Diana Manzato's (djmanzato) Blog

I'm so happy to see that young people can still 'earn' scholarships for their hard work.  It's so often that I see college students around me that depend 100% on their parents to pay their way through college.  Don't get me wrong, had my parents offered such a thing, I'm sure I would have gladly ...

I had to laugh this morning --- as I was in the drive-thru lane at McDonalds to order my breakfast of champions (Diet Coke), I realized that the vehicles in front of me were stuck.  The  big RV (and attached car) decided to go through the tight drive thru lane.  Surprise, surprise...the lane wasn...

April Fools Day - Opening Day for Texas Ranger Baseball! We are so proud of our Texas Rangers the 2010 American League champion!  Opening baseball day for the Texas Rangers is this Friday April 1, 2011 (April Fool's Day). The game will begin promptly at 3:05 p.m. central time and the Rangers wil...

When Did We Become Not Responsible For Our Own Actions? I look at the headline today and see that a Denton County, Texas woman sues Wal-Mart over slipping in a water puddle.  The woman says that upon entering the Lewisville Wal-Mart store, she slipped in a puddle of water and fell causing injury ...

Even though Texas has been seen as one of the most stable real estate markets in the country, there are real property ups and downs, but land doesn't seem to be as affected. source: Texas Land Man press release Below are land sales in Denton & Cooke counties of N. Texas, year to date.  While much...

Those Are Some Big Catfish at Lake Lewisville (Denton County, TX)   My God, the size and number of catfish being caught in Lake Lewisville!!  Click on this link or the icon below to see the weekly fishing forum at Lake Lewisville, Denton County, Texas.       And as always, if you have friends, fa...

Historical Properties of Denton County, Texas, Issue 3   There is such a diverse variety of architecture in historic Denton County, Texas.  Today's focus is on a property in Denton, Texas located at 819 W. Oak St.  Built in 1885 and designated as a historic building in 1981, this property is buil...

The winners of the Highland Village, Texas Fall/Winter photography contests are in!       Beautiful pictures of just a little bit of Highland Village, Texas. Highland Village, Texas has been honored for several years as having one of the lowest crime rates in North Texas. A great community for fa...

Denton County Jobless Rate Declines! According to Rachel Mehlhaff, a writer for Denton Record Chronicle Denton’s unemployment rate dropped two-tenths of a percentage point from 6.6 percent in February 2010 to 6.4 percent in February of this year.  Although the percentage is very, very small and ...

I had a friend, just a few days ago, who has moved out of state ask me if the Texas bluebonnets had bloomed yet along the highways and in the fields of North Texas.  I told her I had not seen any yet. But what a difference a day makes!  Texas bluebonnets are blooming everywhere! Bluebonnets are t...