Entries from June 2007
As you may recall, I’ve just finished a humongous move, which really sapped my time and energy. I moved from Richardson, near Highway 75 (or Central Expressway, as we call it in this part of Texas), down to south Garland, about 15 miles away, not far from Interstate 30. While we’re that much further from Deep Ellum and the cultural mecca that is Fort Worth, we’re closer to some other neat places, not least of which are the Mequite Rodeo and Lake Ray Hubbard, one of the area’s largest reservoirs. Here’s what it looks like from Interstate 30, gazing southwest:
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Tags: Area Lakes
Let me tell you something: Dallas/Fort Worth weather is really screwed up lately. It’s rained 18 out of the last 30 days; usually, we get maybe two days of rain in June. It’s good for the lakes and lawns, I guess, but it’s not so good when people start drowning in floods, something we haven’t really seen in years. Our summer has turned hot and soggy, although I suppose all the clouds have kept the heat down a little.
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Tags: Weather
They say that if you don’t like Texas weather, just wait a few minutes, and it’ll change. Of course they say that about many of the places I’ve visited, and as a former archeologist, I’ve been all over the place. However, in Dallas/Fort Worth, that old saw regarding the weather’s a bit truer than elsewhere. Where else can you have a sudden thunderstorm throwing golf-ball sized hail at you in the middle of a 100-degree July day — and then a clear sky an hour later? Things like that happen all the time here, and I want to prep you for what you can expect, whatever time of year you may visit.
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Tags: Weather
Welcome to my new blog about the wondrous complexity of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. My intention here is to prepare you for your vacation to our fine conglomeration of cities, and to give you a few clues about what to do, where to go, and how to act while you’re here. Dallas is the ninth largest city in the country, and Fort Worth is the 16th; put them together, along with all the associated smaller cities and towns, and the Metroplex is right behind New York and Los Angeles in size and population. Like any big American city, D/FW is a melting pot of cultures, peoples, and languages, but we’ve got a few idiosyncrasies I think you’ll enjoy. So hop aboard, but be sure to fasten your seatbelt. We may be off to a slow start, but I think you’ll find we’ll get up to speed pretty quickly — like one of those whirlygig rides at the original Six Flags, right here in Dallas, the one after which all others are patterned.
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Tags: General
