"I've got my toes in the water..."

Just an average day living across the street from a major hospital.

It is closer than I thought

Hardly a foot on the ground...

Since Dallas, 13 states later, I am somewhere in the Atlantic Northeast bouncing around some.

Pinkston (Dallas) HS basketball star

Tony Mitchell for SLAM Magazine.

A little snow...

...since it is over 100 degrees in North Texas. This was from February.

Valliant's last show

05/19/2010 - Haggard Middle School band director Ken Valliant gives directions to students while preparing for the final concert of his 30 years career at Haggard with current and former students in Plano, Texas, on May 19, 2010. Valliant remained in the same classroom for his tenure at Haggard. (Andy Jacobsohn/The Dallas Morning News)


05/19/2010 - Haggard Middle School principal Julie-Anne Dean places a rose on band director Ken Valliant, while he eats a hamburger, before the final concert of Valliant's 30 years career at Haggard with current and former students in Plano, Texas, on May 19, 2010. (Andy Jacobsohn/The Dallas Morning News)

Fire and aftermath

05/29/2010 - Cockrell Hill Fire Department and Dallas Fire-Rescue reported to a four-alarm fire at the two-story La Villa Roma Apartments at 3739 Higgins Ave in Cockrell Hill, Texas, around 6 a.m. on May 29, 2010. Two residents were killed in the apartments, and another two later died at a local hospital. (Andy Jacobsohn/The Dallas Morning News)


05/30/2010 - Pastor Rosie Smith (right), of Rose Ministries, and Saul Santillan, 14, survey the remains of La Villa Roma Apartments in Cockrell Hill, Texas, on May 30, 2010, after it was demolished the day before following a four-alarm fire that started around 6 a.m. that morning. Santillan, who lived in the northwest corner apartment, was awakened by his sister's screams as the fire spread through the apartments. (Andy Jacobsohn/The Dallas Morning News)

Wylie memorial service

05/03/2010 - Jerry Isgrigg takes a moment to observe a memorial for his son, Gerren Isgrigg, as Wylie community members filter into the memorial service for his son at the First Baptist Church of Wylie in Wylie on May 3, 2010. (Andy Jacobsohn/The Dallas Morning News)

Treading the mud, fire, wind, water...

The Warrior Dash came to North Texas. People got dirty. Really Dirty. Fun was had. Nathan Hunsinger produced an awesome video, yet again. Enjoy.

Winning the Bi-District Playoffs

04/08/2010 - Southlake Carroll High teammates surround starting pitcher John Curtiss after Curtiss pitched a complete game during an 8-1 win over Keller High in the third game of a best-of-three series to win the Bi-District Class 5A playoffs at Southlake Carroll in Southlake, Texas, on May 8, 2010. (Andy Jacobsohn/The Dallas Morning News)