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Jann Alexander
Aug 31, 20232 min read
15 Things Learned From 1440 Miles of Texas In Six Days
There are miles and miles of Texas, and you can learn a lot about what Texans love about their great state in six days on the road.
Jann Alexander
Nov 20, 20151 min read
Do Bad Things Always Come In Threes?
A Trio of Pumps, Shamrock, Texas by Jann Alexander ©2015 It’s no secret that bad things come in threes. If you step off the sidewalk...
Jann Alexander
Nov 6, 20152 min read
That’s What I Like About Texas
Just when you get used to land, lots of land, and starry skies above, Texas shows you something else. All Rolled Up in Goodnight, Texas ...
Jann Alexander
Jul 6, 20151 min read
A Closed Door Is An Invitation
“You never know what doors are going to open up and why they are going to open up. You’ve got to be ready to walk through them.” —Lester...
Jann Alexander
Jan 14, 20151 min read
Does Texas Have More Wildflowers Than Fences?
Don’t Fence Me In by Jann Alexander ©2014 Existential Question: Does Texas have more wildflowers than fences? Answer: Maybe....
Jann Alexander
Nov 5, 20141 min read
What’s Not to Like About Texas?
Texas Is So 21st Century Eat the Natural Meat by Jann Alexander © 2014 Texas Has Alternatives to Wally’s World Venison World, Not...
Jann Alexander
Oct 4, 20141 min read
Does Beer Make Others More Interesting?
Drink Miller by Jann Alexander ©2014 Pop Beer Quiz! Pop a beer to answer a few questions about it on this holiest of beer-drinking days....
Jann Alexander
Oct 3, 20142 min read
All the Signs Pointed Me in One Direction
Willie Nelson Live, 2004 by Jann Alexander ©2014 It was May 2004 and there were so many signs in Austin, Texas, I almost ran out of...
Jann Alexander
May 7, 20141 min read
There’s One Color That Makes Austin Outstanding in Spring
Austin in Lights by Jann Alexander © 2014 Blue. Austin, Texas is so damn blue in spring. It’s Austin’s most consistent feature most of...
Jann Alexander
Apr 14, 20141 min read
A Monument to the Ghosts of Terlingua
Terlingua Ghosts by Jann Alexander © 2012 The small town of Terlingua, Texas, near the Mexico border, is a former cinnabar-mining...
Jann Alexander
Sep 13, 20131 min read
Overcome by Tall Towers and Big Cranes
Tiny Bar, Big Crane by Jann Alexander © 2010 We’d honestly like to see more of the Tiniest Bar in Texas. It’s just that these days,...
Jann Alexander
Aug 29, 20131 min read
Terlingua Ghosts
Terlingua Ghosts by Jann Alexander © 2013 There’s a tiny speck of a town in Texas along the Mexico border that ensnares most visitors...
Jann Alexander
Aug 14, 20132 min read
How Can They Call It Health Camp?
Health Camp Super Burgers Since 1949 by Jann Alexander © 2013 Call it Road Kill, because the large milkshakes at Health Camp really...
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