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Round Top 4th of July Parade
Round Top, Texas, is famous for three things: (1) an antique fair; (2) Royer’s Round Top Cafe; and (3) the longest running 4th of July Parade West of the Mississippi River. Here’s a link to a quick video:
Archive for the ‘Travel’ category
Pictures of the Gulf Oil Spill
Here’s a picture showing the oil spill off the coast of Louisiana: NASA released these satellite photos for everyone to see it from space. Pretty scary. The world needs to figure out new technology to clean these things up faster, so they don’t reach land. Here’s a close up: By the way, thanks to Pete [...]
W in DC
Funny quote from the Conde Nast Traveler Article about Michelle & DC: “George W. Bush, in bed every night by 9:30, had no use for grass-fed beef or freshly picked chanterelles—even less for taking his wife out to an environmentally responsible restaurant tucked into the artistic hub of D.C.’s well-established gay and lesbian scene. In [...]
Dubai Construction
The world recently had a tizzy over the financial woes of Dubai World. Check out this slideshow that shows the construction craziness that has gone on over there during the past 10 years. Note the palm-shaped islands they made, in addition to Burj and it’s accoutrements. Burj Dubai Presentation
God Bless Ed Freeman
Imagine you’re a 19-year old kid. You’re critically wounded, and dying in the jungle in the La Drang Valley, Vietnam. Your infantry unit is outnumbered 8–1, and the enemy fire is so intense, from 100 or 200 yards away, that your own Infantry Commander has ordered the MedEvac helicopters to stop coming in. You’re lying [...]
Swine Flu? Really?
Seriously, folks. I’m sorry that 159 people died in Mexico of this flu outbreak. However, this is not a big deal. 36,000 people die every year from the “regular” flu. More people die in one hour in car accidents than will die all year of Swine Flu. The images of people wearing masks around is [...]
Father’s Day
Today is the day we remember what we are fighting for. Fathers all over America will reflect on how important their families are to them and that the reason we work so hard every day of the year is to provide a better life for our families. It is also important to remember that spending [...]
The Galago Blog
Welcome to the Galago’s blog. Tune in for lots of great posts about travel, sports, politics, and other interesting topics.
Trans Texas Corridor
For those of you who live in Texas, we need to make you aware of a serious issue that affects our great state. The politicians in Texas have been bribed by big business to undertake a project known as the Trans Texas Corridor. The plan is to build a network of super highways connecting the [...]