1. The DMN today runs an editorial in support of Complaint Free Wednesday, which “recognizes and reaffirms the meaning of Thanksgiving by asking each person in the United States to use Complaint Free Wednesday to refrain from complaining and prepare for a day of gratitude.” The average person, by the way, complains 15 to 30 times per day.
2. An Arlington lawyer got ahold of an e-mail from a fire official that shows the Cowboys knew they were putting their fans’ safety at risk. The official attendance for the home opener this season was 105,121 people, breaking the NFL regular season record. The Cowboys sold about 30,000 standing-room-only tickets. In the e-mail to the Cowboys, sent 11 days before the game, Don Crowson, an Arlington assistant fire chief, wrote: “This has created a significant public safety and life safety issue for all of us involved in the safety and security of guests attending this game. It is our position that your organization has oversold the allowable number of Standing Room Only tickets by about 15,000.” On the night of the game, security nearly lost control of an angry mob, and some fans with tickets went home without seeing the game. That’s cool with me, man. No biggie.
3. DISD Board candidate for District 3 Bruce Parrott apparently doesn’t know the difference between Texas A&M, the school from which he claimed to have received a degree, and Texas A&M-Commerce, the school from which he actually did receive a degree. Again, that’s fine. No complaints from me.
