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August 01, 2008

Lubbock Greyhound Terminal Closes

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At the age of 8, I was so proud when I took my first unescorted bus trip across Texas to spend the summer with my grandmother. My parents put me on the bus in Dallas and my grandmother drove 50 miles from Olton to meet the bus in Lubbock. In those days it was a Continental Trailways terminal but it has remained virtually unchanged for all those decades. As bus traffic declined the restaurant closed but the rest of the terminal is as it was when I got off that bus as a boy. Now it is closing. The Greyhound buses will now load and unload passengers at the Lubbock Citibus terminal. Click the link to my flickr photo set. Link

March 30, 2008

Democratic County Convention

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I spent yesterday at the Lubbock County Democratic Convention as the Clinton and Obama supporters duked it out for the delegates to be awarded over and above the popular vote. I had sort of a spectator seat to the melee as I was simply manning a table selling t-shirts and buttons to raise money for the county party. The above photo shows delegate check-in an hour after it started. The line of delegates goes down the hall at the top left for thirty yards and then around the corner for fifty more.

It has been a long time since the Texas Primary has been a factor in choosing the nominee. The turnout at my precinct convention was over 10 times what it was in the last election.

December 26, 2005

Christmas Pics are up

I have posted the pictures from Chrismas Dinner at Matt and Carol's to my Yahoo! photo album. We all stuffed on Matt's chicken enchiladas and Jean's cheesecakes. Merry Christmas to all.

October 19, 2005

The Day After

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When I said the cotton was ready for picking I had no idea how ready. The next morning the machines rolled through the field and the crop was harvested.

October 17, 2005

Cotton Patch

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The field across from Cingular is ready for picking.