In the end, there’s really not much to say about Texas than what I’ve already said.    It’s hot, it’s filthy with poodles, and my grandmother lives here just to torture me every two years when I make my obligatory vi

In a continuing effort to bring you those oddities that have come to be associated with my travels, I once again turned to the trusty Internet and discovered a local legend in Arlington known as “The Screaming Bridge.”    Just l

I’m afraid that I’ve overdone Texas on past trips to the point that there’s really nothing else of interest to do here.  It’s even gotten to the point where I’ve considered recycling previously archived blog entries

Thus far, I’ve been able to resist grandma with a vigor I have never felt before.    When she has offered that I eat, I have changed the subject.  When she has taken it upon herself to make something with the expectation that I w

Now, let me begin by saying that I’ve tried to be a model grandson.  I’ve eaten much of what was thrown my way and nodded in either real or feigned satisfaction.    I’ve helped her peel the potatoes.  I’ve

Hockey continues for the boy, and food seems to be the focus of my vacation.  Grandma is relentless in her pursuit of nurture and it’s now progressed to the point that the boy and I are wagering a dollar on who can predict when the next at

Today, the boy refused to be transported to the hockey rink in grandma’s 1988 Chevy Corsica.  It seems that he was embarrassed by our arrival at camp on that first day while other boys were arriving with parents that were driving BMWs, Lan

As I expected, Grandma had dinner waiting for us on the table when we pulled into her driveway on Bridlebend Drive.  It was like we never left and had simply picked up where we left off two years earlier, locked in an endless loop of feedings.&n

For those of you familiar with previous posts, I’m not a big fan of air travel.  It’s just really not my gig, although I’ve done my fair share in order to get to Grandma’s house and other faraway mysterious places that I