Great Tastes of iFest April 27, 2009

This year’s International Festival celebrated all things Irish… and that includes the food!
Saturday afternoon I got to stir up some “Mussels in Guinness” with professional chefs from HEB.

 

Marathon Kids finish what they started April 25, 2009

I woke up Saturday morning to join hundreds of Houston area students at Barnett Stadium for the Marathon Kids Final Mile Medal Celebration.
17,000 Houston area K-5th grade school children and parents have been running and walking 26.2 miles over the last six months.   Today was the final 2 laps to complete the marathon.
  
Districts invited to [...]

Harrisburg Rotary Club April 23, 2009

I had the pleasure of meeting with members of the Harrisburg Rotary Club on Tuesday.  The Club meets every week at Brady’s Landing near the Ship Channel.  They are a fun group. They start each meeting by singing. I couldn’t remember the last time I sang “God Bless America” or “Home on the Range.”
The meeting [...]

Can Department Store Collect Debt from 1996? April 22, 2009

Erin emailed me today with a debt collection question. I thought others might benefit from the answer.
“I received a collection letter from an account for a department store that was opened in 1996, for a total amount of $983.00.  And they had three different payment options, including one w/ a 50% discount.  I am sure my [...]

Consumer Takes Sears to Court over Black Friday Ad April 20, 2009

I couldn’t believe what I read in the Consumerist earlier this month.
The article says a woman in St. Louis woke up at the crack of dawn the Friday after Thanksgiving to get an amazing deal Sears was advertising in its Black Friday ad. But when she got to the store, a salesman told her they [...]