Bling Blinky of TEXAS Speaks

Congratulations were in order to the Class of 1980 Franklin Delano Roosevelt High School Mustangs.

Spaghetti Warehouse was a Dallas West End favorite for everyone! We sure miss it.

A beautiful ride on a steam engine through the Animas River Valley. Destination: Durango, Colorado.

So the Class of 1924 Oak Cliff High School had a full page ad from Titches-Goettinger Company. The brand was growing !

The original business was in the Wilson Building in Downtown Dallas. The retailers Max Goettinger and Edward Titche built a merchants empire. The construction of the Titches-Goettinger between Main and Elm Streets at St. Paul opened in 1928.

In 2025 - you can reside at the Flagship Titches-Goettinger location in a loft style apartment. Living in a piece of Dallas history among columns and Art Deco style!

Yes, you can have a pet rooster!

This little boy hatched on a cold December morning and the neighbor lady brought the baby to my mama and said he’s going to die. Will you keep him?.. of course Mama said yes. So Mama fixed up a Kleenex box and put him in it. The bix was right beside her in the bed as she slept, listening for that baby to peep. She fed him mashed egg yolks and water. She would put him in her apron pocket and carry him around the house. Mama and Daddy talked to him because he was a little somebody. He was so happy that they named him Rowdy.

Rowdy live to be almost 11 years old . He never wanted anything to do with Mama’s other chickens because he thought he was somebody. He was fascinated with tennis shoes and would love to jump on top of your tennis shoe and pull the strings that was his entertainment ! He was gentle and really understood everything you said. What a great years we had enjoying Rowdy. He lived in the house, he had a pad for his business and he was smarter than a firecracker. It was sure sad day when we had to say goodbye to our little Rowdy.

Legend of the West - the good ole Texas Rattlesnake! - here are a few of them to be on the lookout for - and Welcome to Texas!

Western Diamondback - Statewide but not in the Eastern most part of Texas.

Timber Rattlesnake - An Eastern Texas resident in the wetlands and woods.

Mottled Rock Rattlesnake - Out in the West Texas rocks and mountains - vacation warning! They are pinkish and not as long as the other rattlesnakes in Texas.

Banded Rock Rattlesnake: A greenish-gray color and much like the mottled rock rattlesnake. Lucky for most - this snake is in the Western most tip of Texas.

Blacktail Rattlesnake - That distinct dark rattler pattern down it's back - it is up to 3 1/2 feet or more long. You can find them near rocks and bushes in West Texas.

Mojave Rattlesnake: A look alike of the Western Diamondback Rattlesnake - but smaller and thinner. Lucky for most - again it lives in extreme West Texas.

Prairie Rattlesnake - These guys are around in the grassy plains of Texas . Mostly in the mid-west of Texas.

Western massasauga - Find these in the Central Texas area around wet and swampy grassy areas. Yes - watch out!