Tomorrow I head NW through West Texas, leaving a great COE campground for another up near Abilene. A storm will come through tonight, likely keeping me awake, but when it passes the weather should be good for moving. Well, except for the Texas wind which is always a given. Looking forward to the drive through the hills.
I enjoyed the drive west out of College Station because the live oaks disappeared, the trees thinned out considerably, the land became large ranches, and the road began rolling up and down a bit. It was a real pleasure to get to the top of a rise and actually be able to look out over some country for a change. Texas seems to be on a program to restore the old downtowns of the small towns along the way, and they are looking sharp, true to their...
South by Southwest wasn't on my list of things to do, but I've accidentally stumbled onto it. Seeing Austin was on my list though and I feared I'd have to pass it up due to the festival starting up tomorrow. But, I found a spot at a COE campground 30 miles away, perfectly acceptable. So I'll have a couple of days to see Austin, check out several promising bookstores, and take in a tad bit of the festival. I did well at a couple of bookstores in...
Or is it College Station/Bryan? It seems as if you are part of "gown" it's College Station, home of Texas A&M. If you are "town" it's Bryan. The two towns have blended together. The main campus is impressive, large, though I'm not fond of the setting: I'm out here in the middle of Texas somewhere. I'll be checking if I can find a place to park for a day or two near Austin, but mainly I want to check out the bookstores here. College towns are...
My original plan was to go to the Gulf for some sand, sea, birds, and visiting friends, then head up to Austin for a sight-see. Then I heard it's time for South by Southwest, Austin's big music and art festival. Not a good time to be there without some planning. And, it's high-time for the winter down on the Gulf, making for a lot of friction in finding space at good rates. So I'm heading due west tomorrow, to College Station for a day or three,...
You can ignore this post, it's a waste of both our times. I've been seeing more and more email messages with the sign-off of "Sent from my I-phone" or something similar. At first I was confused what that meant, now it's become annoying. What are these people trying to tell me? Here are some ideas I've had: The sender has recently discovered how to send an email from their i-phone and are announcing it to the world. Now, if they just recently...