/u/Dirt-McGirt - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/author/u-dirt-mcgirt/ Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City! Tue, 30 Sep 2025 12:37:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://i0.wp.com/houstonnewmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-cropped-Houston.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 /u/Dirt-McGirt - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/author/u-dirt-mcgirt/ 32 32 103504436 Anyone have an update on the Eldridge brushfire? It seems like it keeps reigniting? https://houstonnewmedia.org/anyone-have-an-update-on-the-eldridge-brushfire-it-seems-like-it-keeps-reigniting/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=anyone-have-an-update-on-the-eldridge-brushfire-it-seems-like-it-keeps-reigniting Tue, 30 Sep 2025 12:37:34 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=fb0608669bcbbd01626e8383d6c32325 submitted by /u/Dirt-McGirt [link] [comments]

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]]> 1034187 I thought my boy was a chef now 😂 https://houstonnewmedia.org/i-thought-my-boy-was-a-chef-now-%f0%9f%98%82/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=i-thought-my-boy-was-a-chef-now-%25f0%259f%2598%2582 Thu, 24 Jul 2025 00:08:57 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=fa8c23921f4052bf1de261ddfb7c5da3 submitted by /u/Dirt-McGirt [link] [comments]

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]]> 993239 Shoutout Cockrell Butterfly Exhibit and Cullen Gems & Minerals Hall for being as good as I remember them 30 (fucking) years ago. https://houstonnewmedia.org/shoutout-cockrell-butterfly-exhibit-and-cullen-gems-minerals-hall-for-being-as-good-as-i-remember-them-30-fucking-years-ago/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=shoutout-cockrell-butterfly-exhibit-and-cullen-gems-minerals-hall-for-being-as-good-as-i-remember-them-30-fucking-years-ago Thu, 12 Jun 2025 02:11:59 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=e55cc363aef24e67869618202f01632a submitted by /u/Dirt-McGirt [link] [comments]

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]]> 966766 Sorry if I scared the hell out of you on the beltway today around 1:40 https://houstonnewmedia.org/sorry-if-i-scared-the-hell-out-of-you-on-the-beltway-today-around-140/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sorry-if-i-scared-the-hell-out-of-you-on-the-beltway-today-around-140 Thu, 05 Jun 2025 22:26:07 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=c81516139742c30bdfdbed4d76ea9048 My passenger began having a medical emergency while on the road and I could not get to my phone in my purse, couldn’t get her mouth open, I just floored it to the ER. I hit 110+ mph and ran 4 reds after exiting. Literally what the f**k do you even do i...

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]]> 963217 Sorry if I scared the hell out of you on the beltway today around 1:40 https://houstonnewmedia.org/sorry-if-i-scared-the-hell-out-of-you-on-the-beltway-today-around-140/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sorry-if-i-scared-the-hell-out-of-you-on-the-beltway-today-around-140 Thu, 05 Jun 2025 22:26:07 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=c81516139742c30bdfdbed4d76ea9048 My passenger began having a medical emergency while on the road and I could not get to my phone in my purse, couldn’t get her mouth open, I just floored it to the ER. I hit 110+ mph and ran 4 reds after exiting. Literally what the f**k do you even do i...

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]]> 963218 14 years ago today – RIP to the DT YMCA https://houstonnewmedia.org/14-years-ago-today-rip-to-the-dt-ymca/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=14-years-ago-today-rip-to-the-dt-ymca Sat, 10 May 2025 02:06:42 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=e6acefbe895301fd10d0ede10737cc74 I think it actually took 2 months to dismantle this. They imploded small sections at a time. First pic May 2011, last two June 2011. I’d just graduated from UH. Where the f**k has the time gone. I think this is just greenspace now. IIRC Chevron ...

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]]> 951445 Squirrel siesta post-storm https://houstonnewmedia.org/squirrel-siesta-post-storm/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=squirrel-siesta-post-storm Thu, 24 Apr 2025 02:26:38 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=7fc699912ccd3e5c56ec2a959e1231a9 big fella submitted by /u/Dirt-McGirt [link] [comments]

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]]> 943580 What airline am I best off pledging allegiance to as a Houstonian? https://houstonnewmedia.org/what-airline-am-i-best-off-pledging-allegiance-to-as-a-houstonian/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-airline-am-i-best-off-pledging-allegiance-to-as-a-houstonian Tue, 11 Mar 2025 23:37:38 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=6f6c3bf5fed681314ecc8b08d125c770 (not Southwest) submitted by /u/Dirt-McGirt [link] [comments]

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]]> 917408 Radar the Weather Dog https://houstonnewmedia.org/radar-the-weather-dog/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=radar-the-weather-dog Fri, 31 Jan 2025 02:21:51 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=124f104543015c9f970011b970f2922d That’s it, that’s the post. I remembered Radar today and figured you should, too. Personally I believe we are emotionally ready for a new Weather Dog in 2025. submitted by /u/Dirt-McGirt [link] [comments]

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]]> 892599 Radar the Weather Dog https://houstonnewmedia.org/radar-the-weather-dog/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=radar-the-weather-dog Fri, 31 Jan 2025 02:21:51 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=124f104543015c9f970011b970f2922d That’s it, that’s the post. I remembered Radar today and figured you should, too. Personally I believe we are emotionally ready for a new Weather Dog in 2025. submitted by /u/Dirt-McGirt [link] [comments]

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]]> 892601 One of the best days of my life https://houstonnewmedia.org/one-of-the-best-days-of-my-life/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=one-of-the-best-days-of-my-life Tue, 21 Jan 2025 23:11:56 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=65343f7e3f1ed2e07016ba7f92ce89d8 A non-catastrophic weather event?? Please sir can I have some more submitted by /u/Dirt-McGirt [link] [comments]

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]]> 885899 How do you pronounce Synott https://houstonnewmedia.org/how-do-you-pronounce-synott/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-do-you-pronounce-synott Thu, 13 Jun 2024 00:05:11 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=d69f0fe3ae300614a07ba28380b9d082 submitted by /u/Dirt-McGirt [link] [comments]

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]]> 781168 I just got pulled over in fulshear https://houstonnewmedia.org/i-just-got-pulled-over-in-fulshear/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=i-just-got-pulled-over-in-fulshear Sat, 01 Jun 2024 01:16:38 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=a59a8a429033ec7f7c2d161af0ebab46 And the cop asked me to leave a review of the traffic stop, gave me a card with the department number and a badge no. and everything lmao “Like and subscribe!” submitted by /u/Dirt-McGirt [link] [comments]

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]]> 775903 DR Horton has passed on. RIP King. https://houstonnewmedia.org/dr-horton-has-passed-on-rip-king/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dr-horton-has-passed-on-rip-king Fri, 17 May 2024 23:51:24 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=dc18c5e7c15e8147be0b9a59a0ce5adb May a memorial be shoddily constructed in your honor submitted by /u/Dirt-McGirt [link] [comments]

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]]> 770262 Any concerns about ERCOT next weekend? https://houstonnewmedia.org/any-concerns-about-ercot-next-weekend/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=any-concerns-about-ercot-next-weekend Sat, 17 Dec 2022 18:09:14 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=8c9f8fe040314afcfe4eb4cc580e9f72 We don’t have a generator but do have a fireplace this year. I can spend the money, but would really prefer not to…we have a lot of expenses coming up. F**k. Do I pull the trigger? submitted by /u/Dirt-McGirt [link] [comments]

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]]> 496708 What’s the name of the chain restaurant that’s taken over some of the old Whataburger locations? Name escaping me https://houstonnewmedia.org/whats-the-name-of-the-chain-restaurant-thats-taken-over-some-of-the-old-whataburger-locations-name-escaping-me/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=whats-the-name-of-the-chain-restaurant-thats-taken-over-some-of-the-old-whataburger-locations-name-escaping-me Tue, 21 Jun 2022 21:34:35 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=682c25a094c8e81ea59296f6472c676d submitted by /u/Dirt-McGirt [link] [comments]

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