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Monkey business at Cameron Park Zoo
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Hangin’ out at Cameron Park
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Why Waco?
I’m asked this question all the time. Usually followed by a look of pity or disgust. To be quite honest, with no offense to Austin or the folks that live there, (some of whom I adore and love) Waco is more of a home to me than I think Austin ever was.
Make no mistake about it, Austin is GREAT! I love the water in the middle of the city, tons of outdoor festivals, bike lanes on all inner city roads, green everything and so on. However, what Austin lacks is a feeling of belonging. A sense of community. The warmth of home.
I moved here last October needing a change of pace. I had come to a point in my life where the “fast lane” wasn’t working for me anymore. (Had it ever?) I choose Waco for a number of reasons, of which I won’t go into now, but mostly because of the time it takes to drive from the northern most point of Waco to the southern most part. If I could shave 2 hours off my drive time each day…well, just think of the possibilities!!!
At first I fancied even myself a bit loony, but now, when people ask, WHY WACO? I hold my head up and honestly answer…”This is home!” In writing this blog I’ve learned so much more about our great town. Cameron Park, the bridges, all the usual amenities, a water park, (reasonably priced, I might add) the lake, Baylor, the circle and more importantly I actually see the people I love around town without having to plan it. I love this place!!!
Tell me what you love about Waco. What can I add to my blog to spark more interest in Waco? Who is great that I’ve just got to meet? Let me know, I want to know!!
God bless our summer!!!
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Dive-In Movie: Jaws
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The 4th in Waco!
Fourth of July is one of my favorite holidays. My fondest childhood memories are from my “Nonnie’s” lake house around the 4th, fishing off the dock, telling scary stories and of course, shooting off fireworks. The best was when a fire cracker chased my uncle all the way down the dock and up his shirt. Never seen a grown man scream so loud or run so fast!!!
Fireworks, food, family and music are the perfect combination to making the 4th a great day to remember. The best place in Waco to combine all these things is the Fourth on the Brazos celebration at Indian Spring Park.
The Park opens at 5pm, music starts at 6pm and the fireworks kick off around 10pm. There will be bounce houses (which you know are my favorite!), food, kid’s arts and crafts and several bands. Buses will be set up to shuttle folks down there and blankets, coolers and pets are welcome!
If you haven’t been to this event I highly recommend it. Every time I’ve gone, I’ve had a blast. Go check it out and let me know what you think.
Also, let’s not forget the reason for this celebration…our freedom, which our troops are still defending to this day. Please, take a moment to say a prayer for those who are there or have family overseas. God BLESS our freedom!!!
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Getting a tan in Waco
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My parents aren’t hippies!!!
My name is Summer Shine. Yes, that’s my real name. No, my parents aren’t hippies. I don’t have a sister named Autumn and I wasn’t born in the summertime. These debates have been going on all my life. As a child I was tormented by my name. I have had to grow into it. As an adult it really works to my advantage. I mean, who forgets the interview you had with Summer Shine!!!
I know there are others who are afflicted with the same struggles as I am. Like the girl you went to school with named Heaven Lee. Or your good old friend Liberty Bell. My search today is for those of you who have befriended these folks. Who do you know or what was the legendary namesake of your town? I want to see how outrageous these names get, just to make me feel better and to prove once and for all that I’m not alone.
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On The Lighter Side!
In my quest for great ice cream places around Waco, I, being on a diet, decided to find out some of the low fat versions of goodness at each location. Here’s what I found:
Coldstone Creamery - Sinless Sweet Cream is a creamy ice cream that has no sugar, 0 grams of fat and 160 calories.
Dairy Queen - Surprisingly they had the lowest calorie ice cream and it is SOOOOO good. The Fudge Bar has no added sugar, 0 grams of fat and, get this, 50 calories!!!
Bahama Buck’s - They call their fat free choice Thin Ice. It has no fat, sugar or calories! WOW! And they have Thin Ice in most of their regular flavors.
Marble Slab Creamery - They have frozen yogurt in chocolate and vanilla that has no sugar added and low fat. They didn’t have any further nutritional information.
Katie’s Frozen Custard - They have low carb chocolate and vanilla custard and every Tuesday they have Butter Pecan low carb custard.
So, not only do these places have great full fat choices but they also have really good selection for those of us who want to get into a bathing suit sometime in this life!!!
Thank you for reading.
God bless our summer!!!
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I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream For Ice Cream
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Brazos Nights
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Well, For Starters…
Hello, and welcome to Summer in the City. The best spot for what’s happening this summer in Waco. I’m your fun-time host Summer Shine. It’s my duty to bring you the best of summer-time events in our area. In doing so, I employ you to send in any events that you think I should check out around town to add to my blog!
The first event I would like to add is the Grand Opening of Greater Waco Chamber’s new green building. Not the typical kind of event I will be covering here but something I defiantly want to get behind. This building is remarkable. Some of the very cool and energy saving features include:
Natural lighting — with huge 9’ X 24’ skylights that “Let the sun shine in.” Cutting back on the light bill.
A White roof — which helps to lower cooling costs because it reflects heat.
Solar power — energy provided by the most powerful energy source in our universe.
Low V.O.C. — this is paint and carpet that are made with volatile organic compounds which has fewer emissions and makes for a healthier work environment.
And my personal favorite:
The Living roof — this is literally a garden on the roof of the first floor. Not only does it provide a great view from the second story windows, but it also absorbs air pollution and stores carbon.
All in all this new building stands out in the cities ever growing demand for a cleaner, more livable community. Way to go, Chamber!!! Hopefully builders and big companies will follow your lead.
Thanks for reading. Keep an eye out for my video blog, coming soon.
God bless our summer.
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Why Waco? Why NOT Waco? Waco is infested with street crime and CRACK. Waco has one of the weakest Police Departments (short-handed Waco PD) to go along with the HIGH CRIME. Waco has one of the highest (per capita) poverty levels in the State of Texas
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I remember arriving in Waco in 1994 as a BU student and stating to myself that I would never want to live here. Now, as a 31 year old father of two I could definitely seem myself moving back. And why not? Great collegiate sports, affordable housing, a blossoming
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Great to see you bloggin’ on the Trib, Summer! You always made me smile and laugh with your shameless up-selling tactics at the Olive Brach and I’m sure you’ll continue to do the same at “Chips”.
People that really
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Cameron Park is a beautiful park. Weekends it is usually full of people, playing games, bar-b-queing, etc.. It is sad to hear now that new wrought iron fences are going up in areas such as Lover’s Leap. The reason people fall is because they don’t
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