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Note from Whiskey -- as of April 2006, I am switching to blogspot as my blog host. After clicking and reading an entry, be sure to hit your browser's "Back" button to return to Southwest Shorts. Thanks, and enjoy...

Consult the key at the bottom of this page for explanations of some commonly used terms, abbreviations, etc.

 

ENTRIES:

July 24, 2010
" 4 months in 9 photos"

June 3, 2010
"El Paso afternoon"

May 20, 2010
"No mo' snow!"

May 19, 2010
"time running out..."

May 16, 2010
"Chasin' in the basin"

May 13, 2010
"Epic ski - Day 2 "

May 10, 2010
"Epic ski - Day 1 "

May 9, 2010
"Head for the mountains "

May 3, 2010
"West Texas Holiday "

April 30, 2010
"Tim Barry at the Prophet Bar "

April 30, 2010
"Introducing Miss L "

April 24, 2010
"The Great White South "

April 1, 2010
"The Gourds in Fort Worth "

March 24, 2010
"Kansas City - Day 2 "

March 14, 2010
"Kansas City - Day 1 "

March 13, 2010
"Alcos, Ozarks, and overcast skies"

March 9, 2010
"Rich Mountain in the Rain - 2nd section"

March 8, 2010
"Rich Mountain in the Rain"

January 24, 2010
"Southwest (Arkansas) Shorts"

January 23, 2010
"Really late road trip re-cap"

January 12, 2010
"North Texas White Christmas"

December 31, 2009
"Old 97s review"

December 19, 2009
"First time, long time"

October 4, 2009
"Back to the tracks"

September 16, 2009
"Goin' wild in the Arbuckles"

September 14, 2009
"Beating the August heat"

September 10, 2009
"Summer re-cap (lightning round)"

August 14, 2009
"Chicago Finis"

August 7, 2009
"Sunday afternoon in Wrigleyville"

August 6, 2009
"Cloudy Indiana, sunny Chicago"

July 28, 2009
"family and Fostoria"

July 23, 2009
"Thursday night with the Tribe"

July 17, 2009
"Rainy day at Atwood Lake"

July 16, 2009
"A day to drive"

July 13, 2009
"Hoosiers for a day"

July 9, 2009
"East End Afternoon"

July 7, 2009
"Rochelle, Rochelle"

July 3, 2009
"Rochelle Railroad Days"

June 29, 2009
"side tracked in Waterman"

June 27, 2009
"The Road to Rochelle"

June 23, 2009
"Chicago trip - 1.1"

June 20, 2009
"No time for the blog " 8

May 6, 2009
"Springtime in Texas"

May 4, 2009
"Spring Break breakdown - 7"

April 15, 2009
"Spring Break breakdown - 6"

April 10, 2009
"Spring Break breakdown - 5"

April 7, 2009
"Spring Break breakdown - 4.3"

April 6, 2009
"Spring Break breakdown - 4.2"

April 3, 2009
"Spring Break breakdown - 4.1"

April 2, 2009
"Spring Break breakdown - 3"

April 1, 2009
"Spring Break breakdown - 2"

March 30, 2009
"Spring Break breakdown - 1"

March 6, 2009
"By train to the Stars"

February 3, 2009
"idle assets"

January 30, 2009
"No time for the blog..." 7

January 28, 2009
"No time for the blog..." 6

January 20, 2009
"Playing with Photoshop"

January 12, 2009
"birthday benching"

January 11, 2009
"Pac Man reefer"

January 9, 2009
"celebrating Deuce Seven"

January 8, 2009
"return from west Texas"

January 5, 2009
"return to west Texas"

January 4, 2009
"endings... and beginnings"

December 15, 2008
"heading home"

December 8, 2008
"Lake Valley ghost town"

December 5, 2008
"back on the road"

December 3, 2008
"two days in Ruidoso"

December 1, 2008
"Fall colors and more"

November 26, 2008
"Railrunners & Santa Fe relics"

November 24, 2008
"Hard Amarillo railway"

November 23, 2008
"grain elevator gallery"

November 22, 2008
"Hard Amarillo Highway"

November 21, 2008
"Amarillo sunrise"

November 18, 2008
"Road trip 1: Day one"

November 12, 2008
"NM mini re-cap"

November 1, 2008
"Eaglesmith, etc."

October 31, 2008
"Columbus Day Six Flags sojourn"

October 30, 2008
"No time for the blog" 5

October 24, 2008
"Native American summer"

October 20, 2008
"details & dating"

October 16, 2008
"September trains"

October 8, 2008
"Whiskey, Texas redux"

September 6, 2008
"Six Flags virtual Polaroids"

August 19, 2008
"Day in North America 2008"

August 17, 2008
"Recent railroading"

August 15, 2008
"Coolin' off down south"

August 14, 2008
"Lockhart - Architecture & ghost signs"

August 12, 2008
"Barbecue pilgrimage"

August 3, 2008
"RWH at L&W in TX"

July 15, 2008
"Relocation reconnaissance"

July 5, 2008
"West Texas trains and monikers"

July 4, 2008
"West Texas wheat rush"

July 3, 2008
"West Texas ghost signs - 2"

July 2, 2008
"West Texas ghost signs - 1"

July 1, 2008
"Road trippin' to 'Angelo"

June 27, 2008
"NRHS Convention - Quanah Zephyr"

June 26, 2008
"NRHS Convention - Day Two"

June 25, 2008
"NRHS Convention - Day One"

June 20, 2008
"Big power, big train"

June 19, 2008
"Unofficial class reunion"

June 4, 2008
"The A-Kon Experience - 2"

June 3, 2008
"The A-Kon Experience - 1"

June 2, 2008
" 24 hours of trains"

May 30, 2008
"Friday morning warbonnet"

May 22, 2008
"Train-gulation"

May 15, 2008
"Youth movement, revisited"

May 14, 2008
"Sunday baseball, amateur ornithology"

May 8, 2008
"Pop culture potpourri"

May 1, 2008
"Spring switching"

April 29, 2008
"April Trains; Wayne the Train"

April 25, 2008
"A month of live music"

April 23, 2008
"Zoo field trip"

April 21, 2008
"New Mexico highways, El Paso streets"

April 15, 2008
"Hiking to Monjeau"

April 14, 2008
"New Mexico behind the scenes"

April 13, 2008
"Albuquerque & Los Lunas"

April 9, 2008
"Albuquerque RailRunners"

April 8, 2008
"Mountainair & Abo Canyon"

April 7, 2008
"return to Hurley"

April 3, 2008
"more from El Paso"

April 2, 2008
"a day in El Paso"

April 1, 2008
"Spring break winter fun"

March 29, 2008
"Way to New Mexico - 3"

March 27, 2008
"Way to New Mexico - 2"

March 26, 2008
"Way to New Mexico - 1"

March 15, 2008
"The Team Texas Experience"

March 10, 2008
"last taste of winter"

March 6, 2008
"signs of Pauls Valley"

February 28, 2008
"Red dirt road trip 2008"

February 27, 2008
"last Friday in Saginaw"

February 26, 2008
"last Wednesday in Saginaw"

February 19, 2008
"the Polaroid Project - 1"

February 18, 2008
"Ghost signs & trains in Cleburne"

February 15, 2008
"Warhol-esque, Ima stamp"

February 13, 2008
"Monster Jam 2008"

February 11, 2008
"Granny's Tacos, No Problema"

February 10, 2008
"Mockingbird yard"

February 9, 2008
"Nice catch; pull 'em up"

February 6, 2008
"six-pack of buZ"

February 5, 2008
"Freight car art & logos - Roanoke"

February 4, 2008
"Two evenings with the Gourds"

February 2, 2008
"Wayne Feeds - Ft. Worth, TX"

February 1, 2008
"Flute practice, Great Wolf weekend"

January 29, 2008
"Saginaw fog"

January 23, 2008
"Dallas ghost signs"

January 20, 2008
"Neneh, meet Townes"

January 19, 2008
"Deep Ellum murals & street scenes"

January 18, 2008
"Deep Ellum blues - 2"

January 17, 2008
"Deep Ellum blues - 1"

January 16, 2008
"Wayne the Train in Denton"

January 15, 2008
"Perspective"

January 10, 2008
"Scratching the itch"

January 8, 2008
"December leftovers - 2"

January 7, 2008
"Half a lifetime ago"

January 6, 2008
"December leftovers - 1"

January 2, 2008
"Gourds show, new blog"

December 28, 2007
"Best of 2007 - non-railroad photos"

December 27, 2007
"Best of 2007 - railroad photos"

December 25, 2007
"Texas Seven Christmas"

December 23, 2007
"holiday wishes, etc."

December 22, 2007
"movie review, moniker spotlight"

December 18, 2007
"Barnhart turn - Part 2"

December 15, 2007
"Barnhart turn - Part 1"

December 14, 2007
"December trains in Fort Worth"

December 13, 2007
"hither and yon - December edition"

December 12, 2007
"Ghost signs - Sweetwater, TX"

December 11, 2007
"Highway 80 - vintage & ghost signs"

December 10, 2007
"Cisco, TX -- murals and ghost signs"

November 30, 2007
"Cowboys, Itunes, freeway philosophy"

November 29, 2007
"Ghost signs - Denton, TX"

November 28, 2007
"trackside in Denton County"

November 22, 2007
"back to the grind"

November 16, 2007
"Escape to Rich Mountain"

November 14, 2007
"from one trip to another"

November 12, 2007
"the In-N-Out Experience"

November 10, 2007
"Cajon smokeout!"

November 9, 2007
"Two days on Tehachapi"

November 8, 2007
"Goin' coastal"

November 7, 2007
"Steinbeck Pilgrimage, Part II"

November 6, 2007
"Steinbeck Pilgrimage, Part I"

November 5, 2007
"Stockton shortlines, cutting it close"

November 3, 2007
"more from Modesto"

November 2, 2007
"Modesto & Empire Traction"

November 1, 2007
"Ghost signs - Modesto, CA"

October 31, 2007
"Short vacation re-cap"

October 18, 2007
"Cresson trains, blog hiatus"

October 12, 2007
"a Southern Belle in Cowtown"

October 6, 2007
"photos, scrapped locomotives, and beer"

October 3, 2007
"a different side of Ft Worth - IV"

October 2, 2007
"a different side of Ft Worth - III"

October 1, 2007
"a different side of Ft Worth - II"

September 30, 2007
"a different side of Ft Worth - I"

September 26, 2007
"Ghost signs - Fort Worth Stockyards II"

September 25, 2007
"Ghost signs - Fort Worth Stockyards I"

September 24, 2007
"Fading ads"

September 21, 2007
"Whiskey's religious roundtable"

September 20, 2007
"no fun, national anthem"

September 17, 2007
"steam train, Wayne the train"

September 12, 2007
"Wet trains & fake names"

September 7, 2007
"Football - the bad and the ugly"

September 1, 2007
"hither and yon"

August 24, 2007
"Six Flags and cycling (or lack thereof)"

August 23, 2007
"Commercials and Cali"

August 17, 2007
"summer mornings"

August 8, 2007
"Train rides to D-town"

August 4, 2007
"Future, present, passed"

August 1, 2007
"(Insert clever title here)"

July 25, 2007
"buZ blurr fan club"

July 21, 2007
"Hank III at the Ridglea"

July 20, 2007
"While the wife's away..."

July 17, 2007
"Milestones & a picture show"

July 4, 2007
"Endless Spring"

June 29, 2007
"Whiskey's multimedia extravaganza"

June 28, 2007
"Still bloggin'"

June 23, 2007
"Visitors and a road trip"

June 16, 2007
"I am my babies' Daddy"

June 15, 2007
"More of the same"

June 8, 2007
"Six Flags and soapboxes"

June 2, 2007
"Catching up"

May 24, 2007
"Tale of two bike rides"

May 21, 2007
"No time for the blog... " 4

May 7, 2007
"Red dirt day trip"

May 4, 2007
"Whiskey's movie & radio reviews"

May 2, 2007
"Final impressions from Hawaii"

May 1, 2007
"Hawaii trip, day 7"

April 30, 2007
"Hawaii trip, day 6, part 2"

April 27, 2007
"Hawaii trip, day 6, part 1"

April 25, 2007
"Hawaii trip, day 5"

April 24, 2007
"Hawaii trip, day 4"

April 23, 2007
"Hawaii trip, day 3"

April 22, 2007
"Hawaii trip, day 2, part 2"

April 21, 2007
"Hawaii trip, day 2, part 1"

April 20, 2007
"Hawaii trip, day 1"

April 19, 2007
"Postcards from Paradise"

April 5, 2007
"Gearing up"

March 30, 2007
"Party time"

March 23, 2007
"Live music & big days"

March 21, 2007
"Fun in the sun, part 3"

March 20, 2007
"Fun in the sun, part 2"

March 19, 2007
"Fun in the sun, part 1"

March 8, 2007
"No time for the blog..." 3

March 2, 2007
"Texas Independence Day"

March 2, 2007
"A different kind of railfanning"

February 23, 2007
"Resuming normal activities"

February 21, 2007
"Gourds & rasslin"

February 15, 2007
"Christmas in February"

February 14, 2007
"Hallmark holiday"

February 6, 2007
"Stock show & rodeo redux"

February 3, 2007
"February snow, January show"

January 25, 2007
"No time for the blog..." 2

January 18, 2007
"Another taste of winter"

January 9, 2007
"It runs in the family"

January 6, 2007
"Holiday re-cap"

December 23, 2006
"Christmas past and Christmas present"

December 22, 2006
"Gourds and Six Flags"

December 15, 2006
"Mid-December ramblings"

December 6, 2006
"No time for the blog..."

November 23, 2006
"Unfinished business"

November 22, 2006
"Live music, football, and trains"

November 15, 2006
"Reflections at mid-week"

November 13, 2006
"Going through the motions"

November 8, 2006
"Canada good; Cowboys bad"

November 4, 2006
"Late October adventures"

November 2, 2006
"Vacation re-cap part 6"

October 31, 2006
"Vacation re-cap part 5"

October 30, 2006
"Vacation re-cap part 4"

October 28, 2006
"Vacation re-cap part 3"

October 21, 2006
"Vacation re-cap part 2"

October 20, 2006
"Vacation re-cap part 1"

October 5, 2006
"Boxcars, vacation, and the Holy Grail"

October 3, 2006
"Trains and trivialities"

September 30, 2006
"Last of September"

September 22, 2006
"Whiskey's week in review"

September 16, 2006
"Saturday evening ramblings"

September 15, 2006
"Bikes, phones, and football"

September 9, 2006
"Cowtown Classic"

September 6, 2006
"... And the winner is..."

September 5, 2006
"Odds and ends"

September 2, 2006
"More HHH; more new camera"

August 31, 2006
"Surviving the HHH"

August 25, 2006
"Checking in"

July 10, 2006
"Whiskey don't wear Prada"

July 4, 2006
"Going through the motions"

June 19, 2006
"Ketchup"

June 4, 2006
"L turns 10"

June 1, 2006
"West Texas road trip"

May 28, 2006
"When Hank III came to town"

May 20, 2006
"Gifts from God"

May 11, 2006
"When it was a blog"

May 7, 2006
"Gulf Coast road trip"

April 28, 2006
"Wayne the train - Live!"

April 24, 2006
"Boys of summer in early Spring"

April 23, 2006
"North Texas flower show"

April 21, 2006
"First time for everything"

March 5, 2006
"Music, movies, & more"

February 16, 2006
"Time for a blog"

November 10, 2005
"Way behind"

October 11, 2005
"At long last"

September 9, 2005
"Better late than later"

August 24, 2005
"Catching up with Whiskey"

August 15, 2005
"Whiskey's week in review"

August 8, 2005
"Saturday's trains"

August 5, 2005
"Thursday's train"

August 2, 2005
"Playing catch-up"

July 20, 2005
"OS and a haircut, 18 bucks"

July 19, 2005
"An (almost) all-music edition"

July 15, 2005
"Catching up with Whiskey"

July 4, 2005
"Friday's bike ride"

June 29, 2005
"Heat of the day"

"Mini" Trip Report
(June 16 - 23, 2005)

June 15, 2005
"Tuesday's train"

June 13, 2005
"BNSF Wichita Falls Sub"

June 8, 2005
"Two for one on the Choctaw"

June 5, 2005
"Railfanning on Thursday, June 2"

June 1, 2005
(an introduction)



KEY:
  Whiskey = the protagonist
  K = the former Mrs. Whiskey, and my kids' mom
  L = daughter of Whiskey
  M = son of Whiskey
  Mom = Whiskey's mom
  Keller = north Texas town (suburb of Ft Worth) where the Whiskey family lives
  railfan = (noun) - one who likes trains and railroads,
i.e., a "fan" of railroads
  railfan = (verb) - to pursue one's interest of trains,
especially through photography
  foamer = derogatory name for an overzealous railfan; one who "foams at the mouth" at the sight of a train
  the Choctaw = Union Pacific's Choctaw Subdivision, the closest rail line to my house
  Railspot = Yahoo Groups e-mail list, dedicated to railroad sightings and news from the states of TX / OK / AR / LA / NM.
  ObsCar = Yahoo Groups e-mail list, dedicated to discussions of railroad art, photography, and literature.
  KHYI Plano, TX-based country/Americana radio station
  KNON Dallas-based non-commercial "community" radio station
  NP = Inspired by a tradition on the ObsCar list, signing an entry with "NP" indicates "Now Playing:", i.e., the music I'm currently listening to, tv show playing in the background, etc. as I post my entry.
  NR = "Now Reading:", i.e., book or other publication I'm currently reading


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