M A R F A

The girls and I went to West TX this weekend. Just back and beat. Great trip, it's about nine hours out to Marfa in the car, we made it to Marathon night one, hit Fort Davis and the observatory day two, days three and four in Marfa proper.

If you've been, you know the drill. We hit everything you told us to.

If you haven't, it's worth a junket.

Jane was great in the car, not so great out of the car. But she saw snakes and cows and javelinas. And aliens. And slept in tight quarters with mom and dad. Also a never again.

Night one, Marathon Motel and RV Park:




Day two - the Gage Hotel, observatory, rattlers.








And the main event. Pretty idyllic. Dad had his birthday, we got babysitting, managed to offend the only bartender in town.

























Bye birthday beard. Tragedy strikes tomorrow.



War whoops for the McKennas of Boston, hot news on the wire.............!