Blogs from College Station, Texas, United States, North America

August 8th, 2013 9:30 pm CDT Day 30 Before leaving Austin this morning we did laundry at our motel. While Mae did the laundry I worked on the car. Adjusted the Watts clutch, low pedal, reverse pedal and tightened the exhaust pipe nut. Put the 4 hubcaps on I took off last night because of some suspicious looking guys. I need the hubcaps on to keep the dirt and water out of the axle and bearings. After breakfast we packed our things in the car. Then we did some riding around, seeing Clarence Wehmeyer and saying good-bye one more time, before heading for today's destination, College Station, Texas. It was a short drive today--96 miles. It was a hot ride, temperature when we got here at 3:00 pm was 106 degrees. We visited Ross Lilleker's restoration ... read more

George H. W. Bush My most vivid presidential memory was the first election that I was old enough to vote. George Bush was running against Michael Dukakis - in one of the ugliest political campaigns in history. The defeat by the Democrats was astounding and it really did feel like the country had signed up for another four years of Ronald Reagan. I have appreciated immensely the "suspension of judgement" and getting to know this particular president at a much more mature age. The two leaders couldn't have been more dissimilar: Reagan was the "great communicator" and Bush was self-admittedly missing "the vision thing". Reagan was fairly laissez faire when it came to the inner workings of government and Bush had a very hands-on approach to leadership. His inability to communicate a larger vision would plague ... read more

This blog is dedicated to Ms. Tamara Taylor, a wonderful teacher, mentor, friend and person. She asked me if I could write this blog for her students as soon as I told her about the trip. She wanted you guys to know that there is a world outside of the United States. She wanted to open you guys' eyes to all the possiblities that college can offer. I know she would love nothing more than to be on this journey with me -- to see all the pictures, to hear all the stories -- and I firmly believe she still is, just not physically. This trip is going to be an adventure. Not only for me, but for you guys as well. I'll try to take as many pictures as I can and to write at ... read more

Well, this is my first TravelBlog entry, and my trip is 18 days away! I have booked all of my hostels, some of my transportation (e.g. to Liverpool and Paris), but I still have some work to do! I'm trying to be as prepared as possible. For those of you who don't know already, I am leaving for London on May 17, and returning on June 19. Here's my basic intinerary: May 17- Fly to London that evening May 18- Arrive at Heathrow Airport early that morning May 24- Travel by bus to Liverpool May 27- Go back to London June 8- Travel by train to Paris June 11- Travel back to London June 19- Fly back to the U.S. from Heathrow I'm still trying to figure out the days that I'm going to Stonehenge (in ... read more

In our show in Longview, I was helping Kyle with some things on the board, which then prompted Anne to accuse us of crossing lines… all in good fun… besides, I’ve always sat on the fence between lights and sound. Sleeping in is nice! Really nice. We sort of woke up whenever, with not much of an agenda today, just a short drive. Sarah and I watched some country music videos as we packed. 11:30 was set as the launching time, which turned into 12:30. Auntie Bev stayed behind, in the hotel with high ceilings and towels big enough to wrap around you, as she is hopefully having surgery tomorrow, or possibly early next week. Ideally, she’ll be able to join us again soon. A quick excursion to Wal-Mart, again, and lunch, and Lowe’s. On our ... read more