What’s New Year’s Eve without a few resolutions? Here are mine:
Be more accountable. When former TV anchor/reporter Brad Hawkins, now a spokesman for Southwest Airlines, was busted by cops on a public lewdness charge in a Dallas park, I made a joke here regarding Southwest’s LUV symbol. But when the charges were later dropped, I failed to note that on FrontBurner. Which wasn’t fair to Hawkins.
Don’t have such a short fuse. After my car was broken into in a DART parking lot the first day I rode the light-rail, I swore off DART here for good. That was dumb. Even though I’ve never parked in a DART lot again, I’ve ridden its trains since and most always had good experiences.
Trying to save money, do not order in sliced turkey breast instead of a full cooked turkey for Christmas dinner even though you know your Better Half prefers the dark meat and the turkey legs. After that happened something else almost got sliced, too.
1. So you probably had plans of imbibing tonight, because it’s New Year’s Eve and that’s what people do. And then you probably thought you’d take a cab. Only now, maybe not. Maybe you’ll drive. But then there’s this. So maybe you should just go ahead and make that stop for the big bottle of Colt 45 and plan to watch some Dick Clark.
2. A family owned popcorn store in Frisco is locked in a David versus Goliath fight or something with some place called the Popcorn Factory over a logo and a name or something. Ironically, the bone of contention centers around the phrase, “Love, Peace and Popcorn.”
3. Former Maverick Nick Van Exel’s son, Nickey Van Exel, confessed to killing a longtime friend. He says they were messing around with a gun he thought was unloaded, and he accidentally shot him, and then panicked and drove the body to Lake Ray Hubbard. The victim’s father isn’t believing it so much.
4. Get well soon, Dirk. Really, really soon. Please?
5. Any plans for New Year’s Eve? Maybe some dancing? Maybe some couch surfing? Maybe some quaffing of many adult beverages? Stay safe out there, FrontBurnervians, and have a great New Year.