Tag Archive: dallas

“I heard it was a lone gunman”

The Book Depository, where Oswald took the shot

My first morning in Dallas I knew there was one thing I absolutely could not miss before I left Texas: visiting the Sixth Floor Museum, the former book depository where Lee Harvey Oswald made the fatal shots that killed President Kennedy. You know, it’s one thing to accept as fact that a tragic event in…

Arriving in Dallas

Adolphus Lobby with Chandelier

After I was done prancing around Austin last month for SXSW, I picked up my rental and headed towards Dallas, planning to spend 3 days as part of my effort to see as much of Texas as I possibly could until it was time to leave for home. That’s why I stopped by Waco for…

I think I’m relying too much on GPS

Been sick with a stomach flu ever since I got back from Texas, so I haven’t been able to catch up on blogging or do much of anything else for the past few days. Finally catching up now, little by little. I was thinking about how my iPhone handled things during my trip down in…

Dallas is… not what I expected…

This was is one sprawling metroplex, I tell ya. I was amazed at all the freeways interconnecting what seemed to be mini-cities surrounding Dallas, offering endless shopping opportunities and more towering hotel buildings that reminded me of Vegas in a way. I happened to notice during my whole time in Texas that I never heard…

Dallas at Last!

Hotel

A view of my hotel, I think. Regardless, that’s some fancy architecture right there.

A Tale of Two Tracking Bugs

In the world of geocaching, there’s a fun activity that involves the use of what’s called Travel Bugs. Basically, Travel Bugs are items of virtually any nature small enough to fit inside a geocache, with a unique tag attached to each one. These tags are shaped like dog tags, and have tracking numbers that can…

The Lone Star State Will Soon Meet: THE LONE RANGER

For the first time ever (I’ve been saying that a lot lately, but anyhoo…), this lone ranger will soon be rangering it up in the grandest state of them all: TEXAS! I have been anticipating this trip literally since last August when I registered early to attend SXSW, which takes place every year in Austin,…

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