When I was one, I had just begun. When I was two, I was nearly new. When I was three, I was hardly me. When I was four, I was not much more. When I was five, I was just alive. But now I am six, I'm as clever as clever. So I think I'll be six now and forever….
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Ten Tips for Visiting the Bats of Austin
There are three things you can count on if you are spending the summer in Austin, TX: hot, humid weather, mosquitoes the size of small birds, and the flight of the bats from the Congress Avenue Bridge. In fact, it is the weather and the insects, that make Austin the home to more the 1.5 million bats. Each March,…
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Hidden Travel Dangers
Stinging creatures of nature have a legendary affinity for me. Oh, I can swap war stories about jellyfish and stonefish and even sea wasps and not meet my match, but I have yet to meet anyone who can come close to the story of The Tree. After a pleasant tour of the island of Tortola in the British Virgin…
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In Praise of the ATSC Passport Program
Dallas Children's Museum We are very lucky to have two fantastic children's museums located about 45 minutes in either direction of our suburban home. We are also lucky to have grandparents who gift us an annual membership to these museums so that we can enjoy them again and again. It is the gift that keeps on giving, because not…
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100 Year Celebration at the Interurban Railway Musuem
It's hard to know what to bring to the birthday party of an electric train, but when you are invited to the celebrate the centennial year of the Interurban Railway, you can't help but be excited. The Interurban Railway Museum in Plano, TX is housed in a building that served as a primary stop along the Texas Electric Railway. This…
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