Have you ever wanted to complain about something... but then just let it go?
Whenever I experience something that is annoying, unfair, or just Not Right, I usually say "I am going to 
write a letter" of complaint but then I never do. Today was different and I am kind of pleased with myself for being a good citizen.
This morning as I entered Loop 410 East near IH-10, I merged into traffic behind a truck of some sort. I soon noticed newspapers lifting merrily into the air out of the top of the truck and raining down on the oncoming traffic one big sheet at a time. Then out came a few small tree branches with leaves attached, then more newspapers.
Seeing the potential for an accident and being annoyed with the littering taking place, I moved into the next lane and tried to pass the truck but he was going too fast for me. I also wanted to see the company name on the truck. I got the truck number and then as the truck slowed down to exit at 281 I saw that this was a City of San Antonio Solid Waste disposal vehicle. Our very own city taxes hard at work going down the drain!
OK, so they are picking up trash and disposing of it but in the process they are leaving part of it on our roadways! Grrr. A really pretty ugly sight for the citizens of San Antonio and for visitors to our wonderful city!
If you ever see something like this and want to complain, call 311, give them all the details, and you will be glad you did. I know I'm glad I did!!!
Forbes has published a Top Ten List of "America's Best Long Term Real Estate Bets" looking at markets that are unlikely to overheat and then burst, and those that are likely to have vibrant economies in the future.
San Antonio comes in near the top of the list at No. 3. The picks are:
San Antonio is the only Texas city on this list. Our city is projected to have a 2 percent job growth from 2008-2017. The report says "volatility in home building and vacancy were in the middle of the pack nationally, while the metro area's job-growth figures have been national leaders."
2009 Texas Folklife Festival: Celebrate Everything Texas!
June 12-14, 2009
The Texas Folklife Festival is coming up soon and I think this is one of the most fun events we celebrate here in San Antonio. While strolling the grounds you may see everything from authentic looking old time western characters, courtesy of The Gunslingers, to German oompah bands, to Flamenco or Chinese dancers. Enjoy food from many cultures as well as cold drinks and beer. To see menu Click Here. With more than 40 different cultural groups in Texas represented, the Texas Folklife Festival is the biggest cultural celebration in Texas. The festival is held on the grounds of the Institute of Texan Cultures on the UTSA HemisFair Park Campus each year. The 3-day event showcases the Lone Star State's diversity and rich heritage through a wide variety of ethnic food, music, dance, arts and crafts.
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| Friday, June 12 | 5 - 11 p.m. |
| Saturday, June 13 | 11 a.m. - 11 p.m. |
| Sunday, June 14 | 12 - 7 p.m. |
Tickets can be purchased online or at any H-E-B location.
Take a sneak peek of the festival in this Folklife Festival Commercial.
(Requires Windows Media Player.)
photo credit, festival participants, utsa.edu
Some garden predators are repelled by the same herbs that attract hummingbirds and butterflies.
Mints plants repel ants (great for vegetable gardens!), aphids, cabbage moths, fleas, and many others. At the same time it attracts earthworms which are "a gardener's best friend."
To attract a wide variety of butterflies and hummingbirds, plant some of these around your garden: bergamont, dill, and fennel.
ARTEMISIA Snakes don't like artemesia or common wormwood. Artemisia also repels aphids, flea beetles, flies, moths, slugs, and snails.
BASIL is one of the best summer-growing herbs. It's scent drives off flies, mosquitoes, and other pests.
HOREHOUND repels blister beetles. These beetles can invade your tomatoes.
LEMON BALM can grow rapidly but it deters mosquitoes and contains citronella.
COPPER CANYON DAISY is a heat/sun-lover deer and whiteflies are said to hate.
PARSLEY is pretty and helps keep vegetables healthy and bug-free. It's edible, too.
RUE Use around the vegetable garden as a general bug and pest deterrent.
A friend of ours got her 2009 tax appraisal and was surprised to see that her assessment had gone up by $6,000. We checked on the other homes in her neighborhood on the Bexar Appraisal District website and found that the majority of appraisals had been reduced by approximately $2,000. Her husband passed away a few months ago so this past year has been a difficult one. She was dismayed when she received the tax notification and made an appointment to protest the increase. The employee she met with refused to lower the assessment from the previous year but finally offered to leave it at the last year's figure and not increase the assessment.
The deadline for filing a protest is tomorrow, May 31, but since it is a weekend you have until Monday to file. If your assessment increased by more than $1,000 you should have received notification by mail. To find out your assessed valued for 2009 click here .
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