 9 a.m. ... -
What if you relied on e-mail for your news?
I wonder how many people trust e-mail as a source of information. I ask because we recently received repeated e-mails about a boycott by Hispanics that never happened in Victoria. Reporter Allison Miles blogged earlier about that urban legend making ... -
Get your playoff football scores on AdvoSports
By ThomasRMartinez in Easy writerDid you know that the El Campo Ricebirds scored 28 points in the third quarter to seal their playoff win over Sant38-10 playoff win over Santa Fe last week? That's right, Landon Appling had two scores of more than 50 ... -
Palin's angry at Newsweek and I'm laughing about it!
I love Sarah Palin gossip. And here's the latest and it's running related. I bring this up because of the controversy over the recent Newsweek cover involving Sarah Palin, her running outfit, blackberry and American flag. Haven't seen it yet? ... -
Memorial-Alice basketball updates
By WesBloomquist in the PRESSBOXThe Memorial Lady Vipers are set to play their first home game of the season tonight against Alice at 6:30 p.m. The Lady Vipers come in with a 2-0 record after wins over Gregory-Portland and Round Rock McNeil. Memorial's junior ... -
Can you help with this unique request?
By gabesemenza in CrowdsourcingDon Smith, a 70-year-old Victoria retiree, called me tonight with a question I’ve never received. "Where the heck can I find one of those wire-metal strainers? I got a concoction for garlic, but I need to strain the juice away ... -
Cross Training is encouraged
Today was my first cross-training day, since going back into training and my first baby booties, beginner's bootcamp, at the Healthplex. Let me tell you it KICKED my butt. I thought I was in shape and then we started drills, ...
