Articles for February 5th, 2013
D: The Broadcast: A Q&A With Lisa Pineiro
Last year, we announced a partnership with London Broadcasting, which owns KTXD, a local channel that, with our help, is about to get a whole lot more local. On February 18, we are launching a morning show called D: The Broadcast. It will be co-hosted by four ladies whose names you’ll likely know. Think The View — only not. This week on FrontBurner, I’m rolling out a new Q&A each day with a different host. Yesterday was Courtney Kerr’s turn. Today, we talk with Lisa Pineiro, who most recently did her broadcasting on CBS Channel 11. Let’s boogie:
Tim Rogers: [I had promised to call her “first thing in the morning” but didn’t ring till 10:15.] This is kind of first thing in the morning, isn’t it?
Lisa Pineiro: Are you kidding me? I’m a morning person!
TR: What does that mean? What time do you wake up?
LP: I wake up at the crack of dawn. You remember I had to do that morning show, and I had to wake up at 2:30 a.m. every morning.
TR: And you still haven’t shaken that off?
LP: Well, I go through these peaks and valleys with it. I am crazy. I don’t know. The truth of it is that last night I had horrible night’s sleep. I went to bed at 4 a.m. and just woke up an hour ago.
TR: So how long has it been since Channel 11 made the absolutely horrendously stupid mistake and let you go?
LP: Aw, I love the way you put that. Let’s see, my last day was the end of May last year.
D: The Broadcast: A Q&A With Lisa Pineiro
Last year, we announced a partnership with London Broadcasting, which owns KTXD, a local channel that, with our help, is about to get a whole lot more local. On February 18, we are launching a morning show called D: The Broadcast. It will be co-hosted by four ladies whose names you’ll likely know. Think The View – only not. This week on FrontBurner, I’m rolling out a new Q&A each day with a different host. Yesterday was Courtney Kerr’s turn. Today, we talk with Lisa Pineiro, who most recently did her broadcasting on CBS Channel 11. Let’s boogie:
Tim Rogers: [I had promised to call her “first thing in the morning” but didn’t ring till 10:15.] This is kind of first thing in the morning, isn’t it?
Lisa Pineiro: Are you kidding me? I’m a morning person!
TR: What does that mean? What time do you wake up?
LP: I wake up at the crack of dawn. You remember I had to do that morning show, and I had to wake up at 2:30 a.m. every morning.
TR: And you still haven’t shaken that off?
LP: Well, I go through these peaks and valleys with it. I am crazy. I don’t know. The truth of it is that last night I had horrible night’s sleep. I went to bed at 4 a.m. and just woke up an hour ago.
TR: So how long has it been since Channel 11 made the absolutely horrendously stupid mistake and let you go?
LP: Aw, I love the way you put that. Let’s see, my last day was the end of May last year.
‘Save Our Scouts’ Rally Comes to Irving Tomorrow
From Texas Values, whose “vision is to stand for biblical, Judeo-Christian values by ensuring Texas is a state in which religious liberty flourishes, families prosper, and every human life is valued”:
Pastors, if the scouts fall, the church is next in the sights of the activists committed to forcing their immorality on society — WILL YOU COME?
Fathers, if we allow our boys to be targeted by those who believe there is no moral code and no definition of gender — WHO WILL DEFEND OUR CHILDREN?
Mothers, your voice of courage and protection of the virtue of our children is desperately needed — WILL YOU STAND ALSO?
Elected officials, community leaders, former and current Boy Scouts…we all need to stand!
The rally – 10 am tomorrow, at the Boy Scouts of America’s Irving headquarters – comes on the heels of an open letter from the group to the BSA, released today, and signed by more than 40 Texas lawmakers. The letter, in part, states that “Scouts begin each meeting with an Oath, ‘to do my duty, to God and my country, to keep myself physically strong, mentally awake and morally straight. By caving in to pressure from the social left, the national leadership would violate each of those principles.”
Jump for the list of lawmakers, which does not — for the time – include Governor Perry:
Klyde Warren Park, Ice Rink, Ctd., Ctd.
Norman Green and Jody Grant address the media Tuesday.
This afternoon, Woodall Rodgers Park Foundation Chairman Jody Grant and former Dallas Stars owner Norman Green gathered at Klyde Warren Park to discuss details of the park’s highly anticipated ice rink debuting this fall.
The idea behind the synthetic ice rink was to create a public attraction for people whether it’s warm or cold, Grant explained. He credits the “creativity of people like Norman Green” for the project’s growth.
Green, who’s been in the hockey business for over 20 years, asserted that the synthetic ice is easy to maintain and designed to withstand harsh weather conditions. Though Dallas has experienced an unusually mild winter this year, “we can’t count on that forever,” Grant pointed out.
The rink is expected to be open by Nov. 1, and stay open until the following February or March. At about 50 feet by 100 feet, it will be located right in front of the children’s park, near the park’s border with St. Paul Street.
Rod Davis on Ben Fountain’s Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk
In his review of Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk, former D Magazine staffer (two tours!) Rod Davis says, “I am late getting to the party on Ben Fountain’s acclaimed, relentless novel that is not a war novel but a combattere interruptus about what happens to soldiers when they return home.” If you, too, are late to the party, read Rod’s review. Perhaps it will convince you to buy a copy. I hope so.
Rod made a connection that was a bit jarring to me, only because it’s an obvious one that I hadn’t yet seen: Ben Fountain’s book and the murder of Chris Kyle. Rod begins his review with a quote from the latter, as it appeared in the Dallas Morning News this month:
“It is so hard becoming a civilian,” Kyle said. “When you are in the military, everything you do is for the greater good. And as a civilian, everything you do is for your own good.
“When you’re in the military, you are facing life and death every day. And then you come home and hear people who are unhappy about the little things. And you think, are you kidding me? Two weeks ago, I was shot. And this is your problem. … They train us how to become warriors, but then they don’t teach us and train us how to become businessmen.”
Dammit. Reading those words hurts. Two of the saddest, most compelling stories you’ll ever hear about soldiers trying to readjust to civilian life — one in the pages of a novel, the other on a shooting range at Rough Creek Lodge. I hope people are listening.
Rod Davis on Ben Fountain’s Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk
In his review of Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk, former D Magazine staffer (two tours!) Rod Davis says, “I am late getting to the party on Ben Fountain’s acclaimed, relentless novel that is not a war novel but a combattere interruptus about what happens to soldiers when they return home.” If you, too, are late to the party, read Rod’s review. Perhaps it will convince you to buy a copy. I hope so.
Rod made a connection that was a bit jarring to me, only because it’s an obvious one that I hadn’t yet seen: Ben Fountain’s book and the murder of Chris Kyle. Rod begins his review with a quote from the latter, as it appeared in the Dallas Morning News this month:
“It is so hard becoming a civilian,” Kyle said. “When you are in the military, everything you do is for the greater good. And as a civilian, everything you do is for your own good.
“When you’re in the military, you are facing life and death every day. And then you come home and hear people who are unhappy about the little things. And you think, are you kidding me? Two weeks ago, I was shot. And this is your problem. … They train us how to become warriors, but then they don’t teach us and train us how to become businessmen.”
Dammit. Reading those words hurts. Two of the saddest, most compelling stories you’ll ever hear about soldiers trying to readjust to civilian life — one in the pages of a novel, the other on a shooting range at Rough Creek Lodge. I hope people are listening.
Dallas Morning News Editor Plays Brilliant Game of Email Dodgeball, Ctd.
Yesterday, I congratulated an editor at the Dallas Morning News for expertly dodging a question about how an “acontextual quotation” (Bryan Garner’s term) in the paper severely twisted something that Justice Antonin Scalia said at a talk given at SMU. Scalia was talking about the Constitution. The quote as printed in the paper:
“It’s not a living document. It’s dead, dead, dead.”
The full quote according to Garner:
“I used to say that the Constitution is not a living document. It’s dead, dead, dead. But I’ve gotten better. I no longer say that. The truth is that the Constitution is not one that morphs. It’s an enduring Constitution, not a changing Constitution. That is what I’ve meant when I’ve said that the Constitution is dead.”
Today, the DMN editor, Chris Siron, responded again. This time, he appears to cast aspersions on Garner:
Dallas Morning News Editor Plays Brilliant Game of Email Dodgeball, Ctd.
Yesterday, I congratulated an editor at the Dallas Morning News for expertly dodging a question about how an “acontextual quotation” (Bryan Garner’s term) in the paper severely twisted something that Justice Antonin Scalia said at a talk given at SMU. Scalia was talking about the Constitution. The quote as printed in the paper:
“It’s not a living document. It’s dead, dead, dead.”
The full quote according to Garner:
“I used to say that the Constitution is not a living document. It’s dead, dead, dead. But I’ve gotten better. I no longer say that. The truth is that the Constitution is not one that morphs. It’s an enduring Constitution, not a changing Constitution. That is what I’ve meant when I’ve said that the Constitution is dead.”
Today, the DMN editor, Chris Siron, responded again. This time, he appears to cast aspersions on Garner:
Eddie Ray Routh’s Sister: ‘I’m Just Really Terrified. He Says That He Killed Two Guys.’
The Morning News has an update in the Chris Kyle killing. According to a 911 call by accused killer Eddie Ray Routh’s sister:
“I’m terrified for my life because I don’t know if he’s going to come back here,” Laura Blevins said, according to a recording released by Midlothian police on Tuesday…
“…I don’t know if he’s being honest with me,” Blevins said. “I’m just really terrified. He says that he killed two guys. They went out to a shooting range.”
Pretty dark stuff.
Eddie Ray Routh’s Sister: ‘I’m Just Really Terrified. He Says That He Killed Two Guys.’
The Morning News has an update in the Chris Kyle killing. According to a 911 call by accused killer Eddie Ray Routh’s sister:
“I’m terrified for my life because I don’t know if he’s going to come back here,” Laura Blevins said, according to a recording released by Midlothian police on Tuesday…
“…I don’t know if he’s being honest with me,” Blevins said. “I’m just really terrified. He says that he killed two guys. They went out to a shooting range.”
Pretty dark stuff.
Ghosts of Dallas: Fair Park Lagoon, 1953
“Cast of the movie The Girls of Pleasure Island (Dorothy Bromiley, Audry Dalton, and Joan Elan) feed the ducks at the lagoon at Fair Park,” May 3, 1953.
Share your own Ghosts of Dallas.
Survival of the Cutest: The Dogs of D, Round #4
Rhonda Reinhart’s Oliver
It’s the last week to vote in the Survival of the Cutest dog contest, and the race is tight. Every vote counts. Only four furries remain.
But before you cast your vote, look at this last round of the Dogs of D and pet our egos by telling us how adorable our own dogs are.
Belorussian Government Report Blasts U.S. Officials for Not Letting Texas Secede
Belarus, that freedom-hating stronghold of authoritarianism in an otherwise democratized Europe, would like to let you know it thinks Texas should be allowed to split from the United States thankyouverymuch. A “human rights report” by the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs reads:
In November, people in seven American federal states collected sufficient numbers of signatures necessary for a secession from the USA. The civil petitions have been posted on a White House website’s special section, where people can leave their submissions or join those posted earlier. To begin dealing with a petition, the White House needs to receive at least 25 thousand signatures in 30 days. Once this requirement is met, an official response will be published on the website.
The Texas’ petition gathered more than 125 thousand signatures. The petition points out that the US economic travails resulted from the Federal Government’s failure to reform fiscal policies. In addition to Texas, Louisiana, Florida, North Carolina, Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee have also collected the required numbers.
So far, the White House has not considered the civilian petitions, which can be regarded as violation of the right to self-determination.
Wait, I have a great idea. Why don’t we fund a trip to Belarus for the folks who want to secede from the United States? That way they can see what happens with little infrastructure, crumbling social safety nets, and a failed federal government.
(via Foreign Policy, via Radio Free Europe)
The Texas Rangers’ Jurickson Profar is the Best Prospect in Baseball, According to ESPN
From ESPN’s annual ranking of the top 100 prospects in baseball, released today:
Profar is the best prospect in the minors this year thanks to an incredible combination of tools, skills, and baseball instincts rarely found in players who play in the middle of the field. His feel for the game is unusual for a player of any age, much less a teenager, and should put another nail in the coffin of the old saw that American-born players have better instincts.
He has an outstanding approach at the plate that allowed him to make the two-level jump from low Class A to Double-A without losing much production, and he showed more power this year than I expected; his frame isn’t big but he stays upright through contact better now and he does get plenty of hip rotation to drive the ball. At short he has superlative actions with a plus-plus arm and plenty of range in both directions, so there’s never been a question about his position.
A good defensive shortstop who posts OBPs around .400 and hits 15-20 homers a year is a player around whom you can build your roster, and who should help keep the Rangers in contention for the next decade.
The Rangers had three other prospects in the top 100: third baseman Mike Olt (71), pitcher Cody Buckel (90), and pitcher Martin Perez (93).
Klyde Warren Park May Get an Ice Rink, Ctd.
Just spoke with Joanna Singleton, who does PR for the park. She cleared up a few of my questions.
1. Temperature- The rink would be synthetic, a practice implemented in about 20 warm-weather cities across the country, Singleton said. The frontrunner is a product named SuperGlide, marketed as “THE BEST SYNTHETIC ICE SKATING SURFACE EVER CREATED.”
2. Location- The Great Lawn would be the likely location. The rink would help draw people to the park during the colder months, so using its most popular space during that time wouldn’t likely be an issue, she said.
3. Skates- Yes, the park will rent skates. Officials have not determined where a skate rental kiosk would be located.
4. Grass- Singleton wasn’t clear on how the synthetic material would affect the lawn, but admitted it might leave a mark.
5. Weight- She’s checking on this one, though she assumes the Klyde Warren team has looked into the structural capacity of the park.
More as we get it, etc.
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