My family loves these films. And because my Dad is a smart guy, we have known for a long time that these three films have both a historic basis (Western short story author James Warner Bellah drew from the truth in some cases) and a familial resemblance (due to John Ford and also to his... Continue Reading →
Here are some of my favorites from around town. Prices range from $250 to $5! $12 tour of Kyle Field On weekdays, you can tour Kyle Field for only $12! The website currently lists dates through Dec. 5, but 12th Man Foundation confirmed they will continue tours in the spring, so you could make a... Continue Reading →
One of Lyle Lovett’s favorite Robert Earl Keen songs is also my favorite: “Rollin’ By.” Mr. Lovett recorded it, and for my part I have always mentally mapped it onto my family’s old stomping grounds of Pecos, Texas. I know Mr. Keen almost certainly was not thinking of Pecos, but you tell me if you... Continue Reading →
Here in Feb. 23-March 6, 2021, we are again in the midst of the Alamo's “13 Days to Glory.” I've "livetweeted" the Alamo siege twice, in 2011 and 2020. This year, I thought I would collect the text of my 2020 tweets in case I ever decide to revise them again! So here they are... Continue Reading →
The Texas A&M Press puts out a great number of terrific books. Many, but certainly not all, deal with Texas and Texas A&M. Here’s a selection of some that are new in the past year or two! You Saw Me On The Radio (memoir of Dave South, longtime Aggie sports broadcaster) Return to Junction (Bear... Continue Reading →
Below is a most useful recipe for soothing head, heart and soul, a tried-and-true favorite by my friend Kitty that appeared in the Austin paper with the headline "Cedar fever is no match for heady, spicy tortilla soup" (cedar fever being the allergies you get from the Central Texas/Hill Country resident evil, Ashe juniper). It... Continue Reading →
Baseball season is back! Since 2015, Texas A&M fans have been blizzarding Blue Bell Park with bubbles when the Aggies score a run. A&M fans' "Ball five" chant is decades older than that. I wrote up this guide to the most noticeable traditions observed by Aggies at Olsen Field - where we don't have yell... Continue Reading →
For Presidents’ Day, here’s a story I did about 1946 when (future president) Eisenhower was Muster speaker in Kyle Field as Texas A&M celebrated the end of World War II with a giant homecoming. Thousands of returning A&M servicemen came back for a weekend of dancing, dining, Aggie baseball and the largest Muster that had... Continue Reading →
This is the A&M Gardening Club’s “Monthly tasks for the Brazos Valley" - but edited down to plants that are in my garden. View their whole calendar here. January FERTILIZE AND MULCH: Iris, crepe myrtle, trees, strawberries, day lilies BLOOMING: Narcissus, pansy, jasmine, roses. WEATHER PROTECTION: If a freeze is predicted, cover tender plants and shrubs with boxes... Continue Reading →
A few years back at Christmastime in Chicago, I wandered cold and sleepy into a store across from Wrigley Field. I'd been away from home too long, I needed comfort and I hadn't found a Dr Pepper in days. Inadvertently, a linguistic theory was born. Yankees are known (yes, you are) for mistakenly using "y'all"... Continue Reading →
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