For all of you folks up north feeling the beginnings of fall in the air, here is my morning forcast of what faces me on the way out the door…

Bobby Wright, Alvin, Texas (PWS)
Updated: 2 sec ago
Clear
79.7 °F / 26.5 °C
Clear
Humidity: 66%
Dew Point: 67 °F / 20 °C
Wind: 0.0 mph / 0 km/h
Wind Gust: 2.2 [...]

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CARSON, NEW MEXICO—When the wind comes up the mesa, which it often does, there is a particular rusted-out old car nearby that whispers the same eerie, long-toned question every time: “Whoooooo?”
I sometimes think: “Us.”
Out in this remote part of the American Southwest lies the closest thing I have seen to an answer to how to [...]

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Leaving the house this morning the temperature was already passing 80°. August in SE Texas may not be as hot as other places in the country, but factor in the humidity and it ain’t pretty. The prognosticator on the radio was holding forth about a high today of 96°…But then she said it would feel [...]

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The “Party” on Saturday had all of the appearances of being a success. By the time the house was empty and the ticky-tacky leftovers were put away I could once again hit the lazy-boy and reflect on the past couple of weeks of labor and feel good that it was all over…Sunday dawned without me [...]

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