Dallas / Fort Worth and Me

In the heart of the Fort Worth Stockyards, in a converted warehouse a few yards from the Visitor’s Center, lies the amazing historical repository known as the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame.

Despite the name, it’s not merely a place where individual cowboys (and, yes, cowgirls) are lauded for their achievements; it’s also a storehouse of the items that working cowboys actually used in the heyday of the profession. They’ve also got a powerful large collection of wagons used by everyday people back in the 1800s and very early 1900s. Think of it as a hybrid facility that covers everything from frontier Texas life to modern rodeo, with the wagons acting as continuity, and you’re not too far off.

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A pretty sad topic really.   As I’m sure you don’t need me to tell you Mesothelioma is a form of cancer that is almost always caused by previous exposure to asbestos.

I’m please to read that finally the Covington Homes public housing complex in Texarkana is going to be cleaned up.  Those people who lived there are going to be watching their health and visiting their doctors with fear for the rest of their lives.  It’s not a pretty picture.

We wish them the best, but if worst comes to worst they should take appropriate legal action.  It’s not just for the money (though medical bills DO need to be paid) but for the principle as well.

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Still need to complete the 2010 calendar, for now please refer to the 2009 calendar.

If you have a 2010 event being planned now then let me know so it can get included in the event calendar for next year.

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It should be!  

And then I never heard of sleet being good before.  

Personally I hope there are no more ice storms in 2009!

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