Over the weekend I finally watched the movie Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. It’s by Harry Potter author JK Rowling, and as you might expect is full of, well, Fantastic Beasts and other things magical. If you haven’t seen it, and without giving away the plot, it seems that 1926 New York City […]
THE WINNING CALL
Super Bowl 50 is history – and it belongs to Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos. Almost all of the pre-game hype focused on Manning. At the age of 39, he was the oldest quarterback to ever start a Super Bowl. He had 199 career wins, tied with retired quarterback Brett Favre. And the lingering […]
CAST YOUR VOTE FOR SAFETY
I know it seems they’ve been on the speaking stump forever, but tonight, February 1, is when – to quote an old ad campaign – the rubber meets the road. Iowans will be caucusing in what’s expected to be record numbers; upwards of 200,000 are expected to make their presidential nominee preference known. Casting a […]
A LACK OF RESOURCES
Resources. We all want them, and it doesn’t really matter what they are. But do you know what a resource really is? The dictionary gives this as one of the definitions of the word “resource.” Resource (n): a source of supply, support, or aid, especially one that can be readily drawn upon when needed. Most people think of something like oil or timber or water as resources, and of course […]
Wood, Plastic, Steel and 811
At Texas811, damage prevention is our number one concern. Protecting Texas’ underground infrastructure is a 24/7/365 job for us that last year resulted in over two and a half million incoming locate requests affecting our 1450 plus members. We all know the routine: the free 811 call comes in, the information is taken, a […]
Coke Delivers On the Environment – And So Can You!
On my way in to work at Texas811 in Dallas this morning, I spotted my first Coca-Cola® Hybrid Electric delivery truck. Coke has been rolling them out (no pun intended) to different markets across the nation for the past few years. According to an article on their website, “Alterna tive fuel vehicles—including electric and hybrid […]