As of this writing I haven’t yet been able to discover a proper name for the spider shown above. Despite that, and as a budding amateur arachnologist, I’ve observed that her work hours are unique: 100 percent at night! [No wise-cracks, thank you.] And I assume it is a she because the female in the orb-weaver [Araneidae] family usually weaves the large web. [The
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There are still days when my type-A personality and life’s work ethic haunt me. Must every one be stuffed with irrevocable To Do’s? Not that I have to convert to a life of lassitude. But simple, unscheduled pleasures with no other aim are now mandatory. One recent morning was a perfect example. I had made a commitment to myself to
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I just realized that this is the one-year anniversary of desktodirt. And for new readers I bet most haven’t yet gone back to read good articles from the early days. So, from time to time I will reach into the past to present an article that you may enjoy again, or will for the first time. The first-ever article is about a
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Ray Wylie Hubbard put on quite a show Friday night at Round Top Festival Hill. If you’re a non-native and have any hope of being adopted in the Lone Star State you need to know about this native son. Never having seen him before I have to say that the man can entertain! Even the concerts are bigger in Texas!
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I had pressing business in Houston this week. That gave me an opportunity to relive, for a day at least, what used to be called generically the rat race. No offense to Houston, of course. It was a good place to call home for sixteen years. Driving past former residences, restaurants, places of employment and event venues was like saying
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