I have now applied to 94 jobs since the end of March 2016. I am closing in on my next milestone of 100 jobs applied. If I didn't take off the month of July, I would have already reached my 100 job milestone. Hurray!

I am still unemployed. I am still looking for a business to see my worth and hire me. I am still holding out for a minimum of $15/hr...I know I am asking for the moon and stars...

Anyhoo...I noticed today in my job searching, that a job I interviewed for a month...

I learned that years ago and still follow that way of thinking. When I was a kid I went on a rare bike-hike, didn't ride a bike too often because I hated bringing my possessions with me. I went with this kid and his brother downtown just to have a place to go. They each had new ten-speeds that they got for Christmas and I had my beat up old spyder bike that had a loose handlebar and a problem with the chain coming off on occasions. I had trouble keeping up with them, especially going up hills. We...

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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...

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...