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so apparently there are MOUNTAINS in TEXAS. seriously, wtf? did anybody else know this?
i spent the majority of last week in far west texas for work. it was just me, The Boss, and another coworker, and we had lots of time to really get to know one another, SINCE WE DROVE. it probably took 10 hours to get out there. in europe, we would have driven through half a dozen small countries; i'm somewhat proud of texas for this (i.e. OUR STATE CAN EAT YOUR COUNTRY AND STILL HAVE PLENTY OF ROOM FOR DESSERT)
i'll turn this into a few updates so i don't blow up your computer with pixxx.
we stopped at this pecan-everything place because they've got this GINORMOUS SCROLLING LED SIGN out front that you can see for at least a mile -- during the DAY. it's actually a real nifty shop with a ton of sugary goodness. they've had several people that have gone into a diabetic coma simply by walking through the door.
turns out, not everyone loves their COLOSSAL SIGN OF PECAN GOODNESS as much as we do. i found this out after being verbally assaulted by the owner, who marched out of his shop when he saw me taking the above photo. at the time, i decided it was best not to irritate the insanity further but photographing him. apparently, many of the locals HATE the sign, as it "pollutes the landscape", nevermind the other billboards and such. personally, i give the guy mad props for INSTALLING IT HIMSELF. anyway, he thought i was a SIGN HATER, but i diffused the situation, we bought some delicious chocolate covered strawberries, and all was right with the world.
i spent the majority of last week in far west texas for work. it was just me, The Boss, and another coworker, and we had lots of time to really get to know one another, SINCE WE DROVE. it probably took 10 hours to get out there. in europe, we would have driven through half a dozen small countries; i'm somewhat proud of texas for this (i.e. OUR STATE CAN EAT YOUR COUNTRY AND STILL HAVE PLENTY OF ROOM FOR DESSERT)
i'll turn this into a few updates so i don't blow up your computer with pixxx.
we stopped at this pecan-everything place because they've got this GINORMOUS SCROLLING LED SIGN out front that you can see for at least a mile -- during the DAY. it's actually a real nifty shop with a ton of sugary goodness. they've had several people that have gone into a diabetic coma simply by walking through the door.
turns out, not everyone loves their COLOSSAL SIGN OF PECAN GOODNESS as much as we do. i found this out after being verbally assaulted by the owner, who marched out of his shop when he saw me taking the above photo. at the time, i decided it was best not to irritate the insanity further but photographing him. apparently, many of the locals HATE the sign, as it "pollutes the landscape", nevermind the other billboards and such. personally, i give the guy mad props for INSTALLING IT HIMSELF. anyway, he thought i was a SIGN HATER, but i diffused the situation, we bought some delicious chocolate covered strawberries, and all was right with the world.