At the end of January, I wrote an update on my progress with the condition of this website. Since, as I sit here, February is drawing to a close, I thought I might do another. If you’ll recall, I made
Getting There…Finally
A brief shoutout to everyone who comes across this page: This website is a labor of love, but it has been willfully neglected for some time (far too long). I’ve been busy, and life is always replete with tasks to
Western High Plains – The Final Trip Day 1
On August 15, 2016, nearly six years after I began, I set out on my final courthouse trip. I woke up early that morning to get ready, as I had a bit of a drive before we could get started. I was
The Permian Basin & Wind Country Day 3
Still reeling from the excellent guacamole we’d had at Henry’s the night before, we kept breakfast simple with a quick trip through the McDonald’s line. It’s never my first choice, but it’s quick. From San Angelo, our route took us
The Permian Basin & Wind Country Day 2
The Midland/Odessa Petroplex sits on the Llano Estacado, halfway between Fort Worth and El Paso, at the far end of West Texas, and at the cusp of the Trans-Pecos Region. This far into the trip, we’d arrived at this edge.
The Permian Basin & Wind Country Day 1
Summer 2013 was the most successful one to date, with a total of sixty-five courthouses obtained in a three month period from places as far away as Cameron County at the tip of South Texas and Dallam County at the
Southern Gulf Coast Day 4
At 9:00 we said goodbye to Corpus Christi, and began the long and arduous trip home. Our first task? We had to visit Bee County. Even after all I had accomplished the day before, there was still one new courthouse left in
Southern Gulf Coast Day 3
Our day was to begin at 8:00, to get an early start, but after a mishap with the Enterprise car rental, we were delayed until 9:00. That was no matter, because on peak summer days like this (June 22), the
Southern Gulf Coast Day 2
*Disclaimer: Before you read, know that I didn’t get to any courthouses on this day. This is just a description of my day exploring Corpus Christi for the first time. If you’re not interested, please move on to Day 3
Southern Gulf Coast Day 1
It wasn’t until the end of the evening of this day that we even made it to the “Southern Gulf Shore”. This is a chronicle of the trip down, which took us almost as long as it took to get