It's football season, again. I love the smell of pigskin in the morning. Saturday morning's are not just for sleeping in anymore. Sure, my Saturdays will probably consist of waking up around 10am, watching College Gameday on ESPN, and then spending a good 6-9 hours of my day flipping between the slew of games available. This is a common practice for the first few weeks of the college football season. After awhile, the initial sugar shock will wear off and my viewing habits will taper down.

I have the benefit of having grown up in the Dallas/Ft. Worth Metroplex. When I was young, the Southwestern Conference was in its twilight. It is safe to say that in 1986 when Southern Methodist University received the "Death Penalty" from the NCAA, the SWC was effectively done for. The Death Penalty did more than penalize SMU's athletic programs and dig the SWC's grave, it destroyed all the buzz about college football in DFW.

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It’s really hot outside. We hit 100 degrees yesterday (June 27th) which was our 4th time to hit 100 this summer. Sadly, it’s not even July yet. But one thing we can all agree on, in this time of political debates, technology debates and any other debate... it’s hot outside.

Dallas, from the four years I’ve lived here, has always had hot summers. Most everyone knows that. But doesn’t it seem to be getting hotter as each summer roasts by? I recall moving here in August 2004 and instead of frying and praying I wouldn’t get a heat stroke, I was actually pleasantly surprised to see the temperature gauge read 81 degrees! It was 4:00pm when I read the temperature. It was truly an amazing, beautiful and not-hot day! Now, I realize, that was an anomaly.

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In this world of mass consumption, I think that there is a basic rule that people keep on forgetting, and it’s this: You are what you eat. This logic applies to life in many ways- from what people you choose as your friends, to what you put in your body. Statistics have proven that people who tend to hang around overweight people also tend to be overweight. People who exercise regularly tend to hang around other people who do the same.

This has really been my lesson for this week, mostly due to a happy hour conversation I had with me, my friend The Irishman and his friend Abby. We were in a bar downtown at about 4:30 in the afternoon and started discussing Abby’s past relationships and the complete lack of available men in the DFW area. She was on her second drink in less than thirty minutes, and complaining that all the men she dated were alcoholics. Continue Reading

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Once upon a time I had a car and I drove it a lot. I mean- A LOT. I used to drive out to the mailbox to get the mail, I would drive the quarter of a mile it took to get me to the gas station to get my taquito, I drove basically everywhere. Then I lost my job, lost my ability to put gas in the car, and lost the car. Since a girl needs to eat, I’ve been utilizing the Dallas rail/bus system for about a year and a half. This time has been an eye opening experience- from being offered a shot of vodka in front of Park Lane station to being proposed to about once a week, it’s certainly been interesting.     

The best part about riding the bus has always been the fact that I can usually distract myself until I get where I need to go. I can read a book, listen to headphones and generally satisfy my ADD. However, the people watching is simply amazing.

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Money Magazine announced it's 2007 100 Best Places to live in America. DFW represents yet again with three cities in the top 100. Sadly, my beloved North Richland Hills was not included this year after ranking #68 in 2006. Haters. Moving on...

Keller surprises no one by coming in at #50 in the nation. Yes, the bastion of North Texas public school excellence was still beaten out by 49 other smalltown USA places. Still, considering all the places with better scenery in the country, #50 ain't too shabby. With a population of 35,900 and an average home price of $281,034 (and keep in mind that's for more than 2,000 sq. ft.), Keller is a pretty ideal place to live. It's one city over from North Richland Hills,

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