Category: odd

Heading West

March 8, 2017

Heading south (for the sun) and west (to California) we’ve been seeing some eclectic parts of New Mexico.  There’s some really out-there stuff in this State.  Prove it?  A town name Truth or Consequences.  Why would a town hold a contest to name it?  Weirdos. How about this horror movie gas station: I was desperate…

Alien Encounters

March 3, 2017

Exactly what is to be expected from an alien abduction? “Subjectively real memories of being taken secretly against one’s will by apparently nonhuman entities and subjected to complex physical and psychological procedures.”  (Appelle, Stuart. “The Abduction Experience: A Critical Evaluation of Theory and Evidence”. Journal of UFO Studies, n.s. 6, 1995/96, pp. 29–78)  It lost me at…

It’s Going To Be Fine

February 21, 2017

I dropped off Scott at the airport and took a deep breath.  I did some of that Oprah motivational talking to myself. For the first time, I became Captain Traci. “You can do this.  It’s going to be fine.” By noon, we were sitting in the breakdown lane on Highway 45 in Houston.   By 1:00 pm…

Outside of Houston

February 10, 2017

This morning I was in the men’s room of the Walmart in Cleveland, TX.  I didn’t want to be there but you do what you have to do.  (For the record, this is Traci not Scott…. ) When we left San Antonio, we expected to travel an hour or 2, find a nice state park…

The TX Poo Incident

January 26, 2017

How do you make a tissue dance?  Put a little boogie in it. These last few days have been a little trying.  We’re running away from cold and colds. Let’s be clear, the travel lifestyle isn’t always “awesome” and “wonderful”.  I wouldn’t change it for the world… but to keep it real, there are small…