All ears on this one: Mr. B contacted Amber Tinsley, a real jewel, to find out more about the Wild West Leads Group that she sparkle-ly leads every Wednesday at 10 a.m. He got a great lead out of it ... for Newz-E-Letter readers. If you ring, ring, ring the American Jewelry Exchange in Bedford and ask for Amber, you could be helped in selling, exchanging or buying jewelry. You could be led to a great fundraising idea. You could be led to host a gold party. If you ring, ring, ring Mr. B, you could be led to .60 carat weight 14K white gold diamond stud earrings, courtesy of Amber and American Jewelry Exchange. Lettuce call it a wrap: Here's a Buxton-esque demographic study: P.F. Chang's China Bistro in Sundance Square now has late-night happy hours and is offering a great bottle of wine special throughout July. Vote your spring roll if you think it is likely to draw the Vision FW crowd or your egg roll if you think it is likely to draw the Bi-Focal FW crowd? Well, thanks to Laura Lasseter and the Chang's Gang, it doesn't matter. This $50 gift card is good for anybody at any time, and one thing is for sure, the food is fantastic all the time. Feeling lucky: The Lucky Strike Lanes website is an entertaining, celebrity-/art-filled tour. Mr. B did not make the celebrity wall, the media wall or the art wall. Even better, though, he made the acquaintance of Fort Worth Lucky Strike super salesperson and pinsetter Dani Chambers and she promised to re-do the patio sofas with the recently designed Mr. B slip covers. If that's not your style, perhaps you would prefer two hours of bowling booyahs and appetizers for your party of eight.

Picture of the Week     Chamber Action Ambassador John Porhamer, Cowtown Insurance Services, and Adrian De Lagarza, Corporate Marketing Manager, Pizza Inn and Pie Five Pizza Co., attended July's Getting to Know Your Chamber event last week. Maybe delicious pizza pie should be served at the next one. See more pictures from GTKYC here.   Sponsored by

Don't be soft on micro education: OK, people, the results are in and the surf's up. You can read survey details below, but the digital age is passing some of you by rather quickly. You know it, too, so why not click on Robert Yarbrough at New Horizon Computer Learning Centers and get up to speed. New Horizon has a book--as thick as the Chamber's Where the Best Begins--filled with courses that will keep the boss from screaming and make you a screen saver in your office. Here's the (Bill) gateway to getting started, a one-day Microsoft Applications Training Class.

Dog days of...well, all year: She owns two AKC Dobermans and two rescue cats who are 16 years old, but that isn't enough for animal lover Jennifer Rentfrow of Fidelity National Title Higgins & Shurtz. She has been involved in rescue off and on for more than 15 years, but went pretty much only Doberman rescues last fall. She has had more that 20 in and out of her home since then. She also has placed nine Dobermans in “fabulous fur-ever homes.” Said Jennifer: “This is the way God made me. I adore animals.”

Golden oldies: The U.S. Senior Open golf championship starts next week in Toledo, Ohio, and Vern Spurlock from Ridglea Country Club and John Grace from Mira Vista Golf Club are competing.

Running with scissors: Love it how all the Am-Bass-Adorables ribbon cuttings offer GPS by food landmarks. Chamber smileys will visit La Bella CupCakes at 2405 N. Main Street Friday. According to directions, it's “across from Lonesome Dove.” Tuesday, they will visit Sandler Training at 3851 N.E. Loop 820, which is in the Frost Bank building “next to Luby's.”

Call him Mayor: Cantey Hanger partner Steve Tatum takes over Tuesday in Westover Hills to finish out a term. He sounded about as excited as you are reading this. He did say that he is "looking forward to the challenge."

Dying to be quoted: Semi-retired Gary Blagg once was Mayor of Main Street in Grapevine. He founded the garage that eventually became the group that owns Downtown Garage. His comment last week, “we make sure your car won't die before you die,” reminded Mr. B of the 23-year-old EdwardJones rep who told clients, “I'll be watching your money long after you're dead.”

Love and respect: Hubby Trent Cole nominated Decker Jones partner Patricia Cole for a Legacy of Women Award from SafeHaven of Tarrant County and she will be recognized Oct. 14 as the Fort Worth honoree for business. Here's a bit of what Trent wrote: “She has given hundreds of hours of her free time to making a difference in the individual lives of many women and children. She has inspired others to take active roles in their communities.”

Using their resources: Chamber Leads Groups continue to do more than just socialize and exchange leads. Fort Worth Business Exchange, which meets Wednesdays, recently spent some time at the Day Resource Center, checking people into the center, handing out toiletries, sorting clothing. It also purchased toiletries and duffle bags. Attendees included Diana Troy, Troy & Associates-Allstate Insurance; Joe Reimer, Lanter Westermann; James Stratton, Hawk Security Services; Terri Wood, Mary Kay; Christy Blackwell, Cockrell Enovation; Rita Hale, Fort Worth Chamber, and Holly Blocker, PlainsCapital Bank.

Personally speaking...: Mr. B has been thinking of ways to cut back; maybe layoffs of son NoBGood and daughter MisBehavin'? Gonna call new Chamber member Melissa Nickelson, a personal life coach, to see if she can trim the fat.

Ride 'em, cowboy: Fox Sports Southwest's five-year deal to televise Championship Bull Riding has a unique sidebar. According to no-bull marketer Laura Bettge, CBR owns the commercials and can sell them at their rates or as part of sponsorships.

Futuristic art: Not sure how you can get more modern than The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, but it has hired the B(alcom) Agency to re-design and re-energize its website.

Futuristic pawn: The first of its “pawn shops of the future” is being built by Cash America at a torn-down Blockbuster at 3740 Altamesa. Should be ready around Oct. 1.

Who's looking at me? If you do background checks for employees, Dani Hughes, regional account manager for A-Check, says a database-only check is $5 (and nearly worthless) and a respectable, comprehensive check should run $35-$60.

The web we weave: Remember Mr. B's monkey that was doing a survey of Chamber members' digital media habits? So far, 193 of you responded and, to quote Richard Dawson, the answers are:

• 69% visit the Chamber website once in a while; 20% visit every week.
• 72% register electronically for Chamber events
• 38% read newsletters
• 34% search the member directory
• 30% get data and info
• 29% look for business resources
• 64% use a smart phone to search the web
• 83% are using social media
• When given the choice, 88% still turn to the website over social media for info.

Live-in trouble: Billye Poston of Jos. A. Bank says “I love my daughter very much, so much that I can't move in with her.”