One of the fun things about blogging is that you never know who’s going to show up. This email appeared in my inbox earlier this week: Hi Eric… Let me start by congratulating you the ‘Fire Ant Gazette’…I’ve been enjoying not only the pics, but your descriptions are quite comical…I really enjoy your writing style. … Continue reading Make Your Yard Art a TV Star!
What We Did On Our Summer Vacation
Never drive past Comic-Con if you’re in a hurry to be somewhere else. Or unless you like watching alien girls with green skin wearing tin foil bikinis. I think everyone falls into one of those categories. That structure that looks like a giant juicer? It’s a giant juicer. No, just kidding. It’s the new San… Continue reading What We Did On Our Summer Vacation
Tall City Bluesfest: Doing Midland Proud
Midland’s blues festival is off to a terrific start.
Air Conditioning for the Great Outdoors
Cue “Tim Taylor Official Primal Ape Tool Time Grunts” Do you have one of these in your garage? No? So sad. How can you resist a massive device called the Cyclone 3000? My wife claims that it will make the area much more comfortable for practicing ballroom dance steps during summer months, but I can… Continue reading Air Conditioning for the Great Outdoors
Aitch Too Ess: Nothin’ to Sneeze At
Did I mention I have a new job? Still working for the same company, but I’ve moved over from the exploration group to the drilling department. I don’t have any experience in that area, but they said they needed the help, and I’m all about helping (as long as the paycheck shows up every other… Continue reading Aitch Too Ess: Nothin’ to Sneeze At
Bike Racked
I’m back in town after about ten days of vacation. A day or so before we headed out, I took delivery of a new bike rack which I hoped would solve the dilemma of how to transport our recumbent tandem. It’s a hitch rack that accommodates up to four bicycles, so I figured that it… Continue reading Bike Racked
Photographic Perspective
The greatest aspect of digital photography is the way it reintroduced the concept of play in picture-taking. When you don’t have to worry about the cost of film or development, it frees you up to just have fun, and to experiment with different techniques. I don’t do it nearly often enough, but one of the… Continue reading Photographic Perspective
Del Castillo
During our recent visit to Fredericksburg, Texas, we caught a performance by Del Castillo, a band that was hitherto unfamiliar to us. The group was appearing at the Crossroads Steakhouse & Saloon, which is a relatively new (opened in early 2010) restaurant on Fredericksburg’s main drag (across the street from Hondo’s, if you’re familiar with… Continue reading Del Castillo
Hot Trike
Why didn’t we have these when I was a mere yute?
Yard Art Follow-Up
Yesterday’s post about the cheesy lawn animals apparently struck a chord with some of you fellow rednecks art connie-sewers. I’m happy to see there are other serious patrons of yard art out there. In particular, I enjoyed hearing from Dale Thompson, an intrepid Gazette reader who enclosed some photos of an occupant of his back… Continue reading Yard Art Follow-Up