Sea Oats

I’m not a plant expert, but we’ve always been told that the tall grass on the beach was called sea oats. They plant them to help prevent erosion of the…

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Tranquility Park

In 1979, a two block long park in downtown Houston was opened to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the first lunar landing. Tranquility Park is a collection of water and walkways, with mounds…

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Red Rocket

My life started just after the United States space program did, so I was a little to young to recall naval aviator Alan B. Shepard, become the first American in space…

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Mecom Fountain

Some of my earliest memories of going downtown included my Dad driving around three very large fountains in one large pool.  The Mecom Fountains, at the intersection of Main, Montrose…

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V8

I used to have an old truck. My uncle and I worked on it one summer with the intention that I would drive it to college in the fall. It…

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Let’s Ride

Whoever came up with the concept of the putting an amusement park in the middle of downtown, alongside a great seafood restaurant with huge aquariums for a great view, must…

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Solitude

I recently spent several days on the beach and did something I’ve really never done, at least on purpose. I got up before dawn to watch the sun come up….

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