Our youngest is into football and I’m having a blast with the pee-wee footballers. They are still so enthusiastic about life. EVERYTHING is a big deal. They still share – these kids are 2nd and 3rd graders – everything with such a passion. Where does that passion go? One our players – I just adore […]
Digital Age is REALLY here!
Earlier today, comScore released their August 2010 Online Video Rankings and FACEBOOK is #2 on their list. Really? These numbers are incredible. If you don’t know, comScore is the global leader in measuring the digital world and is reporting, for AUGUST 2010, that 178 million individual, unique viewers watched online video content. They are also […]
Traffic Signs & Signals
OK – I’ll admit it. I’m paying more attention to traffic signs, signals, and “what is the purpose of” on the road these days because I have a child in drivers ed now. So……….for those of you that are reading this and live close by, have you thought about the purpose of the actual traffic […]
Ike Revisited – With a Good Ending
As Galveston, Texas, continues to recover from a nasty, natural disaster, I’ve taken the time to reflect on the days following the landfall of Hurricane Ike ……… While Sugar Land had a TON of rain and wind delivered via Ike, it could have been a lot worse – and we all know it. Lessons were […]
Can’t Even Blame this one on Sports!
Just when you think you have seen it all……….it happens. Catches you off guard. Reminds you that there are some really irresponsible, selfish people out there. We see it way too often in youth sports. BUT….I can’t even blame this one on youth sports. There’s a new youth football league in town (in Fort Bend […]
Summertime
Summer always brings that welcomed relief from the every day insanity during the school year. But I’ve started thinking, I like the structure of the school year. You can almost always predict what is coming next. With three kids all involved in two different types of swimming, we always know what’s coming next……… swimming. Some […]
Driving while Texting
I have had the pleasure of starting drivers ED here recently and I have quite a few friends getting their licenses this summer. A fun road trip for high schoolers – now that some of us are driving – is to Galveston to hang out on the beach. EVERYONE LISTEN – WARNING! I was doing […]