RRC GIS guidance

-RRC Map-

Check out this video created by Kreg Harrison. He presents precise instructions on how to use the Railroad Commission public GIS viewer to look at property and where the dry holes, plugged wells, etc. are situated. I found the link to Harrison's video on the Fisher County Mineral Rights Forum.

Dirt wave

I see a lot of weird weather things and amazing clouds out here in the country. It keeps me scared of storms. This was shot after the outflow boundary blew through here yesterday and headed east.

Would I let the grasshopper die?

Poor ol' grasshopper, he got a pretty bad rap. That ant was pretty intolerant. Sometimes the grasshoppers are the ones who know how to have fun, and that's worth a few grains of wheat.

When we were teaching our kids about work ethic, we told them that the most important thing was to show up everyday on time. I've seen a few fellow workers who weren't much on form or style, but as long as they could be depended on to be at work when they were supposed to be, they had fulfilled 99% of what was required of them. An excellent job can't be performed by a worker who is not present, no matter how talented they are.

TEXASCBX Photography

My eyes love looking at this photo (click!).TEXASCBX:

Just wondering

I read something the other day about how many people died this year while driving and texting. I just wondered how this was determined. What is the evidence? Is a phone found in the hand? Did authorities at the scene pick up the phone and find a text that was mid-sentence? It seems it would be hard to prove such a thing unless there was an eye-witness or someone on the receiving side of the message who could associate the time of a wreck with the time of the correspondence. I would think that when a wreck occurs, the phone goes flying. I'm not trying to make little of texting and driving, it's just that people are too quick to jump on a showboat, requiring no evidence in taking up a new mantra.

Apricots & Algerita

- Algerita Bush -

The algerita bushes and apricot trees are heavy with bumper crops this year, but the window for picking is very small. I've been fantasizing about apricot jam with a few berries thrown in or a sunrise concoction made up of mostly apricot jam in a jar topped with a layer of algerita. I've never eaten such, but it makes my mouth water to think about it smeared on a piece of heavily buttered toast.

The photo was taken on a Mitchell County back road. I haven't seen any around here because they were burned out in last year's fires. Regrowth is evident, though, and the berries will once again be plentiful in this part of Fisher County.

Steak Cook-Off contest entry

The official entry form for the Hogg Maulies Steak Cook-Off in Rotan on June 2 is now available. Just click on the blue link and download.

Opening of bids canceled

After an hour in closed session, the RISD school board voted to cancel opening the sealed bids for the Hobbs Campus. No bids were accepted and the bidding process will be defined at a later time.

Fate of Hobbs School on agenda

The Hobbs School may go to the highest bidder if the Rotan Independent School District agrees to an acceptable amount at the school board meeting tonight.

On the other hand, the matter could be deferred. No minimum bid was set, and members may decide to establish a set of ground rules for bidding.

The school board meeting will be held at the Rotan School Campus LRC building at 6:30 p.m.

Hogg Maulies to perform at steak cook-off

Mark your calendar for June 2, 2012. The Hogg Maulies will be at the rodeo grounds in Rotan for an outdoor concert and steak cook-off. Spread the word!

Admission
Concert: $10 in advance $20 at the gate ($5 cooler charge)
Cook-Off: $100 entry fee per team, 4 person teams (concert admission included)

8:00 am - Cook-off gates open
12:00 pm - Cook-Off Registration
7:00 pm - Steaks judged
7:00 pm - Concert gates open
8:00 pm - Cook-off winner announced & concert begins
(Hogg Maulies & Circus Bear Trickery)
~BYOB~ 
~Cash Prizes~

Call Gareth Pipes @ 806-786-9186 for more cook-off info.

You can buy concert tickets in Rotan at Lees Service-Auto Parts, Jonelle's Beauty Salon and Josh Helms Rough Creek Catering, or ONLINE at Outhouse Tickets 

*(Schedule copied from Hogg Maulies facebook page)