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This is a photo I took of the bottom of the circular staircase. The post and the staircase are original. The home was built in 1895...it's amazing!

 

:smt066Yeah, I'm pretty amped-up about the stadium. Me and my pardnas plan on getting season tix. It won't be the biggest stadium, but it should be one of the most beautiful in the country.....although we still gotta compete with that juggernaut to the south, OSU.

 

Yes, that is Tucson, it's about 100 miles from my place, but I love it, and would love to live there again.

I love our sunsets! That's the main thing I miss whenever I travel elsewhere. Tonight driving home I had the privilege of watching a beautiful panoramic sunset, the entire sky 360 degrees, and all overhead, was lit up with oranges, yellows, reds and purples.

I started driving (I had to drive 60 miles) just as the sun started to set, and watched until dark. Mountains all around were a deep purple. I was regretting not having taken my camera to work.

 

Wow, some of these pictures look like they came out of a story book. I love them.

 

It's gonna be cool. I'm right across from Route 8 on Carroll St. and I see them building it on the way to and from classes and working out. It's about time UA got a stadium next to campus. I always wanted to go to our football games, but I didn't wanna go down to the Rubber Bowl to watch it. Come September I won't have to. I ain't gotta worry about parking or nothing lol

 

:smt023Damn, you have a birds-eye view. Sometimes I drive by just to see the progress they've made. You missed out on the Rubber Bowl, the games were bangin'....just too far from campus.

 

Dallas.

The Blackland Prarie...the edge of the south Plains. Unlike many areas of Texas (like the Hill Country or the 8,700 ft. Guadelupe Peak)...it doesn't have much natural beauty. Hell, it used to be the at the bottom of a giant ancient underwater lake that extended from here up through Oklahoma and I believe part of Kansas.

It is a fairly clean city that is best known for being the place where John F. Kennedy was killed and for having the second largest telecom sector in the U.S. (first would be Silicon Valley in California). We've got more billionaires that we probably should and we were recently (a couple of years ago) atop the list for the highest crime rate for cities with over one million people beating out New York, Los Angeles, Houston, Chicago etc.......it doesn't seem that dangerous..but anyhoo...

We are known for having "Southern charm" with a recognizable East Coast twist that most Texans find abhorrent. I don't really see the East Coast-ness of Dallasites but we are apparently the most unfriendly and snobbish of Texans...which is probably true if we are talking about suburban white people...though I'm not sure I believe it...

If you want to find beautiful WW...this is the joint...we grow 'em here naturally and don't import them from other places....and yes brothas we have 'em in all varieties...we've got plenty of the big-breasted (naturally) and big bootied ones but also plenty of athletic WW for the health conscious Negro.

If you like shopping and eating out...you won't be disappointed. If you are looking for mountains or even big hills...go somewhere else...it's pretty flat...not really low-lying like New Orleans or Florida or many coastal cities...but it's still flatter (as is typical in this part of the state..though rockier locales do exist in the state).

As for weather...the saying that if "you don't like the weather..stick around and it will change" applies to Big D. It was 80 degrees last Friday and ended up being 38 degrees by Saturday afternoon. It was sunny and about 60 degrees on Sunday but we had freezing rain and 30 yesterday and it was 19 this morning with a smooth glaze of ice over everything (yay..good reason to live in the south are the "snow" days...up north..you need at least a foot and a half to get off...wow that sentence sounded nasty).

The summer is typical Texas...hot as hell. Not nearly as humid as Houston but we get different types of heat unlike most places. We get high humidity like Houston, Miami etc. in June...moderately humid and extra hot in July and scorching 105 degree and higher heat in August and most of September...oh yeah..summer starts at the end of April..along with Tornado (or in Texas-speak "Tornayder" season).

I'll post some pics next!

 

I love Dallas. I get to go out that way next month!!!

 

well athena already posted toronto so

 

As for pics...

Natural beauty








The brothas and the WW are starting to figure it out at my alma mater, Lake Highlands High School...the banner only makes it that much funnier.







The Sixth Floor Museum where Lee Harvey Oswald assassinated John F. Kennedy in 1963.





The Mort H. Meyerson Concert Hall courtesy of architect I.M. Pei..this is if you want some culture in your life!





If you want to have some fun...check out Six Flags over Texas and the 250 ft. roller coaster "The Titan."

 

And we do get some snowfall...not of the Yankee blizzard variety..but enough to make the scenery look nice!





For those that prefer opulence...Former President Bush and his wife will be living in Preston Hollow...likely the wealthiest neighborhood in town (per person) and probably in the state and entire region. Highland Park has more old and established money but Preston Hollow has people with 10 and 11 figure values of net worth.

 

:smt028Aaaahhh, Chosen, since you bring up rollercoasters, you need to visit the OH-10, the Rollercoaster capital! With beasts such as:

Here's the monster that started the Mega Coaster arms race in the late 80's, The Magnum XL 200 (205 ft), still ranked in the TOP 10 in the nation.


Here's the beast that started the ULTRA coaster arms race in 2000: The MILLENNIUM FORCE, 310ft of fear:



.and finally, the beast that took us into the STRATOSPHERE, 420ft of ridiculousness, Top Thrill Dragster (the coaster in the background is the 310ft Millennium):


If you come to Cedar Point, its in your best interest to bring 2 or 3 extra pairs of drawse.:smt078

 

Well - I will fly the flag for Australia. I come from Brisbane - the 3rd biggest city. We are 1000km north of Sydney. It is subtropical. Warm most of the year. We never get frosts or snow or anything like that. Summers get up to around 38degrees celcius max and minimum in the 20's. Winter minimums are around 8 degrees celcius at 3am. You yanks can go an do the conversions into Farenheit.

Brisbane has 1 million people. It has a relaxed attitude. There is lots of greenery. We have an out-doorsy kind of life, because of the weather. Whilst Brisbane is on the coast, it is in a bay, so we don't have any beaches. But only one hour north or south, we have world class beaches.

1 hour west we have mountins, open land, world heritage listed forests and historical towns (from an Australian POV). I think there's just about something for everyone here. We're not the fashion or culture capital of the world, but we do ok. If you're in Australia, I recommend you stop by, even if it's just on your way to somewhere else.













Yup. It's a pretty cool place. Especially if you love the out of doors.

 

Now that is my kind of coaster!!!!!!!!

I will make sure to pack a few extra pairs of Fruit of the Looms boxer-briefs!

 

Cedar Point!! I soooo want to go!!

 

...buleeve me, "The Point" is for enthusiasts only. It's not an 'amusement park' with 'happy rides', it's a "Thrill Park" with 18 coasters (the most in the world) and other hardcore rides....its also a HUGE park, so bring your walking shoes. It's built on a peninsula in Lake Erie outside Cleveland.

You need about 2-3 days to get the full experience, it has a separate waterpark and hotels. It's worth it.

Don't sleep on Kings Island in the Nasty-'Natti:

'The Beast' - The Original Wooden record-breaker



'Son of Beast' The largest, longest wooden coaster on the planet




....Definitely don't sleep on Kings Island.:smt078

 

DAMN!!! That looks crazy fun man.

 

Been there (used to live in Kentucky) do they still have The Bat?

 

Effie, I'm not sure. I haven't been to Kings Island in many moons myself. I'm much closer to Cedar Point, so I don't have much reason to go elsewhere.

 

You are making me homesick! Love Millenium. Top Thrill was always friggin broke when I went there. I think the Power Tower is the most terrifying ride. It takes you up 300 ft, pauses for an indeterminate amount of time, and drops you! The only thing preventing you from the falling and kissing the pavement is the harness over your shoulders.