Rebecca

Neighbors. Gotta love 'em. There have been many a movie made about neighbors, good, bad, scary, the whole nine. According to a survey, 57% of people say they know some of the people in their neighborhood, while only 26% say they know most everyone in the neighborhood. I would say I am proudly part of the 57% but actually having interacted with them all is another story. lol

Several big-name department stores have begun to shut down in cities across the nation, including here locally.

I truly thought that this viral challenge had ended already but apparently, it is one that seems to not ever go away. The 'one chip challenge' has been around for a few years and is a challenge where kids are supposed to eat just one chip that is so incredibly spicy, that the outer packaging actually comes with a WARNING label.

They say everything is bigger in Texas and for those of you not originally from here, that is a fact. We like to do things bigger here. Our trucks are big, our personalities are larger than life, our food portions, can't compete and even our mums are larger than life. Wait, what is a 'mum?' I tend to forget that not everyone knows or has even seen one.

'I will never get used to being called ma'am,' said no Texan EVER! However, these words were not spoken by a Texan, they actually came from a woman born and raised in New York who moved to Texas, and recently on TikTok (of course) she shared several culture shock moments she had upon moving here.

If you and your significant other are long overdue for a weekend getaway, I've got 3 places you must check out. All 3 are here in Texas and just about less than 5 hours away from Odessa. If you are itching for a quick weekend getaway and want to get out of dodge, I do not think you will be disappointed at all with my suggestions.

A family on TikTok calls themselves the 'tallest family on TikTok.' It all started last year when Marie Temara posted a TikTok describing her struggles with being a tall girl. How dating is different, going to an amusement park is a struggle, not to mention being bullied in school for being taller than pretty much everyone in class her whole life.

I would say hands down what keeps us going back to a fast food restaurant over and over is the fast and good service. I mean, it's called 'fast food' for a reason. We want to pull up, place our order, get our food, our order must be correct and be on our way. Convenient and simple that is how we want it. So how great would life be if someone would just compile a list of the fastest and most accura