Bad weather should be reason enough to run.

Think of all the money you have saved, just by me not guilting you into buying cookies or wrapping paper form my kids. But Lonnie, you don't have kids. Exactly, and that means more money in your pocket. You are welcome.

If you would like to pass some of that cash on, here's where I'm accepting donations for this weekend's 5k. https://fundraising.intelis.com/jafw/?A=180326 It all goes to Junior Achievement. They're the ones who build puppy cannons for the less fortunate, or something like that.

But Lonnie, this is such short notice. A toy drive event was rescheduled due to bad weather, so I'm running in that weather. You know how much I love my weekend charity work.

Plus, if you would like the opportunity to run me over, here's the route, we start at 9am...

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Here's more run information.
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Is There Talent in West Texas?

***SPOILER ALERT***
Yes.

West Texas has Talent audition started around 11am on January 29th, 2011 at Music City Mall in Odessa Texas. The top five winners are guarantied and audition in front of the America's got Talent producers in Houston. The West Texas Roughnecks will pick up travel expenses for the first place winner. Winners will also serve as half time entertainment at this years Roughnecks games.

Crystal Crews from NewsWest9, Luise Carlos Mendoza from Telemundo20, and Dale Morris from the Roughnecks were the judges and NewsWest9's David Marrino hosted.

Less words more video...

Third place went to Murder Monroe.



Second to Mariachi Cisne de Mario Alberto.



And first went to Justin Langston.



The rest of the (poor quality because they were originally netcasted live over 3G) videos are at http://qik.com/lonnie247

(The winners on stage)