We stole away to Southeast Oklahoma a few weeks ago to celebrate the end of school and the start of summer. All our dreams packed into both Jeeps because one isn’t big enough to carry all these hopes. Hopes for a perfect weekend. a perfect cabin, a perfect campfire. Next summer, Juliette will be packing […]
East Texas Yamboree
I moved around a lot as a kid, and one of the placed I lived for a couple of years was Gilmer, Texas. I have lots of great memories of my junior high years as a Gilmer Buckeye. My favorite thing of all was the annual East Texas Yamboree. I loved seeing the Yamboree Queen […]
Generation X, Lost American Dream, New Gilded Age
We returned late last night from family vacation in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. When I walked into the dark kitchen, I saw the glowing green light of the coffee pot. It was on the entire time we were gone. I was like, thank you, coffee pot, for not burning down our house. Generation X […]
The Big Texan Inn and the Cadillac Ranch
The Big Texan Motel …When that sun is high in that Texas sky I’ll be bucking at the county fair. Amarillo by morning, Amarillo I’ll be there. — From Straight and Amarillo By Morning Another summer has come gone. I’d be a liar if I didn’t confess how sad it’s made me. The kids are […]
This is like summer to me
Frenchy: So, what did you do this summer? Sandy: Oh, I spent most of it at the beach. I met a boy there. — From Grease, 1978 I’ve been struggling to find time to write about Generation X lately, probably because I’ve been so busy focusing on my little Gen Zs: Juey, 13; Sully, 5 and Bridgy, still 3. We’ve been having […]