Petrified frog? Lizard? Sun-burnt visitor from some distant alien planet?

Wednesday, June 6th, 2012: Heading north on Jupiter Rd. in Plano, Texas at about 3 o’clock in the afternoon.

Our dachshund, Coco, chasing water sprinklers.

I bought a birdfeeder at the flea market last weekend, made out of an old brake drum and railroad spikes welded into the shape of a stick figure man. I also bought a birdhouse made from Texas license plates, but so far no birds have shown any interest in moving in. Maybe because it’s Texas, [...]

One of Plano’s finest pulled me over just as I was about to merge onto the freeway on my way to Dallas for some Mexican food Friday night. Probably got me for speeding, I thought, pulling into the U-Haul parking lot. But no. He says he pulled me over for failing to signal a lane [...]

Took the truck in for an oil change and tune-up. From the shop I walked out to a set of abandoned railroad tracks on the other side of I-75. You don’t always need to buy round-trip plane tickets to destinations exotic and unknown in order to go traveling. All you need to do is step [...]

Getting gas at the Texaco station on K Ave. in Plano, Texas.