Another “big snake” photo hits the web and the airways. And this time, it’s local…but still misleading.
Category: Midland/Odessa
Wonder what this is going to be? (Amateur version)
Someone is building a mysterious bunker near our neighborhood, and inquiring minds want to know more about it.
Those People
Do we judge others on superficial appearances because it’s easy, or because it’s accurate?
Memo to the City of Midland
To say that our new expensive traffic light synchronization system is a disappointment is an insult to disappointments.
Local Destination Imagination Teams: Global Success
Cindy Hammond sent me the following report on how the local teams did in the recently completed “Destination Imagination” global finals (read this post for the back story): Over 1000 teams from the US, UK, Canada, China, Finland, Turkey, Poland, Singapore, Mexico, Guatemala, etc. competed in the Destination Imagination Global Finals held on the campus… Continue reading Local Destination Imagination Teams: Global Success
Neighborhood Killdeer
Killdeer are exceedingly common throughout the US, and they’re even regularly observed around bodies of water in our arid part of the state. Still, I haven’t had the opportunity to observe them up close until a family took up residence around the stream and pond located in our new neighborhood. I shot the following video… Continue reading Neighborhood Killdeer
Fire Ant Sightings in Austin
The local Destination Imagination teams competed at the state level a couple of weeks ago and did very well. Here’s a report from Cindy Hammond, proud mom of one of the participants (and here’s the back story, via the MRT): The Midland High School level team … ended up taking 2nd at State and are… Continue reading Fire Ant Sightings in Austin
From dust to dust
Want to know what a West Texas spring is like in an under-construction neighborhood on the edge of town during a severe drought? That’s the eastern edge of the Gobi Desert, aka our driveway. The thing that looks like a phone line laid across the concrete and under the occasional dune is, in fact, our… Continue reading From dust to dust
Holy Intruder, Batman!
Life is never dull in our church’s worship services.
Behind the scenes at Webcasting Central
An insider’s look at the hi-tech, low-style world of webcasting…