Are you ready for some Football?

I missed the Allen American's Open House so I could go see the Eagles' home opener.

Well, technically, they were the home team, but they played at SMU. It was a nice field, Allen beat Cedar Hill 28-13. It should be a good year for the Eagles. They're a fun team to watch.

The Great Wall of Allen

   If you've driven through Allen recently, you've probably noticed it. The huge fence behind SuperTarget and Dick's. 

   At first, I just thought it was a run-of-the-mill 2 story driving range, but this is much cooler than that.

   It's a Top Golf, where they put a tracking device in every golf ball and keep track of how you're driving. You can compete with your friends or just try for a high score.

   They've also got a restaurant, but I haven't heard much about it. The wait for Golf is getting a little less imposing, but it's still pretty full on the weekends.

   It almost makes me wish I was a golfer.

It's beginning to look like a Stadium

Some people think the big number with the Stadium is $60 million, but the number I like is 18,500.

That's how many people it will hold.  I can't wait to be able to go to a home football game and actually find a seat. I think it's tied for the 5th largest High School stadium in the Texas, but the others are all shared by multiple teams.

The Stadium is nice, but the real story should be the Arts Wing that they're building at the High School. It will have an auditorium which can be used for guest speakers in combined classrooms, and a Restaurant for use by the culinary classes.

Traffic Report

If you're driving down Cedar between Main Street and Exchange in Allen, expect slow traffic.

There's not a Lot of traffic. It's just that everyone is stopping to look at the new Wave Park which is finally beginning to look like a wave park.

They say summer's almost over. I'm not really sure.

August 22 is the first day of school, which means that next week will be full of Meet the Teacher nights for the various schools. Be sure to check your school's web site for the time and date.
The beginning of school and football are supposed to mark the end of summer. Somehow, I doubt the temperature will co-operate this year.
I used to have an "I survived the 1980 Texas Heat Wave" t-shirt (along with a few other t-shirts). I'm sure it's still in storage somewhere. I hope we don't break the record this year or I'll have to get another shirt.

Anyway, good luck to all the parents and students for another school year.