While the ice on the road was thick and I was holed up in Midland and Odessa I did not get to get out and see to many things. We just enjoyed the company of friends and family. However if you are observant unusual things are always around. Here are a f…
It’s icy in Midland.They are slipping and sliding on the streets of Laredo. The Alamo in San Antonio is cover with snow. When we will get to go home,Only clouds really know.Texas Bob (On the Road)
Wintry Mix, that’s what weather.com calls it. What it really is is cold. In West Texas it’s often called as cold a well diggers clutamas maximus. The good news is that even during the great flood Odessa only got a half an inch, so the ice and snow so f…
Having a good life is a very relative thing. I lived in McCamey, Texas for about 14 years 15 years ago. McCamey, population 1600, is what is left of an oil field boomtown. In its boom days, thousands of folks called it home. I use to say, “McCamey ha…
Tomorrow I’m going on a road trip. It’s not a vacation but a trip to visit family members who need a visit from us. As often happens this time of year a blast of artic air is racing across the state leaving a sheet of ice on all the roadways in t…
Nobody ever accused me of “roughing it” while on the road. I can count the nights I spent awake in a tent on one hand, awake because I never managed to sleep in a tent. I have stayed in some neat places too. Like the Hotel Limpia in Fort Davis, CCC…
That’s what I like to do. Whether it is to see the sights or drive 300 miles to see the 1A Football state championship game, traveling Texas is my favorite past time. There is nothing like waking up in Palo Duro Canyon and sleeping in Houston that nigh…