Took off the doors and filled up the tank on the Scrambler yesterday. Drove to Seguin and did some shopping at D&D. They had snake boots in my size, but I could not get them on. That dang high arched instep. Drove through beautiful downtown Clean Seguin and inspected a commercial property a friend is buying. Headed south from there and turned off just past Polecats and went by the Nockenut Cemetery and Union Valley. Got to Nixon and turned left and then headed South when I got to Smiley. Went and looked at a ranch for a fella. Came back to Nixon, but headed North on 80. There came Leesville. went by Belmont, through Luling and in to Lockhart. Grabbed some brisket and a hot link at Smitty's. Went to Lockhart Ace and creeped around a little. Headed to a friend's ranch this side of Galle and chatted. Then proceeded to The Grain Bin in Geronimo. Headed back home where I was so thirsty I just had to stop off at the Olde Ice House.

Don't know how many miles I covered, but it was glorious, absolutely glorious. Recent rains have all the countryside green with tanks brim full. No radio in the Jeep and all there was was road noise to complement the voice in my head. I was fortunate yesterday,. This day will be even better.

I also have deep thoughts, reflecting on things, and pondering, while looking for quiet times.

And I’m thinking about putting the shredder on the tractor. And a voicemail says my tennis rackets are restrung, so I gotta go get them. It was a phone voice, not a voice in my head. It seems that I’m not doing much deep thinking. Any time I sit in a quiet place, I doze off.

Hud, have you tried the Chips with the zipper on the back?

Small talk is the one thing I'm not good at.

If you can find them. tried on Chips without zips. I may end up with Danner lace ups - dread here.

Sometimes ya just gotta get away.

My first pair of snake boots were lace ups. I didn’t like all the sand burrs hanging up in the laces. And thought about a snake getting it’s fangs hung up in the laces. I gave them away.

I have songs playing in my head all the time.

That explains a lot

If you hear the singers repeating lines, realize it is only an echo

Yep, there's something about driving through the country on a nice day after the rains have fallen. Last week we went to eat breakfast at the old German bakery in Fredericksburg, looked at the art in the galleries. Then proceeded to the Texas Western art museum in Kerrville, then eat lunch at The Rail. We finally headed down to Bandera where we skipped rocks on the river. It was a nice day.

Man, I want to hang out with S.A.Hunter. Not a date though....

Throw in with him and start a new business of training truck drivers. Win, win!!!!

I’m training teen tennis players...for free. Folks offered to pay me, but that would make it a JOB, and I don’t need no stinking JOB.

I'm still stuck on the "Polcats" comment.... We have a place in Houston called Polecats... I guess you could say that some form of meditation could be done there..

Sometimes you just need a road trip with the windows down (or doors off, in this case).

I have that same problem with boots... EE's are tight but tolerable.

You are a neighbor. I know the place well. Skunk River runs through there.

First of all, we want pics of the scrambler.
Good looking country in all directions down your way(just stay off 35), envy here.
I almost never run the radio, the voice in my head keeps me way too busy.

Polecats is a dive bar down on the county line.