Occupy Wall Street Wins

And so does Occupy Dallas and Occupy Oakland and all the other spontaneous movements that sprang up across the United States to protest the growing income inequality between the so-called 1% and the 99%. Critics have dismissed the movements, either because protesters are disorganized and lack consensus on what to do about the issue, or because the protesters are becoming a public nuisance. I won't dispute those criticisms. Occupy Wall Street, like almost all spontaneous protest movements, is disorganized (by design) and disorderly (more or less) and destined to disintegrate (probably).

So, why do I say Occupy Wall Street wins? The answer after the jump.

Not Quite as Open Mic in Dallas

The Dallas City Council is proposing rule changes for public speakers at council meetings. Dallas proposes moving up the deadline to request time to 5 p.m. the day before the meeting. Also, if you have spoken within the last 30 days, your time will be limited to one minute, instead of three minutes allotted to everyone else.

After the jump, my thoughts about how this is handled in Dallas and Richardson.

Review: Wolf Hall

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From "Wolf Hall," by Hilary Mantel:


...it's all very well planning what you will do in six months, what you will do in a year, but it's no good at all if you don't have a plan for tomorrow."

After the jump, my review.

Mighty Ram Band March-a-thon

From 2011 11 Berkner March-a-thon

The Berkner High School Mighty Ram Band entertained the neighborhoods around Berkner Saturday morning during a five mile march-a-thon from the high school to Dartmouth Elementary School and back.

Perhaps you saw or heard the band as it marched through your neighborhood. Or maybe while you were shopping at Lowe's home improvement store (thanks, Lowe's, for inviting the band inside to entertain your customers). In any case, if you didn't get a chance to make a donation to support the band program (believe me, it is a very good cause), please contact one of the adult volunteers in the Berkner Area Band Club. They'll let you know how you can help keep this great tradition alive.

More photos from the 2011 march-a-thon can be viewed here.

Playoffs: Berkner 7, Garland 24

From 2011 Football

The Garland Owls beat the Berkner Rams 24-7 Friday night in a bi-district playoff game at Garland's Williams Stadium. The Rams started strong offensively and defensively, jumping to a 7-0 lead. Berkner gave Garland a close game through the first half, but Garland gradually asserted themselves in the second half and put the game away with a 4th down, 4th quarter interception return for a touchdown to make the final score 24-7. The Rams finish the season with a 7-4 record. It's still a great time to be a Ram!

In other bi-district playoff action, the RISD's Lake Highlands lost to Rowlett 53-14.

More photos from all of the 2011 season, including the bands and color guards and drill teams and cheerleaders and everything else that goes into making high school football the best value in Friday night entertainment, can be found here.