A golden retriever named Roxy lives at our house. Well, actually, we get to live in HER house. Here’s a picture of her surveing her domain. When she’s not lounging, she loves going out in the backyard and roaming around, sniffing here, sniffing there – generally doing what dogs do in the backyard. (I need […]
To boldly go…
It was 50 years ago this week that NBC premiered a new television series that went boldly where no network programming had gone before. The show, of course, was Star Trek. Though it only lasted three years in primetime, reruns went on, and on, and on – culminating in numerous spin off series and movies until […]
Spreading the Word
Since we work in the 811 industry, we sometimes take for granted our own inside knowledge – but it’s knowledge that has to be shared with everyone for it to be really effective. In my role for Texas811, I attend home and garden shows, health fairs, engineering conclaves, you name it. Without fail – and […]
Olympic Success
The Summer Olympics have come to a successful close, and the Tokyo Winter Olympics are now two years away. It’s going to be difficult for Winter Team USA to match or beat the Rio medal total, though. The USA walked out of Rio with a staggering 121 medals, 46 of them gold. That’s 51 more […]
1600 Texas811 Avenue
National 811 day on August 11, 2016 was a huge success. Texas811 appeared at the Texas Rangers game where Damage Prevention Manager JimBob Sims was interviewed on Fox Sports: https://aligningchange.wistia.com/medias/2ltrea8ukv Texas811 President Mike Losawyer was interviewed on CBS affiliate KHOU’s morning show in Houston: http://www.khou.com/mb/entertainment/television/programs/great-day-houston/call-before-you-dig/29498975 We attended a major 811 block party in Houston for […]
BIGGEST DAY OF THE YEAR
What is the biggest day of the year? Ask a dozen people, you’ll get a dozen answers. For those of us in the 811 safety and damage prevention industry, the biggest day of the year is: August 11! Yes, that date is numerically known as 8-11. For us, 811. The number you call FREE coast […]
STARTING OVER
Have you ever begun a project with the best of intentions, only to find that after much labor (and sometimes much cursing) it’s just not going the direction you want it to go in and you have to abandon it in favor of a completely different approach? We all have. It’s irritating and frustrating, […]
KEEPING UP WITH TECHNOLOGY
It’s the end of an era. Sometime this week, the very last VCR will be produced. For all of you youngsters, VCR refers to Video Cassette Recorder. Back in the ‘80’s and ‘90’s, they were everywhere, even up into the early part of this century. Here’s a picture of a typical recorder if you don’t […]
WORKPLACE SAFETY STARTS WITH YOU
Yeah, yeah, I know you’ve heard the title of this blog before. Someone telling you that YOU are the one person most responsible for your own safety. “But I’m working with a bunch of other folks – can’t one of them watch out for me?” The answer to that question is NO. […]
BRINGING IT BACK TO LIFE
There’s a scene in Mel Brook’s classic “Young Frankenstein” where Doctor Frankenstein (Gene Wilder) is pounding on the chest of his creation (Peter Boyle) in an agony of frustration, crying out “Life! Give my creation life!” Well, of course the Monster does come to life, with hilarious results. Over the weekend, I […]