1. To describe what is at issue between Jose Escobedo and the Junius Heights Historic District — the artificial turf Escobedo had installed in favor of dead or dying grass — Rod Dreher has come up with this protologism: “Frankenlawn.” Maybe Dreher should give up the crunchy con thing and strictly focus on unsurping Rich Hall’s sniglet empire.
2. Mario Tarradell adroitly reviews last night’s Paul McCartney gig at Cowboys Stadium here. Maybe skip the first two grafs; it’s a bit early for a headache. (In related news, the predicted traffic catastrophe was averted — FOR NOW.)
3. Speaking of, one of the things keeping Arlington’s city budget within striking distance of respectability is Cowboys Stadium. Why isn’t it in Dallas again?
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