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Welcome To Case's Column

Let me say a big welcome to all of you for joining me here. I'm going to call these blog meetings Case's Column. I wanted to use "Corner", but that was already taken. Since 2008, it's been a real privilege to come on here and share some of my life with you, and it's a big world where we live.

In these blogs, I'll just speak whatever is on my mind, but we will be playing within the rules here. I may pick a particular topic, point out an event, or shoot the breeze. I'm a little bit of an essayist at times, so I'll just speak what's on my mind, and I might tell a story or two. Or, I might spew out an opinion or three. There will be some serious moments, some tender, some poignant, but there will also be those moments that you'll just bust out laughing. But, hopefully, everything will be in good fun here. And, of course, there's a place below for your comments and thoughts as we go along here. So feel free to join me for the ride -- I sure as heck hope I'm doing this right and not making any mistakes.

Thanks for taking your time in reading Case's Column. Hopefully, you'll enjoy being entertained by it as much as I've enjoyed putting these writings together. And thanks for the time you spend in City-Data.com, where it's great to be alive!

Regards,

case44

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A Dispatcher's Funny Moment - And A Little Coincidental Wordplay

Posted 08-23-2016 at 02:46 PM by case44 (Welcome To Case's Column)

Oh, the things that happen at work. Crazy things do happen. One incident today never left my mind.

It happened this afternoon when I was trying to give a drive assignment to a courier company. The phone rang on their end. I waited for their answer. Still ringing. End of phone call.

I made another call to the courier company. It rang several times, their telephone. There was no answer on this call.

So, I called the alternate...
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Sometimes, Even Scales Don't Tell The Truth

Posted 08-19-2016 at 02:53 PM by case44 (Welcome To Case's Column)
Updated 08-20-2016 at 07:37 AM by case44

This week, I've made more of a concerted effort to lose a few pounds. I've been spending a little more time on the exercise bike at the complex's fitness center, all the while thinking that I might lose just one pound.

During my time at the office, we have a scale in the dispatch center. I've been weighing myself every day, but I haven't really believed the figures. So I go to my appointment this morning at my endocrinologist, and they weighed me at 267. All...
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What A Difference A Few Days Can Make

Posted 08-17-2016 at 08:10 PM by case44 (Welcome To Case's Column)

Five days before this writing, Dallas was sitting at 107 degrees. The sun was blazing. You could fry bacon in anybody's parking lot.

Fast forward to this writing: It's 75 out there right now and overcast with lots of black and white clouds. We have seen Mother Nature sneak in a little rain. It's been cool the last few days, folks, and this is supposed to be Texas in August! That's right; we may have seen the last of the hundred-degree days (about 12...
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Scattershooting Again / Cowboys Training Facility Nearing Completion

Posted 08-13-2016 at 10:12 AM by case44 (Welcome To Case's Column)

Welcome to another round of the here and there, the hither and yon, and all things similar. It's time for more Scattershooting for you in this beacon of light known as Case's Column. I'm here.............and you're there.

So let's go, then.

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The first big event in the Dallas Cowboys' new training facility, a 12,000-seat, air-conditioned, indoor stadium, is just two weeks away. It's the Ford Center At The Star. And...
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An Old Favorite Has Finally Made It Back On The Shelves

Posted 08-12-2016 at 07:35 PM by case44 (Welcome To Case's Column)

I've waited for it, and it's agonizing. You know how the folks at Blue Bell just had to take their sweet time, a few flavors at a time, to get back up on their feet after cleaning up their facilities' machinery. They gradually brought back their ice cream flavors, and one of the last to return is an old favorite of mine.

Yes, sports fans, Blue Bell vanilla-chocolate chip is finally back!

It just says Chocolate Chip on the carton, but you know...
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