Who Is Travis House?

With Friday Night Lights upon us, East Texas Football moms representing area high schools shared with Charm what it’s like playing the all important position of Football Mom!

Sometimes the strangest things pop into my head. Usually I’m by myself and I have no one to share them with except my cat and I have a feeling she thinks I’m a hack. (By the way, is it just me, or is it unusual to have a cat roll their eyes when you speak?) My kitty does it all the time. This usually happens when I talk about my aversion to any food that comes from a body of water, (because some day when they find, and then destroy, the Loch Ness Monster, it’s a sure bet you are going to hear about someone somewhere ordering filet of Loch Ness or Loch Ness nuggets, and I just don’t want to know about it). I’ve also seen my son’s eyes glaze over when I go off on a tangent about animals advertising products on TV. Do we really want to see raccoons selling laundry detergent, bears recommending toilet paper, or buy car insurance because a gecko has a dreamy British accent? And what does it say about me that I have a mild attraction to a gecko because he sounds like Colin Firth?

“It’s a great way to expose my business.”

Zebras, llamas, kangaroos, bison and emus are among the 350 animals that inhabit this drive-thru safari. The animals roam freely and, while they are all wild at heart, most are so tame that they will come right up to your vehicle to get a closer look at you.

Are you looking for that professionally “lit” look? One of makeup’s newest and frankly, hottest trends, is facial highlighter. Technically it isn’t “new,” but it’s come a long way in the cosmetic realm, and now that make-up artists know how to use it, it’s become a woman’s best friend.

Being trendy today has nothing to do with designer shoes, quick diets or fake fur. The latest status symbol for 2011 is biker chic. Of course, like many fads, there are two ways to go about this: you can become a biker - or you can just look the part.

When you walk up toward Paula Davis’ new gallery from the parking lot, it makes a statement before you even step inside. Situated on the second level of Longview’s Guthrie Creek office complex, P’s Gallery has a floor-to-ceiling window that can be seen from the street — one that beckons patrons to come inside and view the ornate sculptures planted throughout the gallery and gaze at the vibrantly colored artwork hung purposefully along the walls.

Nestled on North Polk Street in Jefferson, sits a business that’s truly one-of-a-kind. Inside the shell of an old service station, now resides the only beauty salon bookstore in the world!  From the hardwood floors marked with oil barrel rings, to the funky tin ceiling, to the wooden and pink walls – every element exudes character.