G.R.i.D. (Get Rich in Dallas)

I’m walking on eggshells as I type this because I really want and try to support the community in all aspects but flag dancing has been nothing but a bane to my dancefloor existence. It is no fun being on a crowded floor with the trash disco blaring and one gent has to have his 15′ circumference of space to twirl his damn flag around. The only benefit I get out of it is the cool yet musky breeze that wards off my sweaty brow.

And now, people are perpetuating this bad behavior by offering workshops. For the love of God, no! Must I petition the new mayor on an ordinance against flag dancing in public? Can it be refrained to special events that don’t impede and a regular night out of fun? Or much like the popular non-smokers lounge in JR’s, can there also be a flag dancers’ area for those twirling twits? Please please, I beg those at flagger central to leave this trend back in the 70s, freeze it and never revive it.

Although the flags themselves are quite purty.

Stop this dancefloor menace now!

After watching tonight’s debate on WFAA’s website, I am still up in the air about who to vote for. I think both have good qualities as well as equally bad qualities. I think Leppert has good intentions but that nice guy act will get bulldozed by city council. I appreciate Oakley’s experience but that whole land bit concerns me. What to do? And tonight didn’t help.

The streaming debate, later to be aired Sunday morning at (yawwwwn) 7am on Channel 8, had  Belo-ites Gromer Jeffers (DMN) and Chris Heinbaugh (WFAA City Hall) asking the tough questions to each candidate and they weren’t letting up regarding crime, the Super Bowl, leadership and negative campaigns. Leppert and Oakley were fairly contained and composed but some oh-so sweet moments happened between the two. Especially Leppert’s comment that his company builds schools “Oakley builds bars.” Meow. Oakley threw in a few punches by pointing out Leppert’s recent ads questioning his credibility while responding to questions about his own negative campaign against The Lepp. But neither seemed to offer concrete visions for the city and Heinbaugh pointed that out. I never got a feel that specific plans were in place for their idea of what the city should be under their leadership although Oakley had more credible answers to that.

Sadly, all I really wanted to see was the awkward nanosecond handshake at the end between the candidates. Because after 45 minutes in, I wasn’t and still am not sure who to vote for. Although I know who I’m leaning toward. I’m hoping my mind will be made up after breakfast, Friday morning so I can head out to the early voting booths and be done with it all,.