My wife and I are going to San Antonio this weekend, and we’re looking for fun things to do while we’re down there. When traveling, we love food, art, old buildings, and people-watching. We know about the River Walk and the Alamo. Stuff off the beaten path. If you have suggestions, please leave them in the comments below or drop me an e-mail!
FAVORITE POSTS: I DONE BEEN TAGGED
I usually almost always ignore these things, but Tim tagged me, and I really like Tim and don’t want to let him down, and lord knows I don’t have any NEW content, so:
Go back through your archives and post the links to your five favorite blog posts that you’ve written. But there is a catch:
Link 1 must be about family.
Link 2 must be about friends.
Link 3 must be about yourself, who you are… what you’re all about.
Link 4 must be about something you love.
Link 5 can be about anything you choose.Post your five links and then tag five other people.
These aren’t my “all-time” favorites, but they’re some decent ones. Here goes:
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FAMILY: A TIME MACHINE STUCK ON REPEATTuesday, July 4th, 2006 My grandmother’s 80th birthday. A trip to Salem, Ohio. Family slides, deja vu, and memories of things that never happened.
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FRIENDS: CAT POWER OUTAGESunday, October 16th, 2005 My buddy Nathaniel, who was going to UVA at the time, tells a great story about going to see Chan Marshall live in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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MYSELF: IT’S JUST A SERIES OF GAG STRIPS WRITTEN IN A SECRET CODESaturday, June 24th, 2006 The first post where I tried to articulate my thought that an artist’s job is to create his own “secret code.”
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SOMETHING I LOVE: DRAWING THAT SIGNIFICANT OTHER (SCENES OF DOMESTIC BLISS)Monday, October 1st, 2007 I really love drawing my wife. She’s the perfect model: she’s beautiful, she doesn’t complain, and she’s always around. This post has examples of other cartoonists drawing their significant others. More drawings of my wife:
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ANYTHING I WANT: PROCESS: MY COVER FOR HAWKLINE’S UPCOMING EP, “SHIPWRECK”Friday, July 27th, 2007 This was a really fun project to work on, and I think it gives a really accurate, honest portrait of how I work.
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Okay, I spent way too much time on that. This trip down memory lane is over (thank God). I guess I’ll tag Mark, Maureen, Darby, James, and Adam.
ONE YEAR AGO…
It’s been an awesome year. We celebrated with lunch at Dairy Queen.
ON THE CHRISTMAS LEGEND
If we focus on Joseph, as Matthew does, and make this a legend of salvation, then Joseph becomes the second Adam. He is given a second chance, as we all are, constantly, a chance to reenact a life drama that we have wretchedly botched at least once before, and to do it right this time.
—Stephen Mitchell
Happy Christmas to everyone: here’s Stephen Mitchell from his book, The Gospel According to Jesus, on the Christmas Legend, Joseph, and the true meaning of Christmas: forgiveness.
Today I hope you’ll forgive yourself, and then forgive those who have wronged you.
Peace on earth!
POSTCARDS FROM TEXAS, 1929
Before my mom came down from Ohio for Thanksgiving, she was going through some family photographs and unexpectedly came across these postcards my great-grandfather Frank Davis sent from Austin and San Antonio to his daughters, Eleanor and Matilda, in 1929. At the time he was a state liquor inspector in Ohio, and we think he traveled to Texas for some type of conference or convention.
Have not had time to see much of this town: but like it as as far as I have gone. Spent until 4:30 today on trains. You Kiddies be good while Daddy is away for tomorrow is Mother’s Day. Be especially good to Mother.
– Daddy
Eleanor this is the seat of learning for the state of Texas. They have some wonderful schools here. The most friendly people that I ever saw.
– Daddy
Sister this is a pretty country. But a lot of Nationalitys [sic].
– Daddy
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