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Wise County

Haunted House in Black and White

August 30, 2009

It’s probably not haunted — maybe. It certainly looked like it could be. We found it driving around in Boyd, Texas (which is another of those small towns in Wise County). Of course, I screamed, “Stop! It’s a Photo-Op!”
I wanted to wander through that old house, but it might have fallen [...]

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A Good Sanctuary For Exotic Animals

August 28, 2009

Perhaps a big cat in a “cage” doesn’t seem at first like a “good” thing … at least not for the cat (although, trust me, you want a barrier). At the International Exotic Animal Sanctuary there are sixty rescued cats enclosed, along with twelve bears. It is a VERY good thing. It’s [...]

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It Doesn’t Work For Me: Rollip.com

August 24, 2009

I had some extra photos from my forays into Wise County, Texas. They didn’t fit into any posts, but I wanted to do something with them. I was contacted by a man at Rollip.com who said:
“We at Rollip.com have developed a new site that lets you give any digital photo the classic look [...]

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Alien Buried at Aurora?

August 23, 2009

When I performed at the Newark Public Library, I met a woman who had grown up in Wise County. She looked pretty smart, so I asked her, “Is there anything nearby notable enough to photograph?”
“Well,” she said. “Let me think a minute … have you seen the alien cemetery at Aurora?”
“Say whut?” [...]

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Sweetie Pie’s Ribeyes In Decatur Has The World’s Best Baked ‘Tater

August 22, 2009

Maybe that generalization is a little sweeping, but the baked potatoes at Sweetie Pie’s are darned good!
Now, doesn’t that make your mouth water? But, wait! You don’t know how they cook them. That’s the part that fascinated me. See, they have these two enormous vats, with racks to hold the baked potatoes. [...]

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Roaming Around Rhome

August 15, 2009

I told y’all not too long ago that “all roads lead to Rhome.”
I was talking about the tiny hamlet of Rhome, Texas. Whenever I get lost, I wind up there. Yesterday, I had the opportunity to tell stories at the Rhome Public Library (through a grant generously given by The Texas Women [...]

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