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The Star-Telegram has a list of the best restaurants in the Fort Worth Stockyards and includes a place called the "Lonesome Dove Bistr...

Wife just sent me this story summation with the greeting, "And I immediately thought of you." CHOCOLATE-BACON SANTA CRUZ, Calif. —...

I don't plan on watching much, period. But, who knows -- maybe if I happen to be flipping channels and can spend 10 seconds watching a r...

Since football has been on my mind: I've read every list ESPN has come up with: Best players, best clutch players, most hated schools, m...

(Play for mood) That's right, college football practice begins . It's like Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, only with 350-pound ...

Thumbing through the July edition at the barber's shop: TM has apparently started a series on where Texans worship. The July edition pr...

Yeah, nerd/copy editor does dovetail nicely. Anyway, from Caren: http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1823766

I reported on the subject a bit (a small bit), when I was in Abilene. The primary complaint I heard about wind energy then was that West Tex...

Whoa. I just watched a documentary on this guy from the Austin music underground and am blown away by the story. I know nothing substantial ...

Heh. New York Times does a piece on how hamburgers are now big in exclusive Paris restaurants. "It is a startling turnaround in a count...

I divide my summer into two halves: That which happens before the Fourth of July, and that which happens before football season starts. This...

"The schedule we keep is demanding, but it's definitely an amazing experience," said Kevin during a recent conference call fro...

And enjoy the day. Meredith's working, so it's me and Sam in bachelor's paradise. I'm thinking burgers are in my near futur...

Jeremy C. learns Oklahoma is bringing back John Blake. Erfort finally sees one Pirates loss too many. Todd W. hears about the Sears Craftsma...

And for a professional publication and everything. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram debuted the "Mom2Mom" social networking site today...

Son-of-a-bitch is the "most infamous*" of dishes from the chuckwagon era, consisting mainly of the cow parts you're never goin...

Meredith survived the latest round of cuts at McClatchy and the bleeding seems to have stopped for the time being. Of course those who survi...

First off, as soon as I let people know I'm going to get a teacher's certification, a few things pop up in the news. My Mom-in-law t...

This thing has been a lot of fun. I've watched the hoax move from West Texas to East Texas to Alabama to North Carolina, getting hits an...

The Star-Telegram just published a little "traveling with your baby" guide put together by my wife. It was kind of interesting se...