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?

Walking down Ross Avenue to work today, I spotted the 21st century version of the unicorn: the Google Street View Car. Acting cool, I slowly crossed St. Paul Street as the camera-heavy sedan passed. I added a bit of swagger to my step, to make sure they used my footage.

Moral of the story: look sharp today, people. Google’s comin’.

Style Network’s absurd notion that Woodhaven Country Club in Fort Worth is the hotspot for Dallas socialites has Texans shaking their heads. But this morning I heard from a woman who lives in Woodhaven Country Club Estates and she said neighbors are laughing more than outsiders.

I read your story about the show Big Rich Texas. I don’t belong to the club but I’ve lived about a half mile from it for over 25 years. When the show came on I looked on the internet because I didn’t believe this was filmed down the street. I called my friend that is a member and she wasn’t watching the show so I told her to turn it on and she didn’t think they were talking about our Woodhaven either. When I convinced her we had a good long laugh. It’s not a bad place at all but even the people that belong there don’t think of it as a glamorous place. My friend said she’s going to get boa feathers and fancy shoes to sit by the pool.

Another reader, a Park Cities resident, said her parents belong to Woodhaven Country Club and while it’s a comfortable place for them to visit with friends in their neighborhood, they could not imagine why anyone from Dallas would travel for the facilities.

Anyway, if you liked the banquet hall where the episode 1 fight went down, the venue is open to non-member events like weddings.

Mattie Roberts

Former Park Cities resident Mattie Roberts (aka Park Cities’ Louise Caldwell‘s daughter) occasionally posts beauty tips online via “The Mattie Roberts Show.”

Today’s segment is on the age-old problem of eye-makeup smudging. So maybe you already know how to avoid the evils of eye shadow creasing and which over-hyped mascara is a bunch of hooey, but having Mattie tell you is a hoot.

Can’t wait to see what she says in the Mattie’s No-Fail, Bikini-Ready Diet.