daily slice-of-life photo blog of a Gen-X dad
Mariko is out of town for a few days, so I made a big pot of chili for Koa and I to survive on. This batch turned out pretty good! Our go-to way of eating it is to pour it over white rice, then add cheese, some sour cream, and hot sauce.
In today’s photo, you might notice that I also added an egg. I just needed some diced jalapeños to put the meal over the top. Oh well. It was still excellent. 😄
It’s the beginning of May, and here in Central Texas, we’re having perfect riding weather. Today was sunny, with nice clouds, and a soft breeze. So of course I had to go ride my bicycle at lunchtime.
Sophie and I rode to the hike & bike trail and did our normal paved loop (with a tiny bit of gravel). We stopped at the skatepark to take a photo under the “No Bicycles” sign. When I would come here with my boys, there were often BMX bikers using the park alongside skateboarders, scooters, and the occasional inline skater. Everything seemed fine. But I guess something must have happened to prompt the sign being put up. Oh well.
Anyway, if you have time, please watch the video I made, or save it to your bookmarks and ride along with us on your stationary bike!
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With or without clothes, the basket is her place. 😆
Today Mariko and I drove up to the town of Hico, Texas and joined our friends in seeing The Bobby Kerr Experience. Bobby Kerr is a cowboy who works with American mustangs and founded the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame.
Today’s event was a new kind of show for him. I gathered that he had (still has?) a show he’d perform at rodeos, but now he is putting on a 2-hour show at his ranch, with demonstrations of how he trains young mustangs. It was fascinating and fun! He is also a poet, so the show is sprinkled with several Texas poetry readings. Very nice!
What was really interesting was that Hico is in rural Texas, and everyone at the show seemed to be local cowboys and cowgirls, or at least true Texans. There were so many cowboy hats and boots there… It was pretty cool to see a gathering like this. I couldn’t ever be part of that world, but the sense of Texas pride at the event was palpable.
We had purchased the dinner package, which included a beer and a nice spread of Texas barbecue. I went a little nuts and piled on the brisket, but I was happy I did because it was excellent! By the time the show started, I was nice and full.
Here are some more photos from the event. If you have the chance to see it, I recommend it!
