by Bruce Felps
Hmm, funny how Labor Day means anything but … well, for a lot of people, anyway.
I’m one of those people, and I’m starting my holiday in 3 … 2 … 1 … Continue Reading »
by Bruce Felps
Organizers with the Old Lake Highlands Neighborhood Association plan a community beautification project for a week from tomorrow.
The group gathers at 7:30 a.m., Sept. 11, at Peavy Park to dig in and plant new, well, plants at the neighborhood portal.
The greenery comes courtesy of the OLHNA, led by Rachel Dreiling. Continue Reading »
by Bruce Felps
Word came in this morning that the escape artist yellow Lab mentioned yesterday took off from her rescuer’s home.
We know now her name is Belle because her human contacted Vickery Place Animal Hospital, which put her or him in touch with the rescuer.
Belle dug out of her temporary sanctuary of the rescuer’s side yard near Homer Street and took off for points unknown. Continue Reading »
Beatlegras — Courtesy Photo
by Bruce Felps
After a hiatus during the blazing heat of August, the Cool Thursdays concert series at the Dallas Arboretum fires up again Sept. 16.
Beatlegras, which covers Beatles tunes with a bluegrass, jazz, classical twist, opens part two of the series. The band drops the downbeat at 7 p.m., Sept. 16, at the open-air amphitheater on the Arboretum grounds. Gates open at 6 p.m. Continue Reading »
by Bruce Felps
I think most of us would love to be paid for doing the things we really like to do.
A fortunate few — athletes, entertainers, artists — make money, a whole lot of money in some cases, from plying and playing their passions. At least they do until the grind of it all finally wears them down.
Most people, though, probably work at jobs for which they show aptitude if not love. For that, they volunteer or take up an unpaid hobby. My dad, for example, is an accountant, and a damn good one — keeps me outta jail on IRS charges, so he must be good — but I doubt he’s ever really loved crunching numbers. He loves making birdhouses and he loves serving as a deacon at his church, but there’s just not much of an income to make from those things, unless, of course, he scammed on the offering plate he passes down pew to pew each Sunday.
I know. I’m the son of a number-crunching church deacon. Where did he go wrong?
Anyway, it kind of plays to a philosophical question I’ve asked myself over the years. Are we good at something because we like it or do we like something because we’re good at it? Continue Reading »
by Bruce Felps
Our good friend in all things Woodrow, Kyle Rains, just sent an e-mail message, and it just might be newsworthy in the fact that the message was not Woodrow-related.
He forwarded another message, this one from a lady who lives in Cochran Heights. She went home today for lunch and found a female yellow Lab wandering near Homer Street.
She took in the dog, took her to Vickery Place Animal Clinic, where they have a picture of the dog, and discovered there is no embedded microchip in the dog to go along with no collar. Continue Reading »
Julie Hersh, DCT president, Board of Trustees; Scott Martin , vice president, Green Mountain Energy; and Robyn Flatt, DCT executive artistic director — Courtesy Photo
by Bruce Felps
The East Dallas carbon footprint soon will become a little smaller thanks to a corporate gift from Green Mountain Energy Co. to the Dallas Children’s Theater.
The energy company today presented a check in the amount of $50,000 to DCT. The theater, in turn, will use the funds to pay for a 16.2-kilowatt solar panel system.
The array will help reduce DCT’s energy use and carbon footprint, as well as educate children and parents attending the theater about the benefits of solar energy. The solar photovoltaic system will be installed on the roof of the Rosewood Center and it is believed to be the first one to help power a performing arts center in Dallas. Continue Reading »
by Bruce Felps
I found a postcard-size flier on the front porch this morning from an outfit that goes by TCE.
Nothing new about front-porch fliers, and this one promoted the organization’s stated work on getting a state law passed that requires computer manufacturers to offer free recycling for outdated machines.
According to the flier, the group now wants to require a similar service of television makers, and it’s working a grassroots and letter-writing effort to drum up support.
OK, I’m more than cool with that. Continue Reading »
by Bruce Felps
The bridge spanning Garland Road — near the White Rock Lake Spillway — as part of the Santa Fe Trail went up in sections, one Monday night and the second last night.
This morning’s blog-crawl landed me here, and it contained a link to a Dallas Morning News video showing phase one of the installation. Continue Reading »
By Bruce Felps
A recent e-mail message informed of a rescued female Lab-mix dubbed Sadie for the time being.
A neighbor picked her up from a busy intersection near Abrams Road, just north of Mockingbird Lane. Sadie weighs about 50 pounds, looks from her photos to be all black, and is about a year old.
The rescuer took her to a veterinarian who pronounced her free from heartworms and prescribed preventive medicine. She’s scheduled to be spayed at some point today. Continue Reading »
