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One word ... because that is how all stories must start. One Rung ... at a time up the long, slippery ladder of success. One Day ... my name will grace the cover of a novel. A big, hairy Texan's pursuit to publish a novel
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Amarillo -- My Town Monday
I've missed the camaraderie of My Town Mondays and I have a few others in mind that I'll try to find time to write up in the next couple of months or so, but for this post, my first My Town Monday since calling it quits I want to tell all of you abou...
Viva La Amigos!
It feels somewhat strange not to be worrying about a My Town Monday post this Sunday. In case you missed the news, I have handed over the reins to the My Town Monday wagon to the ever-so-talented Clair Dickson. Clair has already improved the weekly m...
All Good Things ...
I've lost my passion for My Town Mondays.Used to be, I made time to do research, take pictures and create posts that I at least hoped had an appeal or entertainment factor beyond those you call Amarillo or the Texas Panhandle fun. I started My Town M...
Sworn To Silence -- My Town Monday
Time for me to introduce y'all to another great author from right here in the Texas Panhandle. Linda Castillo has won numerous writing awards. Including the Daphne du Maurier Award of Excellence, the Holt Medallion, and a RITA nomination. Her lates...
Victory or Death, Travis Style -- A My Town Monday Post
This week's My Town Monday is going to be a bit different. More of a My State Monday, because the famed and fabled, Chris Eldin has requested via twitter that I do a post about Travis County, Texas.Truth is I don't know a whole lot about Travis Count...
Cheating
Sadly there will be no My Town Monday from me. I will still be hosting links for all of the other My Town Mondayers, but I simply cannot clear my mind (Trust me I tried to create a decent post the better part of the morning) from the revisions of Plu...
A Spark - My Town Monday
Where does the urge to write come from? For me it started with a love of books and great stories. From the time I could read I devoured tale after tale and today's My Town Monday I'm going to go back in time to one of my earliest reading memories.In ...
Remembering - A My Town Monday Post
Many a time on this blog I've pointed out terms that I consider misnomers or poorly chosen. On this, Memorial Weekend here in the United States I wish to share yet another one.Friendly Fire.This is the term used to describe military incidents when se...
Playing Hookie at The Bluff - My Town Monday
I'm a big believer that there is every bit as much to be learned outside of a classroom as in. So with that in mind I declared last week Hookie Week and let both of my boys ditch school to spend all day out and about with me. Each got to choose a co...
Lions And Tigers And Bears, Oh My ... A My Town Monday Post,
The Amarillo Storyland Zoo opened in 1955 and for the next 30+ years the facility could be described in one word ... embarrassing.Luckily, that is changing. First let me tell you what the zoo used to be. I'd hoped to find some old photos to go along ...
A Magical My Town Monday
Tomorrow afternoon I'm heading south the go fishing at Lake Buchanan west of Austin. Preparing for my trip meant I didn't have time tow rite a My Town Monday post about Amarillo, so for the very first time ever I'm handing the reins to One Word, One ...
Horsing Around - A My Town Monday Post
Back in November of last year I did a My Town Monday post on the world's fastest athlete ... The American Quarter Horse. At that time I told you that the American Quarter Horse Association was based in Amarillo and I even showed you a picture of the ...
Author Interview - Jennifer Archer - A My Town Monday Post
I'm excited about this week's My Town Monday post. It's something I've had in mind for quite a while, but life kept getting in the way. Amarillo is the home to many talented, and multi-published writers. I might be envious of their success, except t...
Cheers - A My Town Monday Post
Most of my posts about Amarillo and the Texas Panhandle are positive, or at least neutral. I try to shy away from politics and my own opinions on this blog. I try to look at the bigger picture and present things that highlight the cultural difference...
?-- A My Town Monday Post ... sort of
I got nothing for this week. No really, absolutely zilch regarding Amarillo and the Texas Panhandle.I have plenty of ideas and things left I want to post about, but they all require either pictures or research, and I simply have not had the chance to...
Please Keep Your Hands and Feet Inside At All Times for this My Town Monday Post
Over the years many Amarillo businesses have used a variant of this slogan "Best selection between Dallas and Denver." Best selection, biggest showroom, lowest prices, you name it some one has used it in their ads.I've always got a chuckle from this...
The Golden Light -- My Town Monday
Graffiti stains it's unpainted plywood walls. The place is decorated with beer signs, band posters, and . A dusty, full sized coyote stands guard over the door. The taxidermied critter stares out the window at Sixth street and what once was Route 66....
Don't Make Me Pinch Ya -- A My Town Monday Post
The Texas Panhandle isn't known for it's greenery. Unless it has rained in the last few days, the landscape is generally a mixture of browns and yellows.But there is one town over on the eastern edge of the panhandle that is green year round -- Shamr...
A Rocking, My Town Monday Post
This week's My Town Monday post is somewhat of a stretch, as it's more personal than educational, but until I have a functional camera for research, I'm going to rely in memories from the deep recesses of my brain.The Amarillo Civic Center Coliseum, ...
A Monumental My Town Monday Post
Texas is a big state. It's chocked full of things to see and do. Having said that it might come as a surprise to you that there is but one National Monument in the entire state. Don't ask me what the difference between a national park, a national rec...
Burger From Hell -- A My Town Monday Post
A few days ago, February 17th to be exact marked the one year mark for My Town Monday. I can't believe that much time has gone by. I've missed some weeks as this post makes the 40th MTM I have put up. In honor of the occasion I'm going to go back thi...
Dust Bowl Daddy - A My Town Monday Post
Times are hard for lots of folks right now. Yet they were harder still for those trying to get along back in the 30's. However, for one Texas Panhandle boom town, the Great Depression was of little consequence .Gushing with money from the oil and gas...
Bigger Ain't Always Better -- A My Town Monday Post
Okay, the tile of this post kinda goes against the Texas stereotype, but facts are facts. and don't worry this post is not about the Texas woman who just established a world record for bust size. Heck, even we Texans got some standards on decency whe...
Show Me -- A My Town Monday Post
This will not be the most detailed of My Town Monday posts, but hopefully in the coming weeks I'll have more time to research and get back in the groove. For this week I'm going to give MTM a more personal slant and take y'all for a trip down my memo...
My Town Monday
Just a reminder that I am taking a My Town Monday hiatus until January 5th. However, both Junosmom and that globetrotting Chris have volunteered to compile links for those still wishing to write about their towns while I am slacking off. So if you d...
When the Sunshine is Gone -- A My Town Monday Post
Each town has its cliques those who don't get alongand then there's towns I know where certain kids just don't belongso know your rivals and watch your back'cause no one's gonna be there when the enemy attacks[Chorus:]When the justice eludes you it's...
Wrong Side of the Tracks -- A My Town Monday Post
Along with learning about various places around the globe one of the cool things about My Town Monday's is the different ways people present their town. Last week, Jenny Jill did a little pictorial slide show set to music. This week I am copying her ...
Those Living The Dream -- A My Town Monday Post
It's that time of week again which means another My Town Monday post about Amarillo, but before I get to that let me say a few things.***************I really appreciate all the kind words and encouraging comments on my last post. That first installme...
Saddle Up -- A My Town Monday Post
The world's fastest athlete.Nope, I'm not talking about Usain Bolt. After all this is a My Town Monday post and as far as I know, the Jamaican sprinter has absolutely no connection to Amarillo.But the world's fastest athlete did participate in the Ol...
The Man Behind The News In Amarillo -- A My Town Monday post
Gene Howe.If you live in Amarillo you've heard that name. There is a school on the far southern side of town called Gene Howe. There is a city park over on the north side of town. And near the small Panhandle town of Canadian, Texas there is the Gene...
