Never look back. Have the moxie to “let go of certainties.” Pull the tubing on that old well. Oh, and France wants you. With March at hand, winter’s all but whipped. All we need to worry about are rains, sleet, flareups of scorching heat, gale force winds, maybe record snow and bitter cold. Hmm. February […]
The Driller and the Monkey
by Bobby D. Weaver Oil well drillers tell a host of stories on themselves. One of my favorites is the story of the driller and the monkey. It seems that some years ago a driller from West Texas took a job in South America. It paid extraordinarily well, but the location was deep in the […]
Keep Calm and…Smile
We take a page from the people at Easily Amused and try to find some levity in whatever comes our way. Plutonic Relationship: No, he wasn’t an oilman. But he was a New Mexican, and a famous one, and one who chose to live his life in (or very near, as in Las Cruces) the […]
Ay Carumba!
The only surprises are happy surprises at a popular Midland eatery, and you can pop in there wearing your jacket that is a tent or a sleeping bag or a shelter. WHERE TO EAT: -Mex is the ultimate comfort food. Carumbas Spanish Inn, on Front Street in Midland, provides this comfort with a hearty helping […]
Workovers
Be It Resolved January is the month of new beginnings and New Year’s Resolutions, and if you’re doing great with a resolution to stop smoking or lose weight, more power to you. Of course, logic dictates that those who make less lofty or less ambitious goals will be likelier to succeed. We found some of […]
Work and Play: Culture Calls
Where to Eat Meatarians rejoice! I’ve found a sandwich that’ll fill you up and is just darn tasty too. In Midland, take a short drive down Front Street, hop over the tracks at Lamesa, and you’ll find A Taste of Chicago’s Italian Beef. They’re offering up all kinds of meaty goodness, from Italian roast beef, […]
Work and Play: The Road Goes on Forever
And so do the goodies at La Bodega. Where to Eat: Cheese Chile Relleno, you are marvelous. Let me count the ways. Your gooey center surrounded by spicy peppery goodness. Your layer of perfectly fried dough—of course you’re fried, you couldn’t be any other way. Your blanket of sweet and spicy fresh tomato sauce, […]
Work and Play: Take Flight
Here’s another dose of the who-what-where, just in time for those who haven’t tasted a Meal in a Peel or sampled the jazz stylings of the inimitable Mr. Connick. Where to Eat: Ever get a hankerin’ for a Flip Flop, or a King Kong, or a Meal in a Peel? Well if you haven’t, you […]
Workovers: Worth Repeating
Those sagacious sayings, that is. A little trip down Memory Lane for fans of a classic western, and some collected wisdom, to boot. We were so taken with the colorful quotes from CUDD general manager Clint Walker that appear in our profile on him in this issue, that we just had to reflect on another […]
Work and Play: October 2013
Where to Eat: Perini Ranch Steakhouse is located just a short drive south of Abilene in Buffalo Gap. And it is a ranch… and a restaurant… A restaurant on a ranch. If you’re anywhere remotely close to Buffalo Gap, you’d better get yourself over to Perini’s. To start out, I enjoyed Jalapeño Bites, which are […]
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