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At Ollivander's

A travel blog entry by pkumar01

... you know, you don't pick the boot, the boot picks you". Yeah, I have heard that before... in a MOVIE ! That wasn't very helpful. And I don't speak Boot.

After about 1 hour or so, I found a pair each for both Shilpa and I. At the checkout counter, I did tell the guy how cheesy that line sounded although it did have some truth.

The boots are on their way to Kirkland now. Let's see if they pick Shilpa.
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Week 11 - Iowa State at Texas

A travel blog entry by jasonandjanell

... that deserves some mention. Let's call him "Jim." At first Jim was rooting for his team very positively, and had established some rapport with a Texas fan in the Iowa State section. As the game wore on, Jim became more and more agitated with the play of the Cyclones, and suddenly there were some F-bombs interspersed with the more positive "Go Cyclones!" and "Let's go defense!" The action culminated when Jim slammed his hat down on the bleacher ...

Austin, TX: The Unusual Nature of Austin

A travel blog entry by thirsty-boots

... and mandate. The other must visit place will be visited in November 2012.

I wished the Austin tour book was more picturesque; I would have found out about "the bats at the Ann W. Ric*********gress Avenue Bridge". It is the largest urban colony of bats in N. America! I'd certainly brave the 100+ degrees evening temperature to see 750,000 to 1.5 million bats flying out to feed. Each evening they consume an estimated ...

Everything's Bigger in Texas!

A travel blog entry by carlyandbryn1

... we drive out to his "small" ranch via an ammo shop. Marks ranch wasn't currently lived in..some of the grass was about as tall as me! We had picked up a paper target from the ammo shop and nailed it to a crate then to a tree. The guns were brought out and laid on a towel like precious jewels. From tiny cowboy style to massive shotguns! I had a go at the cowboy gun and like a police handgun (sorry can't remember any of the actual names ha!) which was pretty terrifying at ...

Whistle While You Work

A travel blog entry by burtonll

... The grackles crack their throats of bone"; Ogden Nash was less lyrical in his Ode to The Grackle:

The grackle’s voice is less than mellow,

His heart is black, his eye is yellow,

He bullies more attractive birds

With hoodlum deeds and vulgar words,

And should a human interfere,

Attacks that human in the rear.

I cannot help but deem the grackle

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