James W.

The ratings prove it. Play-in games draw more viewers than first-round games. Single-game elimination with star players is compelling television.

Defensive driving course is 6 hours online for $25 and saves 10% for 3 YEARS. Do the math. Source: texasdefensivedriving.com

DFW startup scene is growing but still behind Austin. If you want startup energy, Austin has the edge. If you want stable big-company tech, DFW wins.

Tinder in the suburbs is a different app than Tinder in Deep Ellum and that is a fact.

Summer electricity bills in DFW are a shock to newcomers. $400+ monthly electric bills on a 3,000 sqft home are normal in July and August. Budget accordingly.

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.

The sprawl is hard to explain until you experience it. My coworker lives in Frisco. I live in Arlington. We both "live in DFW" but we're 55 miles apart.

Honey butter chicken biscuit after midnight is not optional. It's mandatory.

Oncor outage map during storms is both useful and terrifying. Watching the numbers climb from 100K to 500K+ outages in real time during a storm is surreal.

The tornado warning to sunny skies pipeline is a real phenomenon. My out-of-state friends think I'm exaggerating. I am not.

Got denied initially because my employer claimed I quit. I appealed within 14 days, had emails showing I was laid off, and the denial was overturned at the hearing.

500X is criminally underappreciated. I went to a show there last month on a Thursday night and there were maybe 12 people. The art was incredible.

This is the classic MMA question. Best striker vs. best grappler. I have O'Malley by KO in round 2. One clean shot is all it takes.

The "won't tell you the company name" move is textbook. If they can't say the name in the first message, it's an MLM. Every time.

A restaurant in Deep Ellum had a 92 on display at the door. Looked them up — that was from 2023. Their most recent score was 71. The displayed score is not always current.

The optimal setup of CU for savings/loans + big bank for checking is exactly what I do. Best of both worlds.

Star calls are the price of admission. LeBron, Jordan, Magic, Bird -- every era has had star treatment. The NBA has always been this way. It is a feature, not a bug.

Zocdoc same-day filter is a lifesaver. Found a dermatologist with a 2pm opening when I had a suspicious mole. Booked in 30 seconds.

Mercedes bouncing back is inevitable. They have the budget, the facilities, and the engineering talent. The 2022-2024 slump was an anomaly, not the new normal.

Dallas Social Sports basketball league is great for people who want to play but not deal with the ego of pure pickup. More organized, refs, schedules.

The 7-8 year contracts are financial engineering, not football decisions. You are paying a 25-year-old until he is 33 regardless of whether he is good enough. That is corporate thinking, not sporting thinking.

QT at Town East is consistently the cheapest non-membership gas in east Dallas/Mesquite. Can confirm.

Women Who Code DFW is excellent. Supportive community, real mentorship, and events that are actually useful, not just performative.

DART from Plano to downtown is 35 minutes door to door. I read, I nap, I don't deal with traffic. Can't go back to driving.

Cedar Hill is a sleeper pick. Joe Pool Lake, solid schools, and you can actually afford a house.

As a casual fan, I had no idea how the tournament worked until the semifinals. The format needs to be simpler. Group stages, tiebreakers, wild cards -- it is too complicated.