So I missed the boat to Lockhart, and I’m sure I missed some tasty BBQ, too. In the absence of slow smoked animal parts, I did a long workout instead. I was pretty amazed, I kept glancing back over my shoulder as I was rounding the seven mile marker because there was a huge thundercloud … missed the boat to Lockhart

Lockhart, Texas: today’s destination. I had breakfast tacos from Magnolia yesterday. That and a chilicheeseburger at “Texas Chili Parlor,” which is certainly a decent destination, if not a fine culinary experience. The Neighbor and one of his girl friends hauled me out. I was still trying to grab a shirt so I wasn’t too well … Lockhart, Texas

I gave the Fang Shooey thing one more try yesterday. I switched my desk around in the living room of the trailer — it’s not like a single wide has a lot of room to begin with, nor are there a lot of options, but it was worth a try. Has it improved the “Chi” … Fang Shooey thing

I learned a really valuable lesson yesterday, it’s a little Spanish expression on of my friends discussed over lunch. I was listening to her talk about the trials and tribulations of raising two teenage daughters. Having no first hand experience myself, I quickly explained that all my advice was book learned, or according to tradition, … Del dicho, al hecho hay much trecho

So much for “airport karma.” “Coppula Eam Si Non Posit Acceptera Jocularum!” I found this as a sig file for someone else, and although I can’t use it myself, I sure did find it to be a tasty message, at least, as near as I can translate myself. It just goes to show that anything … Coppula Eam Si Non Posit Acceptera Jocularum

I suppose that there is some giant marker in the sky, a score keeper, and I’m earning points on my morning time because I was up before the sun to return a car. Sort of. The wheels go back today, and as one last good turn, I hitched the Neighbor to work at some ridiculous … a score keeper

When it comes to a big party, Austin can be the place. I was in the company of a Virgo and a Gemini (Bubba) along Congress Avenue yesterday evening, and it was the place to be. The cries went up as the sodden crowd cheered the fireworks on. And it was Bubba with his articulate … Austin can be the place

Happy Fourth of July. Pardon me if I sound a little cynical, but exactly what is this celebration about? Ah, who cares, it’s party time, right? I got in a nice, long hike around the lake yesterday afternoon. I s’pose no trip out and about is complete without running into a few friends, and I … Happy Fourth of July

I was reflecting back on one my friend’s comments at dinner last night. It was her son who had been with us. I watched as the son made an issue out of something his mother said. Oh, for the energy and nerve of youth again. He was emphatic in making his point, and pretty clearly … News at 10