Holiday Inn Fort Worth South And Conference Center

... disappointment, failure, success, is all dictacted by what we were expecting, what we wanted to see. If rather, we have no expectations and trust ourselves to this experience, what can ever catch us off guard? Water and electricity, two of my favorite things, follow a very specific system. The path of least resistance. The gentler way. They do not bend, break or build. They flow. They do not fight. If you have seen a stream of water come ...

... other than it is flat. However, even this sparsely vegetated plain does have a few attractions. About 30 miles west of Odessa, you’ll find Monahans Sandhills State Park with almost 4,000 acres of sand dunes. The area was first discovered by Spanish explorers 400 years ago and now offers camping and other activities, including sand surfing. Texas Camel Treks are also held at the park. Yes, I said camels. Secretary of War, Jeff ...

Offically started the treck. Do a couple of easy ones first.

Started with Dallas County. The old courthouse is now the "Old Red Courthouse Museum". Then up to the newest courthouse in Texas which is the Collin County Courthouse in McKinney. Proceeded then over to Denton and take photos of the Denton County Courthouse.

... of picture-taking, and two toasts. Jerry's toast was poignant and funny, and Kathy's was downright hilarious, a bubbly Texan in a short black and gold dress, plump, reveling in it all.

And so the day ends... It was another hot day (90's), we drove endless miles of freeway, saw big box stores of every description (Texans must think they have so much space they can plop down a big box any old place). We had breakfast with ...

We are here on the plains of Texas--or that's what it looks like: flat, stretching for as far as the eye can see. Getting here went smoothly, the young woman sitting next to me on the plane was flying on to Dallas for a meeting of Mary Kay cosmetics finance staff. And I think Ft. Worth seems foreign! The lady had on not a lick of make-up (not sales staff) but a long list of duty-free handbags to buy for ...

... is my 111th post (counting map pins...I've technically written only 109 entries, which is still a cool number). Thank you for following along. If you find yourself missing your period dose of Japanese lifestyle and culture, you can check out my post-JET blog: http://hibari-sensei.livejournal.com/
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