Monday Meanderings -10.24.2011

On the way to Port A we go through the community of Ingleside, a lovely little town that includes the largest Dairy Queen we have ever been in. You wouldn't think that a quiet little town like this would have a lot of political strife, but evidently they do, because posted beside the TV in the DQ is a large sign that says "CNN on Mondays, Fox on Tuesdays, CNN on Wednesdays, Fox..."

In the play-offs leading up to the World Series, the Rangers played at Detroit in Comerica Park, a relatively new stadium. Barb noticed that there was a dirt path from home plate to the pitcher's mound and asked if that was normal. We did a little research and found that Comerica Park is one of only two current stadia that have this feature, considered old fashioned. What interested me even more was the fact that I could Google "stadiums with dirt path to pitchers mound" and learn which two they are. BTW, where is the other "dirt path" stadium?

Big doings in Austin this past weekend. Nine - count 'em - nine major events downtown. A good weekend to stay far, far away.

And speaking of Weird City, Texas, I saw an item the other day about a guy in Idaho Falls, Idaho, who was warned by the police that he had to stop wearing his large, black bunny suit in public. Not only that, he sometimes wore a tu-tu with his bunny suit. Excuse me? This guy got a warning for wearing a bunny suit with a tu-tu? In Austin he could run for mayor! In Austin, he wouldn't even be noticed unless he hopped down the middle of Congress Avenue, and then he would only be cautioned that he needed a permit to protest/parade/hold a race! I love this town!

Strange meteorological phenomena going on these past few days. First Lubbock has a haboob (no, I'm not going there) and then San Antonio has an Earth Quake! I think it all is a reaction to Governor Goodhair's political debates.

And there is an epidemic of...