The number of fools doing this is directly proportional to the number of locusts around here, bringing their strange and idiotic driving habits. It's worse on some of the country roads I use. One that I'm up and down every week runs through farms and ranches. And more often than not, there's some nitwit in … Continue reading That Explains It
Category: Living In Texas
Sunset in Texas
Came out of a meeting last Thursday to discover it had rained, and a beautiful sunset was upon us. Glad I decided to save my leg and not ride the bike. Or walk. FWIW, It's only two blocks from my house. My sore leg didn't need it. It's been mild and rainy this summer. It's … Continue reading Sunset in Texas
And So It Begins
Every year about this time it happens. After a week of high temps, then a week of nice weather, the furnace comes on. I wrote about this earlier. There’s that one day when walking the dogs that you realize that hiking boots were a bad idea. So you switch out to running shoes. Then there’s … Continue reading And So It Begins
Range Report
Saturday was a range day. First, to try out the range I joined, second, it was the Boy's birthday, so we had a father/son "shoot then steaks" day, and third? I have new shootin' irons to test out. Let's start with the range. I joined RangeUSA in Arlington. It's about the only one around that … Continue reading Range Report
Tale of Two Dogs
It's a stormy start to the week. Each dog handles this differently. Aria, as she's gotten older, doesn't care for thunder. At the first rumble, maybe even, before she goes to her safe spot: In the closet. At first, I worried a bit about this. Then I realized that I took down her crate sometime … Continue reading Tale of Two Dogs
Springtime in Texas
It's amazing what a little fungal spray and fertilizer will do: Old dudes are apex renters.
Hate to Tell You…
Every so often I check in on NextDoor. And every time I do, it's the same thing: Lost my dog, lost my cat. Found a dog, found a cat. They look like this: or this: Hate to tell these folks this, but...He dead. Both these neighborhoods are surrounded by rural and parkland. There are hawks, … Continue reading Hate to Tell You…
A Quiet Morning
This week has been cloudy, for the most part, with fog and mist every morning. It's been awesome to sit on the patio, sip tea, and watch the dogs guard against squirrels.
Friday Night is Partying Time
There was a funny jingle, in the doo wop style, that one of the DJs where I grew up that went something like this: Saturday (Saturday Night!) I said Saturday (Saturday Night!) Saturday night is partying time! Saturday night is partying time! I'm like that, only with Fridays. Fridays are my favorite day of the … Continue reading Friday Night is Partying Time
Resolutions?
It was an interesting New Years. One of the things you'll notice during some holidays in Texas is a certain amount of happy fire. In Plano, that sound would be far off. You'd hear a distinct series of reports, all clipped, in an evenly spaced 6, 7, or 15 pattern. Clearly not firecrackers. So you'd … Continue reading Resolutions?
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