Big D and the suburbs

So, growing up in and around the Houston area, especially being an Oilers fan, there seems to be a subtle dislike for the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. Most people claim to be from Dallas, but really grow up in one of the surrounding areas like Mesquite, De Soto, Arlington, etc. And lets face it, most of the folks up in the Dallas area are transplants from other parts of the nation.

As it happens, I just spent a weekend with a good friend from college who lives in one such suburb.....Garland. I got a chance to see and experience some of the great things about the Dallas/Ft. Worth area as well as throw my own twist on the experience. From the Stockyards, to Joe T. Garcia's, to Billy Bob's (the world's largest honky-tonk), to smoking shisha, a few too many beers and deep conversations about life, the choices you make and the consequences of those decisions; the weekend was definitely a great stop on the road......and on the road of life.

But now it's time to make my way through Southern Arkansas (oh boy!) to the greater Memphis area.

More later........