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The Ramblings of a Lubbock ChickWhether it's "in the rear view mirror" or "growing nearer and dearer," happiness is indeed Lubbock, Texas. February 25 Nearly Run Over by an SUVDrivers in this town can be so oblivious. I was in a CROSSWALK on my bike and was nearly run over by an idiot driving a huge red SUV who was making a right on RED.
Why can't people in these big monsters open their eyes before plowing over bicyclists? Ugh. March 05 Long, long absence!Wow. I've been a very bad girl. No blogs in a long time! There's been a lot going on in Lubbock lately. The Chippendales came back witout incident. Bill and Chelsea Clinton have stopped by to visit. There have been a few dust storms. A new flyover on the Marsha Sharp Freeway has opened. David Miller is still praying. Linda Deleon is still in office, despite a recent third attempt at a recall election. Pit Bull mania has swept the city. The neighborhood where I live has had five arsons in the past three months. The weather has been cold, hot, cold, dusty, snowy, cold, then hot.
I update MySpace much, much more often than this thing. Yes, I have passed over to the dark side that is MySpace. If you want to check me out, go to myspace.com/lubbockchick. Send me a friend request, and I'll hook you up. August 24 Lubbock FINALLY Makes National News For Something GoodCongratulations Lubbock Western Little League! As EVERYBODY in the LBK knows, they are playing in the Little League World Series and have advanced to the U.S. final to be played on Saturday. Finally something good in the national news about Lubbock. Check out the Major League Baseball article here.
I now have to add another national news story to my list:
Recap of Lubbock in the national news stories I can recall in my lifetime:
1970--Lubbock devastated by tornado
1981--Lubbockite and Tech-ex John Hinckley, Jr. attempts to assassinate president
1988--Sighting of the Virgin Mary in Lubbock
1992--Ralph Erdmann--discredited pathologist who faked autopsies--story on 60 Minutes
1993--Marsha Sharp's Lady Raiders win national title
1998--Hampton University incident--Lubbock sued and accused of racism; case later dropped
2001--Coach Bob Knight comes to Texas Tech
2002--North Overton Project--largest gentrification project in North America
2002--Coach Bob Knight throws salad at Tech Chancellor David Smith
2003--Bubonic Plague vials missing from TTU Health Sciences Center
2003--Lubbock leads state of Texas in STD/Teen Pregnancy rates
2003--Gay/Straight Alliance denied student organization status at Lubbock High School
2006--Newborn baby kidnapped by woman disguised as nurse, returned to family
2007--Chippendales dancers spend night in jail in America's most conservative city, Lubbock, Texas.
2007--Newborn baby kidnapped by woman disguised as nurse, returned to family
2007--Lubbock's undefeated Western Little League team advances to Little League World Series U.S. final! August 03 The Coolest Summer....Ever?I heard the other day on the news that, if Lubbock doesn't hit 100 degrees at all this summer, it will be the first summer on record that we didn't have even one 100-degree day. I know that I have really appreciated the cool temperatures this summer...as has my bank account. Summer electric bills can be killers.
I was in central Texas the other day. It was 99 degree and about 65% humidity. I thought I was going to melt into a pile of sweat. Ugh. It was really a time I was gratefull to live up here where it's high and dry. July 13 Lubbock: It's Not Mayberry Any More(Not that it ever was.)
Is it just me, or media coverage, or is Lubbock becoming a crime-ridden, unsafe city? I think we've had 10 murders so far this year. Our high was 16 murders in 2004. Funny, I don't remember being worried back in '04 or feeling like Lubbock was becoming unsafe, but now, I do. Perhaps it's because two of this year's murders happened about three blocks from my house. Perhaps it's because you can't turn on the local news without hearing about crime. Today, for instance, at 5:30 this morning I was lying in bed hearing about shots fired on 39th and Q, a robbery, and another stabbing.
Perhaps part of it is the recent muder that happened in Southwest Lubbock...a good neighborhood where random murders aren't supposed to happen. Anytime you have a murder of an affluent white man in Lubbock, increased media coverage follows. We haven't heard too much about the other nine Lubbock murder victims this year.
July 09 Deer Carcasses on I-27I have seen two dead deer along I-27 out toward the strip. Since when were there deer in Lubbock? Are hunters dumping them? Am I hallucinating? Or are there really deer in Lubbock now?? Hmmm... May 16 PETA Protest Planned for 19th Street KFC May 17According to a PETA press release, Lubbock will be the home to a KFC protest tomorrow. A crippled chicken will cross the road at the 19th Street KFC--a comment on the cruelty of the chicken industry. Below is the press release:
Lubbock Chick is a vegetarian, but a non-evangelical one. Join the protest or protest the protest. It's up to you.
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