May 07
I love realty TV. No, not the philistine talent shows or voyeuristic dating and lifestyle shows that are synonymous with American culture, but rather those “scripted” shows that seek to capture a segment of American life. During its tragically short run on TV, I constantly praised the show Friday Night Lights for taking the …
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Apr 27
At first glance, you might not think my hometown–the tiny East Texas hamlet of Atlanta (pop. 5,745)–and my adopted hometown, the affluent Dallas enclave University Park, would have much in common, but believe it or not, living in the Park Cities affords residents many of the treats of small-town living. I lived in the heart …
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Jan 13
I was browsing ESPN.com when I came across this ad: I don’t want to be “that guy,” but even simply implying that Denver is on West Coast in an ad is absurd. Dictionary.com defines “West Coast” as “the western coast of the U.S., bordering the Pacific Ocean and comprising the coastal areas of California, Oregon, …
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Jan 04
Yesterday, I dared to ask the question, “who is Ezra Klein?” Today, I read his Washington Post blog with great interest as he took on “inequality and income.” By all means, please read his entire entry and the accompanying graphs. So Klein attempts to formulate an original thought, something I attacked him for being void …
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Jan 02
Last week, The Washington Post’s Ezra Klein puzzled many when he said the Constitution “…is confusing because it was written more than a hundred years ago.” Klein’s popularity, especially on MSNBC, has long puzzled me, but this statement took it another level and begs the question, who exactly is Ezra Klein? Reading his Wikipedia bio, …
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Oct 17
Friday night, TBS scored huge numbers for their coverage of the 2010 American League Championship Series between my Texas Rangers and the New York Yankees. TBS did particularly well in the Dallas market earning a 21.9 rating (13.9 rating in NYC), but I have a feeling that given the choice most Rangers would prefer to …
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Apr 03
As someone who prides himself on being different from the bloggers on the East and West coasts, I apologize for not making this recommendation sooner. I’ve been reading Oxford American for a few years now, after my mother turned me onto the magazine for its emphasis on Southern writing. But Oxford American is much more …
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Dec 10
At Monday’s Wade Phillips’ press conference, CBS 11 sports reporter Steve Dennis asked the Cowboys’ coach if he considered his team “winners.” By virtue of owning a winning record, this Cowboys team is, by definition, a “winner.” Of course, “winning” can mean a lot of different things. Dennis posed this question to Wade Phillips to …
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Nov 18
You’ll recall that last week I urged all Dallas Cowboys fans to rush over to the website for the Fox affiliate in Shreveport to vote in a poll asking which NFL game they should show on Sunday. As mentioned, the Shreveport media market contains parts of Northeast Texas and Southwest Arkansas, which is solid Cowboys …
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Nov 14
Since getting my first iPod as a gift some four years ago, I’ve downloaded countless gigs of all forms of media. One of my favorite things to download is podcasts. Over the last few years, I’ve tried out hundreds of different podcasts, but have now narrowed it down to 15 or 20 that I listen …
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