El Campo marches on
EL CAMPO – Bryan Sparks was just as worried about his coaches getting on him in the film room as he was going up against a University of Houston committed offensive lineman. After his performance in El Campo’s 28-7 Class ...

What do you do with the medals?
I've been plagued with the question of what to do with race numbers and medals. Mine are spread across different boxes (and it's going to take time to find all of them), however, I have the urge to do something ...

Holiday Happenings
With Thanksgiving next week and Christmas soon thereafter, a lot of nonprofit groups have activities and programs going on. Please post them to our calendar or drop me a note so I can get them posted. There is so much ...

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
The 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
Did 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? ...