This was inspired by some of friends recent Facebook status updates regarding travel problems. #10: Road Trip when my engine blew up. Actually, I was driving the car back to my parents house and was going to get a new car. The car just decided that it couldn't make it another mile. It blew up … Continue reading Top 10: Worst Travel Experiences
Sky Watch Friday: Road Tripping
Started this one months ago but somehow it got lost in my Drafts folder. Hopefully, I will be back on SkyWatch now after taking a break for a few months. The Big Guy got a new car shortly before we went home for Christmas. The new has a moon roof. I tend to get bored … Continue reading Sky Watch Friday: Road Tripping
Dual Citizenship
I am proud to announce that this weekend I was bestowed with a very special honor. The Big Guy and I became honorary citizens of Walt Disney World. Yes, that's right I am now have Walt Disney World Citizenship. You may be wondering how this rare award was bestowed. Well, the Big Guy and I … Continue reading Dual Citizenship
ABC Wednesday: E is for Energy
Energy has long been an important industry in west Texas. Traditionally that has meant oil and gas wells. Today that also includes wind energy. I've always wondered why they couldn't figure out some way to use all of that wind out there. See more ABC Wednesday.
My World Tuesday: SEEP Nature Trails
One Sunday we decided to check out the walking trails in the University of Florida Natural Area Teaching Laboratory (NATL). It is a 60 acre tract on the UF Campus. We took the trail through the Stormwater Ecological Enhancement Project (SEEP) stormwater retention basin. SEEP began as a course project for Ecosystems of Florida. It … Continue reading My World Tuesday: SEEP Nature Trails
My World Tuesday: Elmcrest Baptist Church
For the past several weeks I have been featuring Abilene, Texas in My World Tuesday. Abilene is where I spent my college days at Hardin-Simmons University. An important part of my life during that period was my church Elmcrest Baptist Church. Took these photos from the street side of the building. I guess it is … Continue reading My World Tuesday: Elmcrest Baptist Church
Sky Watch Friday: Church of the Heavenly Rest
Church of the Heavenly Rest, Episcopal church is an impressive landmark on Abilene's south side. It began in 1881 as St. Paul's Episcopal Mission. St. Paul's met in the Northside school building at corner of Pine and N. 13th streets. In 1884, the church's first building was built at the corner of North 3rd and … Continue reading Sky Watch Friday: Church of the Heavenly Rest
The Dee Zone 