Archive for February, 2010

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Checking out "If you still have your head in the sand, and don't think Big Bro" on GOD and COUNTRY USA: http://ning.it/bIg1Fb

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Changed the profile up a bit, added a new song, check it

I got over him. i think.

Just finished a 9 mile hike through Bastrop pines. Glad I brought my head lamp.

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I suddenly have the urge to break out into a Hacksaw Jim Duggan "USA, USA, USA" chant and wave my American flag. Haoooooooooooooooooo!

@kingbeesknees uh yeah. It was dumb.

I scored 78/100 on the Pew Research Center How Millennial Are You? Quiz http://pewresearch.org/millennials/quiz

So late for church. As usual! Smh

It's not too late for one of our legendary pancakes or a fluffy omelet. We will start serving lunch @ 11am as well as breakfast till 2pm.

King size beds are worth every penny. I should probably invest in one soon.

Don't miss Ron, the number one marketer, come meet him at Cool River Cafe, 4001 Parmer Ln, Austin, Tx at 7pm to 9pm

Sooo much on my mind…can't even sleep! So confused about my priorities and what I'm needing.

@moka_choca_lata yea its very sad. I don't know any details about it yet.

Soooo close. I know people say its "not possible" but I'm convinced I could hop out sprint with the vehicle and hop back in.

Its after 1 in the morning and I STILL have the house to myself. Its cool but I'm kinda tired but I don't wanna go to sleep.

Mmmm cuties with dreds too!!!

@taylorswift13 Valentines Day was freakin amazing! Soo good! Highly recommend it! Luv how u had 13 on ur hand:) can't wait til it comes out!

@iamtiffyates Nice! I'm a TKE alum at Marshall.

To my Liberty Hill peeps, does anyone know how our Lady Panthers did against Wylie today?

At the chamber banquet with Megan.

I'm listening to "Knights Of Cydonia" by Muse (http://bit.ly/d2llYa) #pandora

#Bewareof this nigga with the gucci shoes, pinky rings a 2 flip phone cell phones!! Ahhhh!

3 hot dogs left. Come by before they are gone! http://myloc.me/4gsN9

On my way to pick up my girls to go to my baby boy Nick's 1st bday party =)

Man its about to be a long day. Nice to not have lab today though…

feels like today is his day to do well in a realm qualifier!!!

I'm off to day 2 of the swimming championships to watch Ellyn Rivers go for the gold!

@ATX77 u wanna bet? Lol

@iamalysha Episode 16 so i got a bit more to go. And to think there's 6 seasons of this show… omg

A deputy in the Bastrop County Sheriff’s Office was arrested Friday for continued sexual abuse of a child.

@iamalysha all is forgiven, my friend. I'll catch up with you soon I'm sure. What episode are you on now?

I should really study more but this tummy ache is unbearable!! I think I'm dying!!!

Interesting to see all these new black people on campus. Wish I could engage as well.

From now on I'm tasting the chips before driving out of Taco Cabana. They never fail with these stale chips!!

Bastrop, Tx–A veteran Bastrop County Sheriff’s Department supervisor was jailed today on charges he sexually molested a nine-year-old girl repeatedly since October 2009.

Lt. Eddie L. Matthews, 45, was arrested at 8:45 a.m. Friday and ordered held in the Bastrop County Jail under $100,000 bail, according to public records and a statement by Sheriff Terry Pickering. A 16-year veteran of the sheriff’s department, Matthews was also suspended with pay pending an internal sheriff’s department investigation, said Pickering. Matthews had been in charge of the sheriff’s department uniformed services sections, including the patrol division, according to the sheriff.

The investigation began Feb. 25 when an Elgin police detective contacted Texas Ranger Brent Barina about child sexual assault allegations against Matthews, according to a court document. Barina subsequently met with state Child Protective Services officials, interviewed the girl’s mother and arranged for the child to be interviewed at the Children’s Advocacy Center in Bastrop. Matthews was also interviewed and denied any inappropriate conduct, according to Barina.

The child said she had been repeatedly molested and assaulted by Matthews since October 2009, according to a sworn statement by Barina.

In a press statement Friday, Sheriff Pickering said the alleged offenses did not arise from the officer’s law enforcement duties, and the alleged victim “was not a stranger” to Matthews.

The formal charge against Matthews is “Continuing Sexual Abuse of a Child,” an offense which carries a penalty, upon conviction, of 25 years to life in prison without parole.

Bastrop County employment records show that Matthews worked for the sheriff’s department from January 1993 to July 2204, then was rehired in January 2005. Pickering said Matthews had received a number of commendations for his job performance during his time with the department.

Maybe NBC will make up for dropping the ball the first time these two teams met… doubtful, but it could happen.

Bastrop, Tx–Bastrop County election officials were shipping additional ballots to busy voting places this afternoon because of heavy turnout in both Republican and Democratic races for party nominations to the November general election for county, state and federal offices.

In a dramatic turnaround from recent polling patterns, voters in the Republican primary are outnumbering their Democratic counterparts by a margin of almost two to one. Through Feb. 25, 1495 ballots in Bastrop County had been cast in the GOP primary. Through the same period only 844 votes had been cast in the Democratic primary.

Today was the last day for early voting in the primaries. Election day is Tuesday, March 2.

Four years ago, when Texas staged its last election for governor, Bastrop County’s early voting primary turnout reached only 611 Republican ballots and 832 on the Democratic side.

GOP primary interest is centered on a heated contested for the governorship as well as contests for the party’s nomination for county commissioners in Pct. 2 and Pct. 4, not to mention four Republicans seeking to challenge the incumbent Democrat, Bill Weddle, for the Pct. 1 Justice of the Peace bench.

Weddle also has a Democratic opponent, Dickie Henderson, and Pct. 4 Commissioner Lee Dildy is facing a Democratic Party challenger, Michael Flowers, as well.

@jwilphotos ingrate!

Killer day of riding at Harmon's. Crazy arctic blast blowing through here again. Dropped 30 degrees!

Killer day of riding at Harmon's. Crazy arctic blast blowing through here again. Dropped 30 degrees!

Super duper happy that it is Friday….did I mention super duper happy?

what to do tonight

@OooohA_Lexius damn u know I'm down for food always! But I have to study

FROM THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS:

A City of San Marcos well tested positive for E. coli during a recent water sample. Notification of the test results were received on Thursday, February 25th. The sample was taken from raw untreated water from one of the City’s wells which supplies only 1.5% of the total system supply.

The well was immediately discontinued from active service. Water personnel are working diligently to restore water quality to this well. All raw water is disinfected prior to distribution as potable water. No E. coli bacteria have been detected in the distribution system samples.

“This is a required regulatory notice under the Ground Water Treatment Rule. Bacteria are commonly present in the environment and raw water supply sources,” said Tom Taggart, Director of Public Services. “This is why raw water is treated to drinking water standards to ensure public health.”

The following actions are being taken by the City:

· The well that tested positive has been discontinued from active service.
· Water employees have begun flushing the well in order to provide fresh water to the well.
· Limited disinfection of the well may be utilized if flushing is unsuccessful.
· Further bacterial samples will be collected to confirm the results.

The City is working closely with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to insure all regulatory requirements are adhered to and public health is protected at all times. The City will update media outlets as necessary until the situation is fully addressed.

Residents may call the Public Services Department at 393-8010 for more information.

just joined a video chat at http://tinychat.com/lileric #tinychat

My day at the swimming championships are done. Girls soccer tonight against Westlake awaits me. Then back here tomorrow.

@GrangerSmith it's sunny hunny! Beautiful here in Austin!

I Love @TyWilliamsMusic!! Check out an acoustic version of Runaway Balloons right here: http://bit.ly/runawayballoons!!

Who's up for some swimming? UIL Swimming and Diving Championships start today at the Jamail Swimming Center at #UT.

just joined a video chat with 2 other people at http://tinychat.com/ljaylene #tinychat

Big #FollowFriday woofout to PugPack & friends. Hope all have a wonderful weekend! #pughug #pugs #PugPack http://twib.es/t-DLRMC

Oscar L. Hyder, Jr., 76, of Lubbock departed this life on Sunday, Feb. 21, 2010 at Covenant.

I hate anti-histimines. Make my mouth and nose all dry!

Why must you stick your whole tongue in the water bottle?

Damn, Damn, Damn!RT @DatBoiTony: shit… it's twittascope time… gnite

Formspring sounds like the dumbest thing ever.

Formspring sounds like the dumbest thing ever.

Cute boys?? Let me hurry up and finish these 2 books, lab report, and 4 Genetics chapters!!!!!!

Dear EarthTalk: When the plug-in Prius is released, how much electricity will it use? Will my electric bill double if my Prius is plugged in each…

goodnight everyone

how can i upload pics been trying want work thats my luck

@GrangerSmith What a great mixture! LOL

@shannoa conrad won't let me go to the lab right before mine so I have to do a makeup and lab on the same day

From the City of San Marcos:

San Marcos Mayor Susan Narvaiz will host a public education forum on economic development, the redevelopment of Springtown Shopping Center and the Alamo Drafthouse proposal on Saturday, February 27 at 10 a.m. at City Hall.

The public is invited to attend. The session will be held at the City Council Chambers at City Hall, 630 E. Hopkins. This is the first of several educational sessions planned by Mayor Narvaiz in the next few weeks.

“We want to have community discussions on the big picture of economic development in San Marcos,” said Mayor Narvaiz. “The City Council’s goal is to support economic development that improves our economy and creates jobs. This briefing will give us the opportunity to discuss issues associated with redevelopment—including the impact if redevelopment doesn’t happen.”

The briefing will include information on past economic development initiatives, what redevelopment involves, and Springtown Center proposals.

At its last meeting February 16, the City Council tabled a $2.5 million incentive proposal to locate Alamo Drafthouse Cinema at Springtown Center. Negotiations are continuing on the proposal.

The information session is not a formal City Council meeting and no decisions will be made.

@MsItuah I'm actually ok now. But last year I walked around with swollen red eye for like 2 whole weeks. Won't be happening this year!!

Whoa!!! I think I've been going to the wrong class!!

@akselsvindal I've really enjoyed watching you this Olympics!! I'm from USA but have pulled for you in every race! Awesome job!

Class from 11-3:30. Somebody bring me a snack my tummy grumbling!!

best way to sell a wedding dress is???

tired and still have alot to do

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Hey everybody, i heard on the news that school starts two hours late for bisd, soo don't bother waking up early.

Fml, and goodnight. <33

@tony_morton2001 really?

YEEAH ALL MY BITCHES LOVE ME <3

@AlexieltheGREAT o3o in any case, there is always AIM.

Is at home and going to rest up

@1_3_8_5 How cool are those hair combs and clips!?! Awesome find you have there!

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A few spots still open for the Texas Landscape Safari this Spring. Come to Texas and join us in our wildflower hunt.

Q: Who is the best music artist? A: Dido http://www.society.me/q/10351/view

at the library. Text me?

p90x=sore

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Nice day to rest up. Will see you hungry people on thursday. Come try our Texas made beef sausage! http://myloc.me/491iw

Farrell had a record of 10-20 in 3 seasons at El Paso Soccoro,

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Bastrop, Tx–Bastrop school officials have delayed the start of classes by two hours on Wednesday in the wake of cold, snowy and possibly freezing weather overnight Tuesday.

School will begin at 9:45 a.m. Wednesday for students in grades Pre-K to 4. Students in grades 5 to 12 will begin classes at 10;30 a.m., according to an announcement emailed from BISD offices at 9:20 p.m. Tuesday.

As rain, sleet and snow dusted the Bastrop area during the day Tuesday, emergency management officials worried about the possibility of icy bridges and roads if temperatures fell below freezing overnight.

The Bastrop City Council called off its 6 p.m. meeting Tuesday because of weather conditions.

goodnight everyone

relaxing in a nice bath with epsom salt drinking some hot green tea and reading the D&D players handbook.

I was thinking it was only me! RT @Rickyprep What the hell? Missing Olympics with NBC. Only KXAN is off the air. What's up?

Heading to wk n I don't feel like going =(

@chasepino ewwww Chase. Now that's just nasty. Pick another one to go with #ilikedyouuntil

@ChaseJordan either way that vid was amazing that song was playing all day.haha yeah it is.i tried sending pics from my phone but no luck

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The second roll with my grandfathers Nikkormat.

3 year expired Kodak HD

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Located in a graveyard between Bastrop and Log Cabin

The second roll with my grandfathers Nikkormat.

3 year expired Kodak HD

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Old Bastrop High School, I think. Well it’s for sale.

The second roll with my grandfathers Nikkormat.

3 year expired Kodak HD

I'm sad now I think my brother is mad at me =(

http://twitpic.com/14zf3q – Playing in the snow today at work.

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A rare snow day across Central Texas may amount to several inches of accumulation in Austin. Northern parts of Central Texas have already seen enough snow to enjoy building snow people.

Click here for more information:
news8austin.com/content/top_stories/default.asp?ArID=267744

OK, so our Texas snowball fights are only worth about 5 hits with 2 inch snowballs, but hey — WE'RE IN THE GAME!!

Bastrop, Tx–An unusual late winter storm dropped a mix of rain, frozen rain and snow across Bastrop County beginning early today, putting school, city and emergency management officials on alert for worsening conditions through the afternoon.

Bastrop school officials said all events scheduled for Tuesday evening have been called off. They will monitor conditions overnight and decide early Wednesday whether or not to cancel classes for the day, said BISD communications director Donald Williams.

By mid afternoon Tuesday some roads in northern Bastrop County, including U.S. 290, had begun icing over in places, forcing some lane closures, said Peter Hicks in the Bastrop County Office of Emergency Management. The chief worry, however, is what happens overnight as temperatures fall, possibly into the upper 20s, said Hicks.

Some forecasts hint that overnight lows could reach 28 degrees F, cold enough to freeze moisture on bridges and roadways after a rainy day, said Hicks. Anyone considering a drive late Tuesday or early Wednesday should take notice of overnight temperatures and the possibility of icy roads, he added.

Preeeettyyyy. It's like…two inches? http://twitpic.com/14yh6y

As you plan your snow day activities, please know that the City of Austin has closed Balcones, Dick Nichols and Stacy pools. That is all.

i never thought I'd see snow in austin

@robquig you took a day off and Hell froze over. okay Austin is nowhere close to Hell but you get the idea…..

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@SexxiAdi ur never nice to ppl

sleet. it's amazing!

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working hard on #4. is verrrrry lush

Going to sleep

Today was so shitty. But at least we're all alive still. <3 let's all keep it that way.

@Machocamacho16 oh no! Wackness is just totally unacceptable. (:

Bastrop, Tx–Court documents obtained by Bastrop-News.com shed new light on the alleged fatal beating of a Paige cook last year at the hands of two friends and what happened to the dead man’s body, which criminal investigators now say may never be recovered.

Michael Vandyke, 23, had been employed as a cook at a Paige restaurant before his disappearance about Dec. 15 last year. On Dec. 30 relatives reported him missing to Bastrop County law enforcement. His body has never been found, but a roommate and another friend are both being held in the Bastrop County Jail on murder charges.

Dustin Dickman, 24, and Dennis Leetch, 25, are behind bars under $500,000 bail each. Dickman and his girlfriend shared a residence with Vandyke near Paige. According to a court document, Dickman told investigators that he and Leetch assaulted Vandyke early on Dec. 16 “to teach him a lesson on how to treat family and friends.”

The documents do not suggest what might have prompted this instructional session.

Investigators believe Vandyke died after Leetch knocked him to the ground with a beer bottle and was kicked both by Dickman and Leetch before being struck repeatedly in the head with a block of wood by each man. Dickman was arrested Jan. 25 after being interrogated by investigators. Leetch was arrested Jan. 29 in San Marcos and talked with investigators as well, according to court records.

According to court documents Leetch also told investigators that Vandyke was initially buried in a shallow grave near the Paige residence Vandyke shared with Dickman and his girlfriend, was exhumed early in January and taken to a rural site near San Marcos in Hays County. The body was placed in an metal tool box designed for the bed of a pickup truck, doused with gasoline and burned for “approximately 1 1/2 days” or roughly 36 hours, one document says.

Afterward the “ashes” went into “an old BBQ pit” and were discarded in a trash dumpster at a San Marcos apartment complex, the documents suggest.

Investigators told a judge they found a site near San Marcos where they believe Vandyke’s body had been burned . They later recovered from a separate rural location the tool box which may have been used to incenerate the corpse.

Sheriff’s Department investigator Mike Daniel said Vandyke’s remains are likely long buried in a solid waste landfill but that the tool box and other items recovered during the investigation are being examined for trace evidence by the Texas Department of Public Safety crime laboratory in Austin.

ANDDDD! @nickkiowski isn't leaving. <3333 I'm so relieved. Ilybabe

bed time. finally the end of a meh day.

@aaspreps I have to agree with @lesleymccaslin I think they called that right.

it was a long day at work and now at home rest

@Jamestexas you better not!

JOHNSON CITY — In a contentious meeting today in Johnson City, the Pedernales Electric Cooperative board balked at passage of new bylaws touted as solidifying reforms the co-op has made over the last 18 months.

Among those voting no were the last two remaining members of the old guard on the board — directors O.C. Harmon (pictured right) and R.B. Felps (pictured far right).

The proposed bylaws needed a two-thirds vote of the seven-member board to pass. Director James Williams abstained, effectively blocking passage. Board president Larry Landaker, Patrick Cox, Kathryn Scanlon and Cristi Clement voted for the bylaws.

The board passed a separate measure, a proposed bill of rights for Pedernales members, outlining their rights to fair elections, access to co-op meetings and open records. That measure will require ratification by the co-op’s general membership.

Read previous coverage of this issue here.

@simnala LOL!! Yea, and she acts better when she's sick… doesn't smart off! LOL

@ShaylaJenkins – can you 'spotted' yourself? Anyways, that is serious and much appreciated dedication for us to get a new cable remote.

Oh Mann. My screen keeps dimming and then getting bright. It's annoying.

just finished "Follow Me To Freedom" by Shane Claiborne. Good read…now I gotta fight to actually apply what I've learned.

@dally826 Shush it missy!!

Elgin's boys basketball playoff game is still on for tomorrow at 7 p.m. at Giddings.

Change indeed! All my damn spare change! RT @foxnews President's health care proposal would cost about $1 http://tl.gd/av2ut

@colleenpotter went insane when Joanne gave her the Harry Potter version of Clue. What a good 1xth bday so far

Morning berry! Haha, a year later RT @cmj2580: @mrrichierich yeah I watched it on stars

Mom's up way too early. Worried 'cause we haven't heard from @ScarletThePug. I'm still half asleep…Pug yawn.. #pug http://twib.es/t-DD0YV

I've learned that it's very dangerous to remove your heart from your chest and give it to someone. They don't need it anyway; they've got t…

goodnight everyone have to be up in 3hrs

I wish I had my big ol' gorilla right now to cuddle with. ): http://twitpic.com/14oted

Just talked to @nickkiowski on the phone. ): <3 Ilovehimm.

@DougEDTC The pic came up but it wasn't moving. I'll play with it more tomorrow.

bored

@louievito Sssssh, it's not on here yet!!

I actually have photos of the intersection of 71 and 95 on my website – http://www.railroadingbastrop.com Yes the WMD’s are in Bastrop – They are yellow and they are called bulldozers.
I was thinking the City should move some of the Pecan Trees from the “For Sale” Pecan orchard on 71 that is for sale and replant them all over the City of Bastrop. Unfortunately the Silly Council seems hell bent to pave over downtown with concrete and big box retail. Can you say “Target” ?

work for it it will come

"3 steps forward, 2 steps back. But hey, you're still ahead of the game."

Minimal communication today. I need a day to myself for once.

Sunday afternoon nap after a big lunch??? Don't mind if I do!!

Ridin' w/Smoke to Houston.

@Eschoen09 Ur up already…..shit I'm still laying down……that's so funny

@legacyndprivacy .dudee . If yue gett tha chocolatee it letts yue hav a twitterr app… .loll . Likee tha blakkberry…

stoked for day three of dmf houston! razor and i are getting ready to be of the first 16 to get to get i to the ps3 tourney!!!

goodnight everyone

So not getting up to go to church in like…2 hours. Nuh uhh girlfran.

This, is why, I hardly, trust, people.

@dougcmatthews …to do with being poor my friend! It has everything to do with people being abuse by controlling governments.SHAME ON THEM!

34 days!

About to have me some fun tonite