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I consider myself very lucky because my son likes to take road trips with me. Sometimes, I feel as though I need to justify my trips, and...
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Dec 2, 2011
History in Ghost Towns
I think I mentioned this before, but if I haven’t, well… I hunt ghost towns. I’d like to do that for a living, but there’s not much money...
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Robin Cole-Jett
- May 31, 2011
Mapping the Red River Valley
When I go somewhere, I take a long a few necessities. A cell phone is always a good idea. So are cash, tea, and Altoids. My camera sticks...
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Robin Cole-Jett
- May 31, 2011
Relic gardening
“Oh no,” says the lone reader of my blog, “not a darn gardening post! They are SOOO boring!” Well, stupor ain’t my middle name, so I’ll...
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Robin Cole-Jett
- May 31, 2011
In Defense of Automobiles
I love a good road trip, and I believe that I’m not alone in sharing that sentiment. I’d wager to guess that the majority of people from...
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Robin Cole-Jett
- Aug 31, 2010
Musing while on Amtrak
I took the Texas Eagle from Dallas to Chicago the other week, and had a great time doing so. There’s nothing like falling asleep to the...
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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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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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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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Robin Cole-Jett
- Jan 18, 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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Robin Cole-Jett
- Oct 20, 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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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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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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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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Robin Cole-Jett
- Mar 13, 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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Robin Cole-Jett
- Feb 14, 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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Robin Cole-Jett
- Feb 4, 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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Robin Cole-Jett
- Feb 4, 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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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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