An excellent debate/conversation has emerged on this site.  At the risk of putting the comments in two locations here, I didn’t want it them to get buried without you knowing about them.    Several people from around the country have commented on the Hurricane Ike/Katrina evacuation.    Click here to read what they’re saying.      

This is a cool example of a well-intended hijacking of a post (which I always welcome!).  Blog on.     

High School football season bring to mind Homecoming for you?

Remember any of your Homecoming attire?  This is a picture of Pete Malinowski and me before we went to Homecoming as freshmen in the 1970s.  We were good friends and were chosen king and queen to represent the freshman class.  We thought that meant we HAD to go to the dance together.

I was diggin’ the tape on his glasses.  Really.  And what cool shoes!  They were his grandfather’s golf shoes minus the cleats.  And although it frightens me now, I loved that dress.

Join us this afternoon at 3:00.  We’ll talk with local environmentalist Jeff Wellborn about issues with the local environment.  Jump in!  Just go to www.ktbs.com and click on the chat icon.

Ballcap with a logo:  guilty.  Reporting from an actual hurricane:  guilty. 

It’s not a storm of controversy, but it’s very talked about. 

One of our commenters, Big Daddy, wrote, ”Why must all talking heads venture out in hurricanes wearing the obligatory logo-ed ballcap and windbreaker? It’s just so chiché! I would still watch if they stayed indoors, and respect them more for their common sense.”

So, here we have two issues.  Fashion and whether news crews should be reporting so close to or in a hurricane.   What should we wear while reporting in a storm (how about a John Deere getuup instead) and how close to the storm do you want to see pictures and get information?

Thanks for the topic, Big Daddy.

I’ve had the past couple of days off work and I wish I could say I’ve done something useful.  Instead, I’ve developed an addiction to these “toothpaste for dinner” internet cartoons.  I like the way the figures’ heads are drawn and how they slump. 

Whatever you do, don’t go to the site and look at any of them.  You’ll never come back to the real world. 

And how much did that study cost? Remember this study that came out this time last year…”European researchers find that children are smarter than chimpanzees.” 

I’d like to see similar research on the people who decide which studies to fund.

Thanks if you took part in the Hurricane Ike webcam/chat Saturday from my desk in the KTBS 3 newsroom.  What a cool exchange of information! 

Since there’s such a big demand for that way of connecting, we’ll have a regular time (in addition to situations like hurricanes) for the webcam/chat.  It’ll be Thursdays at Three.  Just click on the chat icon that’ll appear on www.ktbs.com.

So, what do you want to talk about this Thursday?  I’ll line up guests and we’ll all jump in.  Ideas?

From HRB in Houston, TX:

“We went to the grocery store and it was total mayhem.  All canned goods and bread were gone.  People were freaking out.  We got some microwave popcorn and peanut M&Ms and got the hell out of there.    There is an eerie feeling, like Christmas morning except windy and hot.” 

This is what we’re expecting Saturday.

This is how I plan on getting to work.

And this is where you’ll find me all day, beginning at 6:00 a.m.  Just go to www.ktbs.com, click on this icon and join in.