Last Of Lubbock For A While

 After this we'll be in New Braunfels. There are some good things about Lubbock. For instance, it isn't a tourist trap or vacation destination. There aren't many attractions. It's flat and the streets are laid out in an orderly fashion. Traffic is reasonable. Buddy Holly was born here, and lived here. He's buried here. As far as I'm concerned, Buddy Holly and his classmates are the only reason for Lubbock to have ever existed. Buddy Holly and his Lubbock High School classmates (LHS Class of '55) are the only people Lubbock has any reason to be proud of. The rest, like Preston Smith and some scumbag preacher who's name escapes me, can be forgotten. LHS Class of '55 forever. The rest don't count. So there.

It follows from what I said above, that I don't count either. I'm OK with that. To be a non-entity is not at all a bad thing. I rather like it. It's the next best thing to non-existence.

It's Still Lubbock

 Unfortunately. Let's see what we can see.

You just have to know where to look.

Dry, Hot, Windy, Dusty, Lubbock

 We used to say the wind is always blowing hard in Lubbock because Lubbock sucks. We used to say that happiness was Lubbock in your rearview mirror. Not much has changed. 97 for a high yesterday,  winds up to 40 mph, dust in the air and 6% humidity.

This area has been in a drought for years. I had to drive all the way to New Braunfels to discover what real rain is like. As I drove back to Lubbock I found fewer and fewer signs of recent rain. When I finally reached Lubbock-- dry. Dust in the air. Lubbock still sucks. 

The New Looks Much Like The Old

 But isn't that always the case?

Besides, I'm not keen on change. Is anybody anticipating the "blockbuster" UAP or UFO report due to be released in early June? I think I can summarize what it is most likely to say: swamp gas.

More New ones

 I'm pleased to be out and about again and taking pics. Half the fun is working on them in photoshop.

The finches never went away because I fed them all winter. I seem to be sustaining a small colony. I've got them pretty well protected from the feral cats hanging around here.