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Sometimes You Just Have To Wait

January 29, 2010

in Back Home, Photo Friday, Travel

Photo Friday #27

Open ABOUT 10:30 AM
This photo, taken at Uncle Mutt’s Barbecue in Victoria, Texas, reminds me to always be flexible while traveling and, of course, mindful of local customs. Sometimes in life we have a now! now! now! attitude. Like a lot of places in the world, (Southeast Asia comes to mind,) certain parts [...]

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South Texas Reflection

January 18, 2010

in Back Home, Monday Mélange

Monday Mélange

The Old Courthouse, my camera, and the side of my mom’s VW Beetle, Victoria, Texas, USA
Nothing to do with this post, but I’ve been considering yet another redesign here on the blog. Something less minimal? Sometimes I feel that if I have no real ability or resources to fix up my China hovel home, [...]

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Greetings From Texas

December 21, 2009

in Back Home, Monday Mélange

Monday Mélange

It’s so true! Everything really is bigger in Texas. Wish you were here!
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I am not kidding when I say my Mother and I searched high and low for a Texas themed postcard in Victoria. Can you believe we could not find a single postcard in the whole dang town?!! Whatever happened to Texas pride? [...]

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How You’ve Changed

December 16, 2009

in Back Home, Reminiscence

This entry explores a few memories of one of my hometowns, Victoria, Texas. For those of you visiting the blog with no experience in Victoria, just imagine how much your own hometown has changed over the years. Change is universal, but can be so shocking to an expat! This entry is cross posted at Ni [...]

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I’m Watching a Spelling Bee

March 25, 2009

in Back Home, Technology

I settled into my desk this morning, opened my browser (Camino at the moment, just to try it out) and started reading through all the Twitter tweets I received to TweetDeck through the night. An intriguing tweet caught my eye:
Spelling live from Victoria. Fun stuff: http://bit.ly/KzZYj Who would have dreamed a newspaper could do this? [...]

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Rocking Ain’t the Word

January 22, 2009

in Aviation, Travel

I realize this blog has degenerated into a collection of rants on my recent flying experiences, but I can’t help myself. The saga continues. Last Saturday I flew from Tulsa to Houston and then on to Victoria, Texas. It was probably the most unpleasant flight I’ve ever had in my life. (And I am blogging [...]

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