Everything’s Bigger in Texas
They say everything is bigger in Texas, right? Well, on Saturday that cliché was reaffirmed to me as I helped give a tour of cowboy related stuff to a friend visiting from out of town. We saw a few things … Continued
Washington’s Birthday
Today we celebrate the birthday of one of America’s greatest statesmen, commanders and servants. Although some states have added their own holiday of different names to be celebrated at the same time, the federal holiday is and has been since … Continued
Experiencing the NFL
As you probably heard or saw, Super Bowl XLV was in Arlington, Texas at Cowboys Stadium. Well, what you may not know is that Arlington is a smaller city in between Dallas and Fort Worth. Even though it’s smaller, it … Continued
Hell’s Half Acre – Baptized
In downtown Fort Worth, the area just south of the convention center was once called Hell’s Half Acre. It was a neighborhood of ill repute where outlaws and rustlers took a break from their dastardly deeds and took in a … Continued
Penguin Days
I shared an adventure with you a couple of months ago to one of my favorite places, the Dallas Zoo. Well, in January and February the zoo offers a special discount for what they have called Penguin Days because it … Continued
A Lost Document and more
Before my adventure at the Sixth Floor Museum, I had a couple other adventures. First was at the Dallas Public Library. You may not think there are many adventures to be had at the library other than those found in … Continued
Six Floors Up
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While living in Hungary, when I told people I was from Dallas they immediately thought of two things, the beloved TV series and the place where President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. Although I’ve been to Southfork Ranch a couple … Continued
A Night Unlike Any Other – a Christmas poem by me
While watching Christmas movies and listening to Christmas music, I had a desire to write a Christmas poem. It may not be the same caliber of Isaiah’s writings sung in Handel’s Messiah, but these are some of the thoughts and … Continued
Following yonder star and revisiting Bethlehem
On a small city block in a small Texas town, winds a sidewalk through a walled yard with crude replicas of buildings, markets and sights of a small village near Jerusalem from 2,000 years ago. This is the home to … Continued
If you haven’t got a ha’penny then God bless you!
Christmas is a time of giving and a time of compassion. Hundreds if not thousands of organizations exists solely to provide a Christmas present or experience for children who may not get it otherwise. Love for Kids is one of … Continued