Just checked the mailbox and the February issue is in. Okay, it’s not the most important story I’ve ever written, but it’s one I’ve been wanting to write since, um, always. It’s a look at how Dallas is becoming a nanny state. And you can’t read it unless you have a subscription, because it’s not online yet. I’ll post a link when it is available.
Here’s a pic of the cover. The portion with the teaser to my feature, anyway. (“Wuss! Lame Laws Are Sucking All the Fun Out of Dallas”)
Best part? I actually got paid to break the law and visit strip clubs, and then gripe about all the things I’d gripe about anyway.
Hey Trey – wanna ride a bike – helmetless – to the Monk, smoke and drink, then go sleep it off on a park bench before soliciting sexual favors from the homeless? We won’t actually take the favors, but instead we’ll give them money when they ask for it.
Finally read your story — very good. I saw recently that Dallas also banned pet stores in June, but I don’t think they’ve started fining them, yet:
“Sec. 7-7.6. ANIMALS AS PRIZES, PROMOTIONS, AND NOVELTIES.
A person commits an offense if he sells, exchanges, raffles, auctions, or gives away or offers to sell, exchange, raffle, auction, or give away any live animal as:
(1) a prize;
(2) an inducement to enter a place of amusement or a business establishment;
or
(3) an inducement to participate in a charitable fund-raising event.”