You asked, here it is.

A tired trope, but one that was bound to land here anyway.

I did a pretty cursory search for “Sh*t Park Cities Residents Say,” but didn’t find any hits. Isn’t there some engineering HPHS junior with an iPhone that’s willing to make this happen? A few quick suggestions:

- “Ugh, the parking’s always so bad at Snider Plaza.”
- “I saw Troy Aikman on the Katy Trail.”
- “Why is there ALWAYS so much construction on Preston Road?”

I am not a technophile. My iPod is from my senior year of college (2006), my laptop is from the summer of that year. I appreciate technology, but usually wait until the kinks (read: cost) are worked out.

That said, I was impressed by the display at University Park City Hall on Tuesday night. Five councilmen, plus the city secretary and manager, flicking through city documents, agreements, and contracts on new “UP” emblazoned iPads.

The journalist in me immediately screamed “Fiscal irresponsibility!”, but city spokesman Steve Mace set me straight.

“As with other cities far and wide, we are trying to go paperless where possible,” he said in an email. “The move also saves on printer costs and repairs, staff time, duplication of effort, etc.  All good things.”

Still, if you see Mayor Davis or any other officials fiddling with an iPad at Starbucks on a Saturday, maybe look over their shoulder to make sure it’s city work. Angry Birds can be a devil.

This may have been on my mind because of the Craig James meme, or it may have been due to a recent Ticket segment in which the hosts typed their names into a Google window to see which terms the search engine automatically filled in. Either way, I wondered what would automatically get filled in if I typed “Park Cities.” The top 10 options are after the jump. How many can you guess before you see the list?

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In 2010, 68,959 Californians moved to Texas, the largest between-states move of any states in the U.S., according to the Census Bureau.

But why? Jobs? Better professional sports teams? Following In-N-Out?

The SF Weekly has some ideas. But be warned: the article also stereotypes some Texans as “gay-hating, Sarah Palin-loving, meat-eating freaks.” So…you were warned.

Looking for a way you can show our troops gratitude this Veterans Day? Through Nov. 12, all 19 Legacy Texas Bank locations are collecting items to be put in care packages and sent to troops deployed from Texas military bases. The effort is all part of A Lone Star Salute, the bank’s Veterans Day initiative focused on celebrating freedom and honoring those who defend it. Click here to find out where you can participate.

After two months of hanging out at home, getting to know my awesome son (pictured, of course!), I’m back at Park Cities People‘s headquarters.

So,what’d I miss? What was your favorite thing Dan saw fit to print in the last two months? Comments are open.

Since no one else other than our very own award-winning editor, Dan Koller, submitted photos in their favorite dance pose, we are changing the West Side Story ticket contest up a bit. To win tickets to the performance and a chance to meet our dancing editor, comment below with the correct answer to the following trivia question:

When and where did the original production of West Side Story debut?

If you are one of the first three with the correct answer, you are going to the show! Good luck and thank you, Dan, for being such a wonderful sport!

West Side Story is coming to the Music Hall at Fair Park, courtesy of Dallas Summer Musicals. Here’s you chance to win tickets to the Oct. 4 performance! Strike your best West Side Story dance pose and have someone snap a photo, then email it to Katie.bivins@peoplenewspapers.com by 5 p.m. today. Tomorrow, we’ll post the best poses for our readers to vote for their favorite. First- and second-place winners will be awarded tickets to take a group of friends to the opening night performance! Winners will be announced Friday.

Check out Highland Park High School’s new website design. It includes a bunch of rotating photos — some quite nostalgic, and many shot by student photographers — and it’ll work well on your smartphone, says a press release. Worth a stolen glance during class, perhaps?