Tag Archives: america

10/22/18

America – Go Upcountry

Big Red Car here on a gloomy Monday in America (haha, Texas, really). The rains stopped and yesterday was sunny, but it’s gray today. Getting cold (58F).

Today, the country feels divided. Divided by things political and a number of important issues. We have mid-term elections in a couple of weeks and, today, early voting starts in Texas.

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Are we really divided? I don’t want to answer that question, but I do want to suggest that part of the solution is to go take a look at our country. Not your city, your neighborhood — the country.

If you live in a big state like Texas (On Earth as it is in Texas, y’all) then go around your state. If you live in a tiny state like Maryland, then you have to go to other states. Discover America.

How do you do it?

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06/6/13

D-Day

Big Red Car here.  Things are going well in the ATX, as usual.  On Earth as it is in Texas!

Today is a solemn day, the observance of the American led attack from England on the beaches of Normandy.  The Allies had prepared long and hard — a huge startup effort — to land on the mainland of Europe and to expel the German invaders.

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