Returning To the Scene of the Crime
Sunday July 29th, after a decent sleep and an acceptable breakfast, we started out west to Dallas. I woke up feeling excited about the prospects of rejoining my colleagues after over a year away. It would be good to reconnect with the gang and to have people to talk...
Home, Where Our Loved Ones Are
Yesterday I alluded to the concept of "home" and asked the question, What is "home?" Is it a house? Or is a house just a physical structure devoid of purpose, other than perhaps as an investment. Does someone have to be living in it to be called a home. Yes, that's an...
Year End Review, New Year Beginning
System Reboot.......Day 1 of a New Year.......and a new challenge..... Will I accept the challenge? Yes. Will I succeed in this challenge of writing and posting something every day for the next 100 days? That's another matter entirely. But, on day one, I will succeed....
Tracks to Nowhere
Train tracks to nowhere. I've attempted to write about what these tracks symbolize for the light rail expansion in the DFW Metro area. I've also written about what their abandonment means to what was essentially an all out desertion of nationwide passenger rail...
Therapy in Solitude in Paris
When I think of a relaxing activity, one of the first things that comes to mind is reading a good book or going for coffee at a cafe. What would not occur to me is to take a book to a sidewalk cafe after dark to read in public. Reading in a park or at the beach makes...
Happy 100 years to the National Park Service
August 25th marked 100 years the National Park Service has been in existence. The first National Park was established in 1872 at Yellowstone. But, from that date until 1916, the parks were administered by a variety of agencies including the Department of the Interior,...
Happy 4th of July America!
To me, one of the best examples of the wonder, the diversity, and majesty of this great nation can be found in its national parks. So here are a few pics from vacations past. Enjoy: Entering Sequoia National Park The General Sherman Tree - too tall to get it all in,...
