Posted on May 30, 2008 at 5:03 p.m.

Didn't know Ali Baba's was planning a move, but they will definitely regain a customer when they do. Parking and space at the Greenville location finally made it "not worth it" to go there.

On Ali Baba Cafe (Dallas / Lower Greenville) (Closed)

Posted on April 30, 2008 at 7:15 p.m.

Re the "eternal puppy" process - learn something new every day. That is a dreadful approach I'd never heard of or thought of! At what age is it appropriate to turn your children in for a "cuter" model? Around kindergarten? Maybe in the pre-teens?

Of course, as Ogden Nash said "The trouble with a kitten is that Eventually it becomes a cat".

Over a lot of years of being owned by one or more cats, I think more than half of them were adopted as young adults. We are considering a new kitten in the near future and given that I hope it will live 15 to 20 years I've been thinking this could be my last kitten ever. The age I will be at that point it probably won't be wise (or maybe possible) to take on a kitten.

On Breeders oppose Dallas' proposed animal control ordinance

Posted on April 29, 2008 at 7:34 p.m.

I'm of the early Beatle's era, and was a fan then, so I am interested in seeing RAIN - fortunately. Fortunate because when I bought my tickets I was expecting to see Webber's "Whistle Down the Wind". If I had a choice, I'd have preferred that.

It is not encouraging that your report references 200 favorites. If my math is right that amounts to a different tune every 1.5 minutes - with no verbal introduction or transition. A couple of hours of incomplete snippets and bits? Yikes! (and potentially Yeeeech)

On Rain: The Beatles Experience makes its Dallas debut this week

Posted on April 29, 2008 at 7:23 p.m.

DC - I can't agree it's "stupid" to buy from a breeder. I've had pound kittens, kittens from neighbors' litters, and pure bred kittens. Although my sample size is not that large; the pure-breds generally had fewer health problems and longer life spans. You know what you are getting in terms of temperament, behavior, and overall health.

These benefits do depend on going through a reputable breeder. Apparently you are not aware that there are such, since you refer to them killing animals where you can't see it. Maybe you are thinking of puppy and kitten mills? Those are not reputable breeders, of course. Reputable breeders get very little (if any) profit from their efforts. They do what they do out of appreciation for the features of the breed. The proposed license fee would actually discourage them. It could add as much as $100 to the cost of a given pup/kitten. The fee actually encourages the mills, who have excessive number of breeding animals and produce excessive numbers of litters each year, thus "rewarding" high volume production to reduce the burden of the license fee.

On Breeders oppose Dallas' proposed animal control ordinance

Posted on February 29, 2008 at 11:24 a.m.

New York Times re unphased/unfazed debate. It used the "unfazed" spelling http://www.nytimes.com/cq/2007/01/23/... The incorrect spelling in your link is from the copy someone posted at FreeRepublic.

On Unruly baby heckles Governor Rick Perry at Dallas book-signing

Posted on February 7, 2008 at 7:10 p.m.

Found....unfortunately

"A 69-year-old Oak Lawn man missing since Tuesday morning was found dead in Gainesville this afternoon and police believe he was the victim of foul play.

George Stephenson was found at his second home, where he was apparently killed, police said. Dallas homicide detectives are questioning a "person of interest" this afternoon, officials said. " http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedconte...

On Dallas police seek suspiciously-missing man

Posted on January 28, 2008 at 2:39 p.m.

Just how specific do you want the times to be?

"Michael Clayton" 11:00 a.m. "There Will Be Blood" 1:20 p.m. "Atonement" 4:20 p.m. "Juno" 7:00 p.m. "No Country For Old Men" 9:00 p.m.

On AMC Theaters to host orgy of Best Picture nominees and popcorn

Posted on December 18, 2007 at 4:15 p.m.

There are quite a few Indian places around for it to have not been embraced by some public by now.

Quick, decent price, and reasonable authenticity can be had via the very nice, if smallish, lunch buffet at Taj Express on Lemmon near the Tollway. For evening we prefer the good 'ol India Palace or the Tandoor in Arlington. And I lose count of the places that pop up (and disappear, and/or move) in Richardson. There's supposed to be a Nepalese place opening, or just opened, in Irving that I'll be interested in trying one of these days.

Years ago there was a very good Indian restaurant in a strip across from the then Dr. Pepper plant, now the Kroger on Mockingbird near Mbird Station. If there was a taste for Indian food back then (circa 1975) surely there is an appetite for the real deal now, instead of some quasi-fusion-sorta-kinda-Indianish cuisine.

On Pei Wei co-founder to launch Bengal Coast, new Indian fusion concept, in Centrum Building in Dallas

Posted on November 11, 2007 at 6:16 p.m.

Thanks for helping to keep a spotlight on the issue.

In honor of todays date:

" More than 25 percent of the homeless population in the United States are military veterans, although they represent 11 percent of the civilian adult population, according to a new report. " "About 44,000 to 64,000 veterans are classified as "chronically homeless" -- homeless for long periods or repeatedly." http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/11/08/home...

On DMN Viewpoints column on homelessness

Posted on November 7, 2007 at 10:54 a.m.

She's home

"Dallas police said Ms. Hendrickson was found about 3 a.m. Wednesday in the Greenville area of Dallas. Police said she was in good condition. " http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedconte...

On UPDATED: Dallas police ask public to help find missing woman