Posted in Bucees, just for fun, roadside signs, true stories, tagged beavers, boxer shorts, Bucees, Luling Texas, neck rest on January 7, 2008 | No Comments »
We managed to leave Buc-ees without this gem — a beaver neck rest complete with smiling Buc-ee face, paws and a flat tail. The store on I-10 has added a lot of beaverphernalia, including boxers, but no briefs.
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Posted in journalism, roadside signs, true stories, tagged journalism, petroglyphs, Valley of Fire on October 28, 2007 | No Comments »
petroglyph
Originally uploaded by charlotteanne.lucas
These petroglyphs were etched on a wall in in a wash at the Valley of Fire in southern Nevada more than 3,000 years ago.
There is something thrilling about the fact that I can take a picture of them with my Treo, and in a matter of minutes, upload it to [...]
Posted in Bucees, ethics, roadside signs, true stories on September 19, 2007 | No Comments »
I had a delightful conversation yesterday with Don Wasek, co-owner of Buc-ee’s, and an acknowledged novice blogger.
“I am new at this,” he said in an email responding to my complaint that the Buc-ee’s blog had lifted my words. Then he asked if he could call me for some advice.
We chatted on the phone for a [...]
Posted in Bucees, roadside signs, true stories on August 16, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Buc-ee’s in Luling, Texas is fast becoming the Wall Drug of the 3.5-hour stretch of Interstate 10 between Houston and San Antonio.
They’ve got a couple dozen billboards along the highway, including one that says, “Eat here, get gas,” and my husband’s favorite, “Ice. Made from scratch.”
Since we drive the route often to go [...]
