Leaning Towards Quitting

The storm had taken quite a toll, but now the calm gulf waters were back, the blue skies and the tourists. Joseph (not pictured) had rebuilt before, but was getting tired; leaning in fact towards quitting, collecting the insurance and moving to Nebraska . . .

By |February 22nd, 2018|Categories: Beach Scenes, Natural Disasters, Texas|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Leaning Towards Quitting

Open Season

Henry Bob Johnson was sad to learn that “Open Deer Season” in Texas didn’t mean you could use any firearm you owned; there were some restrictions . . .

By |February 14th, 2018|Categories: Sports, Texas|Tags: , |Comments Off on Open Season

Not the Alamo

Bobby Jim, a Texas country boy suddenly rich from oil on his ranch, had investment advisers showing him everything–including the Taj–but he had his heart set on the Alamo . . .

By |January 3rd, 2018|Categories: Architecture, India, Texas, World Travel Sites|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Not the Alamo

Cold Snap

Once again, the Houston weather guy was wrong; the cold snap was worse than expected and lasted longer . . .

By |December 28th, 2017|Categories: Alaska, Birds, Texas|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Cold Snap

Zombie Apocalypse

The Santa disguise for launching the Zombie Apocalypse in Texas didn’t seem to be working that well . . .

By |December 12th, 2017|Categories: Bizarre, Pop culture, Texas|Tags: , |Comments Off on Zombie Apocalypse

Global Warming

When Houston was hit with 5″ of snow,  the local weather guys and climatologists could only speculate: since it wasn’t ISIS or Russian Meddling, it had to be Global Warming . . .

By |December 8th, 2017|Categories: Texas|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Global Warming