tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439803544142853007.comments2024-03-09T18:47:08.590-06:00Durango TexasDurangohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10231271044296466883noreply@blogger.comBlogger8004125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439803544142853007.post-3774061877641329892024-03-09T17:00:49.507-06:002024-03-09T17:00:49.507-06:00Spencer Jack just turned 17 yesterday...Spencer Jack just turned 17 yesterday...Cindy Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15788241734195752417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439803544142853007.post-62636999253446262502024-03-07T12:41:22.826-06:002024-03-07T12:41:22.826-06:00Muckrack.com ranks the Fort Worth Star-Telegram...Muckrack.com ranks the Fort Worth Star-Telegram's circulation as the 26th biggest in the state of Texas. The 13th biggest city(Fort Worth) in the US has only the 26th biggest newspaper in Texas. The unexpected city! C'mon, Forters, you can do better. Let's get that collective effervescence going! Let's go, go, go. LFG! <br /><br />Muckrack, by the way, is trusted by companies like Google, NPR, The New York Times, VISA, FedEx and many other top flight organizations.<br /><br />Forters, by the way, is the latest and greatest demonym for people living in Fort Worth the unexpected city.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439803544142853007.post-54924477580226170792024-01-27T13:13:19.759-06:002024-01-27T13:13:19.759-06:00What you're calling swans look like American W...What you're calling swans look like American White Pelicans to me.<br /><br />CiaoRalphnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439803544142853007.post-91673162524070607172024-01-09T14:17:06.500-06:002024-01-09T14:17:06.500-06:00Congratulations to the University of Washington Hu...Congratulations to the University of Washington Huskies for giving their all in the NCAA college football championship game loss to Michigan. Man, I wanted UW to win it all.<br /><br />One year ago at this time the Fort Worth Texas Christian Horned Lizards were preparing to be walloped by the Georgia Bulldogs in the championship game. It was and is the biggest walloping in college football playoff history. <br /><br />65 to 7, y'all, Georgia over Fort Worth Texas Christian. No riff ram for the Fort Worth Texas Christians (TCU). No bah zoo for the hypno toads. No lickety lickety either.Ralphnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439803544142853007.post-55195651435129048902023-11-03T11:59:07.581-05:002023-11-03T11:59:07.581-05:00Texas Rangers Baseball Club Fun Facts:
More peopl...Texas Rangers Baseball Club Fun Facts:<br /><br />More people from the Dallas area actually attend the Rangers' games than people from the Fort Worth side of the Metroplex.<br /><br />Noted Fort Worth Boot Licker Dud Kennedy says that Rangers manager Bruce Bochy is the tempered son of a World War II combat veteran of the D-Day landing. Bruce Bochy has said in newspaper articles that his uncle participated in the D-Day landings, but his father was in the Pacific theater of operations on D-Day. Dud must know something that the rest of us do not. Poor Elmer Dud.<br /><br />End Of Texas Rangers Fun Facts.Ralphnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439803544142853007.post-68725205014496059422023-10-20T21:37:33.407-05:002023-10-20T21:37:33.407-05:00I’m sure fracking has nothing to do with this whol...I’m sure fracking has nothing to do with this whole mess. Water restrictions for everyone except for private wealth/private equity, developers and city official kickbacks. New oil and gas wells are being approved daily in Tarrant. <br />Hoard land, destroy remaining green space, wildlife habitats, capture and suck the earth dry of non-renewables for private gain, build “for rent” housing, abandon well, NEXT! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439803544142853007.post-72136415745468438932023-09-21T23:37:59.052-05:002023-09-21T23:37:59.052-05:00Odd they would say the weather is “to die for.” In...Odd they would say the weather is “to die for.” In Ocean Shores, we had a city councilman who died in a kayak in the local weather. Seattle is renowned for being cold & rainy - ideal conditions for hypothermia. OTOH, the weather is generally nice in August. I don’t recall anybody claiming that August weather in Texas is suited for much other than the Hotter N Hell 100…Steve Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13650405341304401203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439803544142853007.post-67624284982363015912023-09-20T17:43:25.188-05:002023-09-20T17:43:25.188-05:00Near the second bridge there is a narrow foot trai...Near the second bridge there is a narrow foot trail. You may have to climb over fallen trees, but that trail opens up to a hill. This is where you will find selenite Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439803544142853007.post-8499474677127767662023-09-11T09:12:39.088-05:002023-09-11T09:12:39.088-05:00So sorry 😞 So sorry 😞 Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439803544142853007.post-3390792537811703592023-09-10T16:57:13.964-05:002023-09-10T16:57:13.964-05:00I'm sorry for your loss DJ.I'm sorry for your loss DJ. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439803544142853007.post-40672169185447339362023-08-04T12:00:17.772-05:002023-08-04T12:00:17.772-05:00Car hop awning removed but the A&W Root Beer p...Car hop awning removed but the A&W Root Beer pagoda style roof tower remains. Awesome. Those vintage A&W roofs are called pilgrim hats. And the pilgrim hat designer also did the Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant roofs. And now you know the rest of the story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439803544142853007.post-10823702292965612422023-07-21T12:40:21.882-05:002023-07-21T12:40:21.882-05:00Look a little closer at the circus pic you posted ...Look a little closer at the circus pic you posted and you will notice that the sign says the Do Portugal Circus which is from Mexico.<br /><br />The Do Portugal Circus makes me think of the Portuguese Washer Woman song which is on the <i>Confess, Fletch</i> soundtrack. Portuguese Washer Woman sung by Astrud Gilberto and featuring Walter Wanderly on the Hammond B3 will get you in the mood for a Bossa Nova weekend.<br /><br />CiaoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439803544142853007.post-27910043807747353012023-05-30T15:47:08.697-05:002023-05-30T15:47:08.697-05:00La Pasada is not open as a motel but there are ten...La Pasada is not open as a motel but there are tenants there that pay monthly ( low income)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439803544142853007.post-60188463203337545852023-05-18T12:41:02.510-05:002023-05-18T12:41:02.510-05:00One of my favorite YouTubers made a video recently...One of my favorite YouTubers made a video recently at the Roozengaarde Skagit tulip festival. His YouTube handle is Lao Ocean. <br /><br />His walking tours of downtown Seattle are a particular favorite of mine except for the gum wall.<br /><br />Check it out, bruddah! Ciao.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439803544142853007.post-61454957987597477542023-05-13T14:11:03.220-05:002023-05-13T14:11:03.220-05:00Fort Worth was probably lumped in with Dallas thus...Fort Worth was probably lumped in with Dallas thus dragging Dallas down.<br /><br />Fort Worth fun facts mayoral election edition:<br /><br />Fort Worth mayor Mattie Parker was recently re-elected with 30,118 votes. Fort Worth has a population of 935,508.<br /><br />The Seattle mayor was elected in an off year election with 155,295 votes. Seattle population? 737,015 good people. Stakeholders. Citizens.<br /><br />San Francisco’s mayor won with 126,221 votes and a population of 815,201. <br /><br />Fort Worth the unexpected city!<br /><br />End of Fort Worth fun facts mayoral edition.<br /><br />I didn’t even mention the Fort Worth mayor storming out of a city council meeting and also yelling at a concerned Fort Worth citizen in a city hall corridor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439803544142853007.post-69076914454107971252023-05-10T23:49:15.654-05:002023-05-10T23:49:15.654-05:00Hey! Happened upon this post while googling Calami...Hey! Happened upon this post while googling Calamity's. I was at Texas Wesleyan in the mid-80s and spent many nights sweating on the dance floor, annoying the older patrons! I have great memories of that place. Sad it's gone. Wesleyan students were probably the only ones who knew how to find it!Kristi Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12864481244338025014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439803544142853007.post-31476127554865227682023-04-29T15:04:21.705-05:002023-04-29T15:04:21.705-05:00I was looking for info on Calamity Jane's and ...I was looking for info on Calamity Jane's and found this blog. We ate there a lot in the mid-80s. Loved the place. Also like Baby Does in Atlanta (to Greg B).<br />Loved the $10 little birthday cakes you could order for dessert. I'd order it and "surprise" the other friend at the table. It wasn't their birthday, but the cake was the perfect size to share for dessert for the table!<br />Good memories.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439803544142853007.post-15349653167123025752023-04-27T08:24:00.224-05:002023-04-27T08:24:00.224-05:00I love indian cuisineI love indian cuisinetandoorhttps://www.trawertyn-marmur.pl/uncategorized/piec-tandoor-co-to-jest-i-jak-dzialanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439803544142853007.post-20651115415751389132023-04-24T17:50:20.098-05:002023-04-24T17:50:20.098-05:00This reporter is not seeing any handlebars in your...This reporter is not seeing any handlebars in your pics these days. Hope your bicycling machine is recovered soon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439803544142853007.post-78965108862207427902023-04-06T07:17:35.153-05:002023-04-06T07:17:35.153-05:00Great Post! Inorder to find truck repair service n...Great Post! Inorder to find truck repair service near your location visit <a href="https://www.breakdowninc.com/" rel="nofollow">Breakdown Inc</a> and find the nearest repair shop to your location.truckexpert.99https://www.blogger.com/profile/05572536318397151263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439803544142853007.post-91935929524779719802023-03-29T14:03:15.472-05:002023-03-29T14:03:15.472-05:00Fidalgo Burger (Fidalgo Drive-In) sounds great rig...Fidalgo Burger (Fidalgo Drive-In) sounds great right about now. I want to visit it when I visit the PNW. I’m the only one who calls it Fidalgo Burger by the way.<br /><br /> Fidalgo Fun Fact:<br /><br />The Fidalgo Drive-In is a former A&W Root Beer stand/restaurant. Look closely at the architecture and you will see that l’m correct. Credit Google Street View for some of that info.<br /><br />The only A&W I ever went to was in Western Washington somewhere. Was it this one? Not sure.<br /><br />End Fidalgo Fun Fact.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439803544142853007.post-36742355206374038792023-02-14T20:01:55.154-06:002023-02-14T20:01:55.154-06:00How about "The Montlake Bridge Would be Green...How about "The Montlake Bridge Would be Green with Envy" as a name for one of the bridges. In Seattle, they weren't as clever as Fort Worth. In Seattle, they dug the ditch (called the Montlake Cut) for the ship canal and THEN built the bridge. Just the reverse of what Fort Worth did. Hence, my proposed name. We could call it MBWBGWE for short.Steve Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13650405341304401203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439803544142853007.post-25059090592556650782023-01-12T18:34:30.412-06:002023-01-12T18:34:30.412-06:00This is the first I've heard of this naming th...This is the first I've heard of this naming those pitiful bridges thing. It would be one thing if there was anything remotely unique about those bridges. But, they do not even bridge over anything. And never will, til cement lined ditches are dug under them.Durangohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10231271044296466883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439803544142853007.post-91902736874692025112022-12-29T13:23:15.089-06:002022-12-29T13:23:15.089-06:00My guess is a silver 4 door Audi or a small blue M...My guess is a silver 4 door Audi or a small blue Mazda pickup. Or both.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439803544142853007.post-27561007618215185672022-11-29T13:23:31.434-06:002022-11-29T13:23:31.434-06:00The Fort Worth News Guild is on strike against the...The Fort Worth News Guild is on strike against the The Fort Worth Star-Telegram charging Unfair Labor Practices.<br /><br />The Guild's Twitter page has a good number of threads detailing the situation for anyone interested. <br /><br />The Guild is picketing in the West Seventh Street area (76107) since the Startlegram no longer has a downtown (76102) office. <br /><br />A UPS store on West Seventh is currently the Startlegram's mailing address. Impressive.<br /><br /><br />https://twitter.com/FortWorthGuildAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com