My Trip On The Bus...Reflections

I recently had a very pleasant trip on a Greyhound Bus from Texas to Tennessee...specifically from Killeen, TX (Ft. Hood) to Kingsport, TN. The trip with appropriate stops and layovers took about 30 hours...give or take. This is a trip I had wanted to make for years because I have seen the bus from Dallas heading to Richmond through Kingport and the bus heading to Dallas from Kingsport for years pulling into our downtown bus station. I want to write about the trip now that I have had a chance to reflect, and I want to do it over a period of time.

First, a few general observations:

1. Did I feel safe...Yes, very safe and while at first unfamiliar it was easy to get used to the bus routine.
2. Did I meet people on the bus...Yes, but in a fellow bus riding way in the culture of riding the bus...much more on this.
3. Would I do it again...Sure, it is an inexpensive, and interesting way to travel.

Tennessee Weather Channel - Part Two

How do you tell the weather in Tennessee when it is not raining? Well a very good indicator that is very cold out...the cats won't go outside, and when they do they come right back inside. Supposed to be 13 here this morning...cats are inside. Note: dogs are not reliable weather gauges because they sometimes rely on cats to tell them about the weather, and cats have a wicked sense of humor when it comes to dogs.

The Far Side of the Moon.

My Early Support Will Go To Bill Richardson for President

Richardson to Launch Presidential Bid
Jan 20, 5:08 AM (ET)By NEDRA PICKLER


WASHINGTON (AP) - After years of freelancing his diplomatic skills from the unlikely position as governor of New Mexico, Bill Richardson is taking the first step toward a bid to become president and put his skills to work in the White House.

THE FULL STORY BY NEDRA PICKLER IS WORTH READING...Richardson has impressive experience and credentials.

http://apnews.myway.com//article/20070120/D8MOUKD80.html

Wine Glass in Candle Light

Because I like it...

Talking with Grandmom in Tennessee

The girls like to talk with Grandmom...
She couldn't come on this trip because
she is busy at the University.

Where Are You From...?

The central question in John Irving's novel A Son of the Circus [I just finished reading it...] is where are you from...an interesting question when you are not presently "where you are from." Maybe one way to know where you are from is when no one asks you where you are from?

I must look like I am from Texas, because in the short time I have been here several people have asked me for directions...

In any case, I enjoyed the second half of A Son of the Circus very much...the first half is slow to develop and may be well worth reading again now that I have gotten into the story in the second half...kind of like life I guess.
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John Paul Irving

Born:
March 2, 1942Exeter, New Hampshire
Occupation(s):
novelist, screenwriter
Influences:
Charles Dickens, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Günter Grass
John Winslow Irving (born March 2, 1942 as John Wallace Blunt, Jr.) is an American novelist and Academy Award-winning screenwriter. Since achieving great critical and popular acclaim after the international success of The World According to Garp in 1978, all of Irving's novels, including well-known works The Cider House Rules and A Prayer For Owen Meany, have been bestsellers. Many of his novels have been made into movies, and Irving won the 2000 Best Adapted Screenplay Academy Award for his novel The Cider House Rules.

A Son of the Circus (1995). Arguably his most complicated and difficult book, it was dismissed by critics but became a national bestseller on the strength of Irving's reputation for fashioning literate, engrossing page-turners.

The SUN Is Trying

"Enuff" of This Texas Winter!

I came to Texas to be warm and sunny...Tennessee has been warm and sunny...we have had rain, sleet, and snow here...doesn't even make pretty images. So Enough Already.

ON THE ROAD - San Antonio Jan 13 2006

San Antonio - Jan 13 2006

ON THE ROAD - I am here in San Antonio

Miserable rain today...rained all damn day. But San Antonio is in slightly better shape...not currently raining.

I am taking images of simple things this trip...I think mostly BW and mostly at night.

ON THE ROAD - Henderson TX Jan 12 2007

Henderson TX Jan 12 2006

ON THE ROAD Series - TRUSSVILLE AL

Motel in Trussville AL Jan 11 2007

Jerry Greer...the PHOTOGRAPHER...Can Also Really Play the Mandolin

I Have NOT Been Blogging Much Lately

Blogger has been slow...very slow at times...they probably have so many users that their system is bogging down. Right now on Sunday morning it is going like a rocket. I hope their capacity keeps up.

Comment on Internet Explorer 7

I have installed it on two computers, and I really do like the new Internet Explorer 7. ...works well, and it seems to speed up this computer on the net. We shall see.