After five years as a spokeswoman for the Dallas Regional Chamber, Jo Trizila (left) has resigned her position to, guess what, get into public relations. In her spare time, Trizila also is something of an expert on Dallas dating, having fought the dating wars for years herself. Jump for a Q&A with the Indiana-born, Dallas-reared blonde.
Just received a tip from a sweet female FBvian–who is REALLY unhappy with my previous headline (c’mon, I’m just tryin’ to rile you up, people!)–that everyone in FB Nation needs to read the September Elle cover story, in which Tony Romo’s girlfriend dishes on all things boy-toy. My favorite quote, about her ex, John Mayer:
“John believed in the Jessica Simpson that’s within.”
She then goes on to talk about Romo, and how wonderfully in love they are. That prompted this IM analysis from said FBvian, which may give away who it was:
Seriously, people don’t like people who always talk about how happy they are. And she oughta know by now that the happier you make yourself out to be, the harder you fall when it all comes crashing down, a la Kathy Lee Gifford. The whole thing was annoying. If Tony wants to trade up, I know another Jessica he can date. So if he got a tattoo of her name, he wouldn’t even have to change it.
Two words: Me. Ow.
Over here, puck bunnies.
A study by Chicago-based restaurant-consulting firm Technomic shows that we’re apparently getting our fill of eating out. Check out this Powerpoint presentation, especially pages 11 and 12 (if your computer doesn’t have a Powerpoint program, you won’t be able to see it). Looks like we’re eating at home now as much as we did in 1996. What kind of flair will it take to get you back into one of these joints, anyway?
Oh, yes she did. She is posing for centerfold in October issue of D. Oh, no she’s not.
Remember former Channel 11 morning wakeup person Shannon Hori? She left the station last year for the CBS affiliate in Miami, to be closer to her husband. Well, I know that seems like a good idea, getting closer to your husband and the like, but guess what happens: you get too close, then you get preggers. And, if you’re in Miami, apparently that’s news. Read here about how Hori plans to find out the sex of her twins soon, and who the third man in the ring was during the conception.
Will Wilkinson’s commentary on today’s Marketplace Morning Report is, um, critical (hostile?) to T. Boone’s energy plan to lessen our dependence on foreign oil and embrace wind and natural gas as alternate power sources. Take a listen.
1. Exxon Mobil’s second quarter earnings rose 14 percent to $11.68 billion, setting a record for biggest quarterly profit by a U.S. company. In a related story, I just applied for a job at Exxon Mobil.
2. Imagination Station, the daycare center in Denton that allowed a 5-year-old boy to wander off to Hooters, was officially shut down by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services. They kind of had to see that coming. Though I guess they don’t have a good track record of seeing things coming and going.
3. I’m pretty sure, if I were forced to resign while facing disciplinary action, I wouldn’t be leaving with half a year’s salary. So well played, Ann Lott.
A science-promoting FrontBurnervian who read my item this morning passes along the following tip: clowns and jugglers from Ringling Bros. will be at the Museum of Nature & Science at 1:30 p.m. on August 7 to present a show free and open to the public so children can explore the Science of the Circus. No word whether nudity will be involved.
Seems to be the topic of the day. Oh, and Sushi on McKinney closed.
1. The saga of Jenny the elephant continues. Will she be shipped off to Mexico? Tennessee? Might she even stay at the Dallas Zoo? I just finished Water for Elephants, so I consider myself an expert on the subject of elephant care. I suggest that someone bring Jenny a bucket of whiskey and speak to her in Polish. (And now that I think about it, in the Dallas production of the stage version of the book, Robert Wilonsky would make a fine Jacob Jankowski opposite Angela Hunt‘s Marlena L’Arche.)
2. Soon a guy named Dennis Wheeler will start selling electric cars in Dallas. I’m so sick of these holier-than-thou hipsters who latch onto trends like this so they can lord their coolness over my head. First one of these electric cars I see on the road, I’m mowing it down with my gas-guzzling Prius.
3. Dallas Police have made their first arrests using video of a crime posted on YouTube. But watch the video. Is it just me, or does it look liked a staged crime? It’s just so — choreographed. Probably just me.
