Robin Cole-JettJul 5, 2010While I was walking…… through my hometown of Lewisville, Texas I was struck by my failure to bring the camera with me. Normally, I take my Canon everywhere I...
Robin Cole-JettJun 2, 2009Other Stuff That’s Good About DallasThe new issue of D Magazine posits 119 reasons why it loves Dallas. Some of the reasons were a little on lopsided – for example, the...
Robin Cole-JettMar 3, 2009Cool SchoolsI have to admit that I absolutely HATED school, back when I was forced to go. I honestly believed that the worst invention in history had...
Robin Cole-JettJan 19, 2009Ghost HuntingDavid (my son) and I have become very fond of the show Ghost Adventures, which airs every Friday night at 8 pm (CST) on the Travel...
Robin Cole-JettNov 28, 2008About Studs TerkelStuds Terkel died on October 31, 2008. He was and still is one of the most influential writer/historians I’ve come across, and I’d like...
Robin Cole-JettOct 21, 2008Curiosity is not just killing the CatLately, I have been getting what Laura Ingalls Wilder called “itchy feet:” I’m just so itching to get out of the house and explore...
Robin Cole-JettJul 20, 2008Don’t Brick Me InTexas history in my lil' ol' yard! I lucked out the other day. As I was rooting around on Craig’s List, trying to find cheap bricks to...
Robin Cole-JettMay 21, 2008Summer PlansImage above is of Palo Duro Canyon, the second largest canyon in the United States and the birthplace of the Red River. It is located...
Robin Cole-JettApr 5, 2008Additions to My Site = More to Explore!This old plantation store between Shreveport and Natchitoches, Louisiana, is where sharecroppers, who were paid with scrip, would buy...
Robin Cole-JettMar 14, 2008Biking Around DFWThe Rock Island Depot along the trail at Fort Richardson State Park I wouldn’t call myself a real cyclist – I don’t wear spandex (Lord...
Robin Cole-JettFeb 15, 2008Would a Rock by Any Other Name… Still be a Rock?One of the archeologists at the Gault Site explains carvings found in the sandstone. This past weekend I attended a three day class...
Robin Cole-JettFeb 5, 2008Hidden DallasThe tiled floor peaks out from underneath the asphalt of a parking lot in downtown Dallas reminds me of what has been lost. Passenger...
Robin Cole-JettFeb 5, 2008Driving and discoveringI took a couple of roadtrips this past weekend. My road trips are usually local – I don’t drive very far because I like to know where I...
Robin Cole-JettFeb 3, 2008Bad HistoryA crowd strains its collective neck to watch the last public hanging at the jail in Denton, Texas (the jail is no longer there,...