Shay Hill

July 4th holiday is here! Want to serve something other than hot dogs and hamburgers? Well I just happen to have a few quick, easy and fun ideas to help you out.

Mother's Day is upon us once again and that means getting mom something nice to let her know how much you appreciate her. Here are a few things to "not" get mom though.

Growing up here in Abilene, home of Dyess Air Force Base you see and hear some pretty cool stories about our military. One of which is does Dyess have nuclear missiles or not? That I’ll leave for debate later. The other is about our local missile silos. In high school I heard all kinds of things about the missile silos most of which scared me.

A mama duck and her 8 babies needed to cross the highway and the quickest way was straight across; 4 lanes of busy highway traffic!

Fashion’s Night Out. I keep getting invites to events here in Abilene but I keep seeing it on Facebook, TV, magazines and I’m still confused as to what it really is. My curiosity sent me to the web to find out about this event, that apparently is turning 4 this year. Where have I been the last 3 years?

When someone comes up with a new idea for an existing product it’s supposed to be better than the original idea. However, sometimes someone comes up with a concept that is just a little too off beat to go unnoticed even if it seems to be taking a step backwards. The latest concept in bikes is one without pedals and well, just about everything else.

Many people have written a note, stuck it inside an old bottle and set it on a journey at sea. Sometimes those are never found, who knows where they end up, but on occasion they are found, read and shared with the world. Especially if they happen to be 98 year old messages.

Well it looks like football season is about to get kicked off and that means tailgating parties will be planned as well. So I’ve got a few tips to help make your tailgate party better than the next guys.

Lance Armstrong is a 7 time Tour de France winner and cancer survivor. He’s been fighting doping allegations for years. The Anti-doping committee has never been able to prove anything against him. They now say he will be banned from competing in the sport and will be striped of all 7 titles.

There always seems to be something to worry about; now it’s your tap water. Actually this is especially pointed at those who use neti pots to clear their sinuses. Two people in Louisiana last year were killed by primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) and the CDC is warning against the use of tap water with the neti pots.

  Some dogs have a very bad anxiety problem when it comes to thunderstorms or loud noises. Luckily (or not) around here we don’t have a lot of storms but when we do they are usually pretty intense with thunder and lightning. I know my little chihuahua likes to crawl under the bed when storms pop up, my other dogs don’t seem to might the noise too much. I saw this advertise the other night and t

Nike has always had the pulse of the athlete. In the mid 80′s they had basketball king Michael Jordan indorse his own line of shoes, Air Jordans, that sold for about $65. Now LeBron James has his name on the latest line of Nike shoes; LeBron X Nike Plus and the price tag is only $315.