All Things Texas & Events
Jan 9th, 2012 |
By Brandi Jo
If you have read anything by me, you have noticed that I am unapologetic Texan. We are the best! We are biggest! And if we didn’t think of it first… then we will jimmy-rigg-it to make it better! So why are we 16th fiddle to Iowa (of all places)? With respect to our most precious
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Aug 9th, 2011 |
By Brandi Jo
YOU’VE GOT TO LOVE THIS RANCHER’S OUTLOOK & COMMON SENSE APPROACH TO LIFE. While suturing a cut on the hand of a 75 year old rancher, who’s hand was caught in a cattle gate, the doctor struck up a conversation with the old man…Eventually the topic got around to Obama and his role as our
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Tags: Amp, Cattle, Common Sense Approach, Dumb Ass, Email, Fence Post, Obama, Old Man, Turtle, Turtle Top
Jul 26th, 2011 |
By Brandi Jo
The Natural Bridge Caverns take “deep in the heart of Texas Hill Country” to a whole new meaning. With depths reaching 260 feet underground, it is Texas’ largest-known cavern and consistently ranks as one of the state’s top tourist destinations. Discovered in 1960 by students at St. Mary’s University, the cavern, located just west of
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Tags: Carbide Lamp, Cavers, Crawlspace, Deep In The Heart, Deep In The Heart Of Texas, Great Expanse, Heart Of Texas, Hidden Passages, John Cornyn, Knodell, Natural Bridge Caverns, Natural Formations, Relentless Efforts, Rock Hammer, Sen John Cornyn, Soda Straw, St Mary S University, Texas Underground, Top Tourist Destinations, Underground Cavern
Jun 12th, 2011 |
By Ross Tieken
I think I have, finally, found the quintessential Texas song. I encourage you to give it a listen. Gary P. Nunn’s London Homesick Blues from the iconic album ¡Viva Terlingua! contrasts the experience of living in London with being in his Texas home. Nunn tells us that he’s in London, he hates it, and “you
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Tags: American Expression, Armadilla, Armadillo, Beautiful Thing, English Phrases, Gary P Nunn, Goner, Good Country Music, Homesickness, Listener, Living In London, London Audience, London Crowd, London Homesick Blues, Prettiest Women, Sense Of Humor, Sense Of Place, Texas Music, Texas Sand, Tounge In Cheek
Apr 25th, 2011 |
By Brandi Jo
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Tags: Calendars Online, Events Calendar, Texas Event, Texas Events