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On Wednesday, after two visits, I made the drive from Houston to Dallas. I took my time--stopped for a bit in a national forest for some jumping, and then I saw a sign for the Sam Houston Statue Visitor Center. Well, that sure sounded interesting, so I pulled off the freeway. From the parking lot, a path leads to/through a little wooded area, and I figured it would be a nice statue set in the forest, you know, a regular statue. Then I turned a corner and saw the back of this behemoth. Holy crap! Everything really is bigger in Texas!

I only brought my iphone with me, so I used the camera timer app I found, which doesn't have any beep or flashing light, so I just had to jump a bunch of times. The freeway is like a hundred feet from me on the other side, too.

On Wednesday, I made the drive from Houston to Dallas. I took my time--stopped for a bit in a national forest for some jumping, and then at the Giant Sam Houston statue, and then at a legendary road stop called Buc-ee's.

Last week: pagoda in the Japanese garden in Dallas.

Tuesday was three more school visits and then a short workout in the
hotel, followed by a brief semi-dinner at Denny's, which was
depressing.