The holidays seem to be approaching pretty fast these days and it’s time to figure out what to do.  The last two years of holidays, Leslie and I have not been able to make it back to Seattle to spend it with my family.  So as the planning process is taking place, I think this year we are actually going to make it.

I hope we can fly non-stop, even if it costs more.  The non-stop version cuts a few hours of the total travel time.  Not to mention that when we fly back to Texas we lose 2 hours just in the time change alone.

Speaking of trips.  One of these days I would love to go see the East Coast.  Never been.  Maybe check out the Outer Banks close to the ocean and just hang out and relax..  Although the opposite way (west), Hawaii sounds awesome just like our honeymoon..!!!

I know it’s early but any of you out there making holiday travel plans? or just staying around home?

Dallas Texans 91 Red lost tonight against Eclipse Select 90-91 with a score of 1-2

Goals for the game: (from the US Soccer Site)
DTX - Becka Rivera - (64:00)
ECL - Carly Smithe - (18:00)
ECL - Leah Fortune - (8:00)

This will put the Texans into a 2nd place tie in their bracket.

All teams that I’m following in my last post will all play the final bracket game tomorrow and will post some updates to scores when I can check out the scores..

Looks like this weekend might have some fun around the corner.

Tonight our friends are taking Leslie out to dinner for her birthday.  That is always a good way to start off the weekend.  It sounds like it will be a good place to eat and hopefully they will cater to my special food needs.

Saturday I have soccer in the morning for a few hours and then some much needed work to be done on the cars and the garage.  Oh yeah and I need to clean and lube the mountain bike chains for both of us so we can start riding again.  Saturday night I don’t think we have much going on.

Sunday after church our friends are having us over for some pool action.  It should be hot enough out for a good long afternoon swim or float.  Wait, I hope my swimsuit still fits me.  lol  We will probably stay over there for quite some time and enjoy the water and some good food.

What are your weekend plans?

Another episode of Friday Local Shorts:

DFW Airport:
This poor guy who was driving a service van lost consciousness and ran into a Boeing 717 yesterday.  The driver was taken to a Fort Worth hospital.  At the time the plane was boarding for a flight to Milwaukee.  The flight was canceled.

Dallas:
This 49-year-old woman is in custody accused of beating a 93-year-old neighbor.  What was she thinking.  Come on now, beating a 93-year-old, yeah she must be in the winner of the year club.  They found her laying in a pool of blood, and remains hospitalized in serious condition.  They think she might have been beaten with a hammer and other household utensils.

Forth Worth:
A 39-year-old woman and her 15-year-old son were arrested in connection with a fatal stabbing of a man last weekend.  Hall who was 52 was over visiting and got in an argument and the 15-year-old got involved and now William Hall is dead.  Come on, when there is a problem do you really have to kill everyone.  By now I would think that people know if you kill someone you go to prison for a very long time if not life!

Dallas:
Now check this out.  This guy decided to speed, and of course he lost control of his car, jumped a curb and plowed over 4 people on a sidewalk.  They gave the driver a sobriety test to see if he was drunk and he passed so no drinking and driving there.  2 men are in critical condidtion, 1 woman in serious condition, and the child’s status was unknown.

* most of there stories were obtained from local news stories *

Almost every summer Leslie and I head back up to Seattle (My home town) to visit family and friends. And almost every time we travel, regardless where something within the family happens. So this summer we are starting to make our plans for some traveling.

Now this summer and probably every summer from now on prices will being going up and up and up. So right now the decision is being made based on costs versus happy travel time. Based on the prices creeping upward and family health and emergencies, we might look into travel insurance for our trip this year.

That way if something does happen or something comes up, it’s not a total loss if you know what I mean…

But this just isn’t any man. It’s Joe Barron, a minister for Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano, tx. Joe who is 52 thought he was chatting online with a 13 year old and finally decided to drive 3 hours (Byran, Tx) to meet this girl. But only to meet the POLICE..!!!  Doh..!

He was released on $7,000 bail.. Wow a sex offender and only $7,000 bail ? ? ?

I guess this guy didn’t watch all those dateline shows or something.

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When sports teams have opening nights, or inaugural seasons, they always give things away. They like to get a good fan base and keep them coming back over and over again. I remember going to sporting events growing up and we would get cool things like hats, balls, bats, soccer balls, etc. It was so much fun and dad would always find other games so I could get free things.

Well a new team is coming to Grand Prairie and they want to get a huge fan base and they are giving away something I have never, ever seen given away before. The Grand Prairie AirHogs Baseball team is going to give away a funeral at it’s June 3rd game. Complete with a casket, headstone, services and a plot. You can be buried or cremated, your choice.

So if you live in the area and want to take a shot and winning your on funeral, good luck and don’t have a heart attack over winning it!!!

Heading up to Oklahoma for the rest of the weekend.  I will or should be able to check in later tonight when I get there and have some time.

Everyone have a good weekend and a Happy Mothers Day (to the mothers out there)

Well this guy who wanted his own record label decided he was going to do something to get his business off of the ground. So how did he decide to do this?

Well let me tell ya, he decided to steal a blank check from his girlfriends mother, proceed to a bank in Fort Worth, and cash the check to start his very own record label. But something got in the way. The bank wouldn’t cash his check, and called the GF’s mother who said he did not have permission then the police showed up.

The alarming part.. Charles Ray Fuller added ten zero’s to the check.

Yes he tried to cash a check for $360 BILLION Dollars.. lol Oh man that is too good.

So fraud charges came up and of course he had a .25 caliber gun and some drugs on him.. Good thing his bail was a lot less $$..

Article:
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I heard this story last night on NBC5i but all last night and today I couldn’t find any relevant story published on any of the local news media. They interviewed his wife last night and she has been praying for him since they have not heard from him since April 13th.

The last contact he told his family he was taking a 400 mile overnight trip (Northbound) to Sacramento to pick up his nursing license.

So what I find pretty strange is why was his body found in Arizona (East) over 500 miles from where he was staying??

I would suspect fowl play now as his car was no where around the body. You just feel bad to read these stories as probably some punk ass kid wanted $5 for some drugs..

Here is a blurb from the story last night:
Edwards said she is clinging to faith that if her husband is injured at the bottom of a ravine, his being a nurse may help him survive long enough to be found alive and returned to his family.

nbc5i article: click here