December 22, 2009
Tis the Season
Great 
Quotes
"Do give books - religious or otherwise - for Christmas. They're never fattening, seldom sinful, and permanently personal." - Lenore Hershey
"Next to a circus there ain't nothing that packs up and tears out faster than the Christmas spirit." - Kin Hubbard
"A lovely thing about Christmas is that it's compulsory, like a thunderstorm, and we all go through it together." - Garrison Keillor
"Christmas begins about the first of December with an office party and ends when you finally realize what you spent, around April fifteenth of the next year." - P. J. O'Rourke
"Merry Christmas, Nearly Everybody!" - Ogden Nash
December 21, 2009
Sorry for the lapse...
I've had nothing to post here lately, plus have had other things to do. (house work, the Dallas/N.Orleans game, etc.) I'll get back in the blogging mood in a day or two, and I think there are a couple of posts in the pipeline, pre-posted/post-dated. Until then, hope you're having a great holiday season.
Love to all my friends and family and thanks for visiting to everyone else!
December 17, 2009
December 16, 2009
A Greater Yes: The Story of Amy Newhouse
From the KFDA website:
Pampa Teen Immortalized in New Movie
by: Kristen Guilfoos
Amarillo, Texas - A movie shot entirely on location in Amarillo and Pampa hits store shelves nationwide on December 15th... It's called "A Greater Yes."
It's a full length movie about a 16-year-old girl named Amy Newhouse who grew up in Pampa. It chronicles her life... From her passion for making the world a better place by starting Pampa High School's first alcohol and drug-free club to her state volleyball championship to the biggest battle of her life... Fighting cancer.
It's a battle she lost nine months after being diagnosed.
The movie showcases sights and sounds of both Amarillo and Pampa. Director/Producer/Actor Bradley Dorsey says, "We used Pampa High school, various locations around there. We used Consuelos Mexican Restaurant. Baptist St. Anthony's hospital. We used the exterior shots of their hospital. And then their old hospital, which used to just be St. Anthony's, we used that for all the interior shots of the hospital."
The movie was made by a local film maker who says he never knew Amy, but he went to her funeral and when he saw thousands of others there as well, he knew there was something special about this girl... And something he needed to share with the world.
UPDATE: The original video was taken down, sorry. I found this one on YouTube, but who knows how long IT will remain up?
Thanks for visiting my blog.
Your boyfriend is also your uncle
That's the advice given from "Dr. Wallace" in a column at the Chicago Post-Tribune.
The title caught my attention (and I bet it did yours, too); it was in a Google Reader feed I have for any instance of Pampa in the news. Pampa wasn't mentioned in the first bit of advice (about the uncle) but rather the second letter to Dr. Wallace:
Dr. Wallace: I'm 18 and do a little drinking on the weekends with friends. I never get drunk, but I know that alcohol can alter your judgment. I need to know how long I should wait before driving after I've had two beers.
-- Nameless, Pampa, Texas
Nameless: According to the American Council on Science and Health, everyone should abstain from alcohol a minimum of five hours prior to operating a vehicle. Even the consumption of one beer or one glass of wine can affect a driver's judgment and coordination.
Since you're only 18, you shouldn't be drinking at all. The minimum age for consuming alcohol in all states and the District of Columbia is 21. Every time you have a beer, you break the law! Have you considered new friends?
What? And do away with one of the very few things there are for kids to do in this town?
