James W.

Got my dashcam after someone brake-checked me on 30 near Arlington. $80 investment that provides evidence and peace of mind.

Lemonade is absurdly easy. Signed up in 3 minutes on my phone. $11/month. Filed a claim for a stolen bicycle and got paid in 48 hours.

Allen having one high school with 6,000 students is wild but the facilities are insane. $60M stadium.

Title Boxing Club is fine for cardio but do not expect to learn real boxing there. It is kickboxing fitness with boxing gloves. Good workout, not real training.

Mutt Cantina in Deep Ellum is genius. Beer for me, off-leash play for the dog. Perfect Saturday.

The $96 monthly pass vs. $200+ in gas and $150+ in downtown parking makes the math work. You just have to accept the 15-min wait times.

Dirk is untouchable at #1. 21 seasons, one team, one championship that everyone said was impossible.

Check the gate. If it's broken during your tour, it will be broken when you live there. That's how maintenance works at that complex.

Audi entering as a full factory team is bigger than people realize. Volkswagen Group money and engineering in F1. That is a game changer for the midfield.

If you just moved here and "never had allergies before" — give it one year. DFW will find your weakness.

Arch Manning is the most important recruit in Texas football history. If he develops, Texas has a 3-4 year window to compete for national titles with SEC-caliber talent.

Deadbolts and motion lights first. Everything else is secondary. Most burglars are opportunistic and looking for easy targets.

Anderson Silva at his peak was more entertaining because the skill gap was absurd. Pereira is more exciting but Silva was an artist.

Fort Worth downtown at $1,200 for a 1BR is the best deal on this list. Sundance Square, walkable, actual culture.

GSP avenged both of his losses. Jones lost to Matt Hamill by DQ and never fought the toughest matchups at heavyweight. GSP is the real GOAT.

Video walkthrough at move-in AND move-out. I cannot stress this enough. It's the single most important thing you can do as a renter.

ALERRT training at Texas State is top-tier. They train most of the law enforcement in Texas. Their civilian course is the same quality.

Dashcam footage is the single most important piece of evidence in a car accident. A $100 dashcam can be worth $10,000+ in a disputed fault case.

ShotSpotter in Oak Cliff has been controversial but the response time data shows it works. Police arrive 2-4 minutes faster to confirmed gunfire locations.

Book Christmas boarding NOW (yes, in April). I learned the hard way when everywhere was full by October.

Fought a red light camera ticket in Irving by requesting calibration records. The camera hadn't been calibrated in 18 months (required annually). Case dismissed.

The promotional split problem cost us 3-4 years of Crawford vs. Spence. By the time they fought, Spence was past his best. We deserved that fight in 2020, not 2023.

Facebook Marketplace car scams in DFW are out of control. If someone won't FaceTime with the car running, walk away.

The plays Mahomes makes that are not in the stat sheet -- the no-look passes, the behind-the-back flips, the plays where he is falling down and still throws a strike. Nobody has ever done that.

Microchipping saved my neighbor's cat after the derecho in 2023. Cat was found 8 miles away, scanned at a shelter, and returned home.