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29.72202 N, 95.38975 W,

Posted on 28 Feb 16 by rcmckee

I’ve never been to Peru, but it’s only one line on the map away from Ecuador, where I may end up, so when the folks at the Houston Museum of Natural Science announced that Peru would be the focus of … Continue reading →

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31.92594N, 97.10344W

Posted on 19 Jan 16 by rcmckee

If you’ve spent much time in rural Texas, especially in the plains, you’ve seen these – the iconic old Aermotor windmill pump. They’re getting rarer now; fewer farms, fewer farmers and, one suspects, more electrical pumps. But they’ve been around, … Continue reading →

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“Somebody Ought to Shoot That…”

Posted on 18 Jan 16 by rcmckee

Had to run up to the old stomping grounds over the weekend to say Bon Voyage to a very old friend, and while I was there Mom pointed out that another friend had noticed the new plantings outside her apartment … Continue reading →

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Home Sweet Nylon Taffeta Home

Posted on 31 Dec 15 by rcmckee

Expecting (hoping) to spend more time on the road this year. Home is where you stash the bedroll. And the computers and the cameras… It’s sort of a monster, but it’s big enough to live and work in for a … Continue reading →

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You gotta be off to see the wizard….

Posted on 19 Dec 15 by rcmckee

On the way to Goliad as soon as I log off here, to see Los Pastorales – a reproduction of an old play/performance the monks at Mission Espiritu Santo and the other early Spanish Missions used to teach the Christmas … Continue reading →

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29.78374N, 95.39728w

Posted on 20 Nov 15 by rcmckee

So yesterday afternoon the editor-beings dispatched me to the Heights to see a Citzen about a Constable. As happens I was up in the Heights one afternoon earlier this week and the traffic then had been similar to the mall … Continue reading →

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32.76092N; 97.23616W

Posted on 07 Nov 15 by rcmckee

Running a little late here on the posting…. Back in early October I ran back up to Fort Worth to do Mom Stuff again. While I was there I got the chance to duck out and see a couple of … Continue reading →

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Fiestas Patrias

Posted on 20 Sep 15 by rcmckee

It seems sometimes that close to half the countries south of Texas celebrate their independence from one colonial power or another within a very few days. Some of this is history, some is coincidence, but what it means is there’s … Continue reading →

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In the moment….

Posted on 25 Aug 15 by rcmckee

One of the risks of doing “hyper-local*” media work is that if you don’t make a constant effort to look out past the horizon, your universe gets very small. A few weeks ago I noticed in passing that a delegation … Continue reading →

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Training II

Posted on 12 Aug 15 by rcmckee

“Boooooo-aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrr-dddddddd!!!!!!” (Five letters. Three syllables. Impressive.) Okay. I clamber into the front seat of the second coach, where I have a clear view of the engine on the curves, and settle in with the camera bag beside me. Wooo! Wooo-wooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! … Continue reading →

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