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    While I was walking…
    Robin Cole-Jett
    • Jul 5, 2010

    While 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...
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    Other Stuff That’s Good About Dallas
    Robin Cole-Jett
    • Jun 2, 2009

    Other Stuff That’s Good About Dallas

    The new issue of D Magazine posits 119 reasons why it loves Dallas. Some of the reasons were a little on lopsided – for example, the...
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    Cool Schools
    Robin Cole-Jett
    • Mar 3, 2009

    Cool Schools

    I 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...
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    Ghost Hunting
    Robin Cole-Jett
    • Jan 19, 2009

    Ghost Hunting

    David (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...
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    Robin Cole-Jett
    • Nov 28, 2008

    About Studs Terkel

    Studs 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...
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    Curiosity is not just killing the Cat
    Robin Cole-Jett
    • Oct 21, 2008

    Curiosity is not just killing the Cat

    Lately, I have been getting what Laura Ingalls Wilder called “itchy feet:” I’m just so itching to get out of the house and explore...
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    Don’t Brick Me In
    Robin Cole-Jett
    • Jul 20, 2008

    Don’t Brick Me In

    Texas 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...
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    Summer Plans
    Robin Cole-Jett
    • May 21, 2008

    Summer Plans

    Image above is of Palo Duro Canyon, the second largest canyon in the United States and the birthplace of the Red River. It is located...
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    Additions to My Site = More to Explore!
    Robin Cole-Jett
    • Apr 5, 2008

    Additions 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...
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    Biking Around DFW
    Robin Cole-Jett
    • Mar 14, 2008

    Biking Around DFW

    The 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...
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    Would a Rock by Any Other Name… Still be a Rock?
    Robin Cole-Jett
    • Feb 15, 2008

    Would 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...
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    Hidden Dallas
    Robin Cole-Jett
    • Feb 5, 2008

    Hidden Dallas

    The tiled floor peaks out from underneath the asphalt of a parking lot in downtown Dallas reminds me of what has been lost. Passenger...
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    Driving and discovering
    Robin Cole-Jett
    • Feb 5, 2008

    Driving and discovering

    I 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...
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    Bad History
    Robin Cole-Jett
    • Feb 3, 2008

    Bad History

    A crowd strains its collective neck to watch the last public hanging at the jail in Denton, Texas (the jail is no longer there,...
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