Bryan/College Station

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 reliable places to look for books, especially used.

I said goodbye to the horny mockingbirds in Livingston, who never shut up with their non-stop display of their songs, and said hello to horny grackles who have their own repertoire of noise that never stops.