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TRAVEL HERE: FOSSIL RIM WILDLIFE CENTER IN GLEN ROSE When Mercedes Benz gave Bill a brand new, bright red, loaner sedan while his older hatchback was in the shop, he woke up on a Sunday morning with a desire to put the loaner through it’s paces. After rejecting several other suggestions he decided Fossil RimContinue reading “Fossil Rim Wildlife Center Day Trip”

TRASVEL HERE: THE MESQUITE RODEO Today let’s go to the rodeo – The Mesquite Pro Rodeo. My Rodeo History Rodeos are directly related to my first attempt at college at Stephen F. Austin State University down in Nacogdoches, Texas.  It’s not exactly A&M, but there’s a whole lot of Ag students, as well as Forestry majors.Continue reading “The Mesquite Rodeo”

TRAVEL HERE: THE DEAD SEA SCROLLS IN FORT WORTH TX Today the blog is a little bit Travel, a little bit Faith and all about The Dead Sea Scrolls. I want to start out by saying that the content of this exhibit is amazing and the staff on site is courteous to the point ofContinue reading “See The Dead Sea Scrolls”

TRAVEL HERE: A LAMENT FOR SAFETY PINS AND RUBBER BANDS Have you tried to find a safety pin lately?  You know, that thing that will hold some buttons on without sewing.  If you’re not careful, they show a little bit when you fix a hem with them, but they’re great in a bind.  I’ve neverContinue reading “Safety Pins and Rubber Bands”

TRAVEL HERE: QUIT IMPROVING MY STUFF! Most of you know that I spend a whole lot of time helping out my elderly parents.  Often that means I’m hearing them complain about things they can no longer get. The Things They Can’t Get Dad hates sore throats, because cough drops just don’t do the job ofContinue reading “Please!! No More Improvements”

TRAVEL THERE: THE DIFFERENCES AIRLINE MARKETING AND OPERATIONS Have you ever noticed the gap between what’s promised and what you end up with?  On my recent vacation that gap was disturbingly obvious.  Think about how much money airlines spend trying to get you to choose them over the competition.  But as soon as you bookContinue reading “Airline Marketing vs. Operations”

TRAVEL THERE: ROAD TRIPS WITH MY PARENTS I’m not a parent, so a lot of people may think I have no right to say anything about what modern parents do to entertain their kids. However, I was a kid, so that gives me some authority.  I’ve got an observation to make about kids and videos in theContinue reading ““Without Food You’re Nothing””

TRAVEL HERE: DMA EXHIBIT FEATURES DALLAS BEFORE ASSASSINATION AND TV SHOW All my readers know I love Dallas! No, not the TV show. Not the location of JFK’s assassination. I mean the real place. The one with a world class opera and arboretum. The home of Neiman Marcus and Northpark. My Dallas! I love myContinue reading “Flower of the Prairie at DMA”

TRAVEL HERE: WOMEN SHOP ON VENUS WHILE MEN SHOP ON MARS In most families, it’s the wife that’s addicted to shopping, but not in this one. I love to buy things, but that’s a completely different thing than shopping. My husband makes such a production of shopping that sometimes, by the time we actually purchaseContinue reading “Marriage and Shopping”

TRAVEL HERE: NEIMAN MARCUS FORTNIGHTS So you think Black Friday is a shopping experience?  To me, it’s just a feeding frenzy.  If Sam Walton has been successful at anything, it has been getting us to focus on price.  I sort of liked the world better before Walmart. The World Before Walmart In those days priceContinue reading “Remembering Neiman Marcus Fortnights”