JonJon Takes a Roadtrip!
A rare perk (I guess you could call it a perk) of my job is the occasional road trip. And by road trip, I mean one of my attorneys needs me to go do a filing or posting or something out of county that requires a higher degree of skill/knowledge (i.e., something we can't send a runner on). Usually, it's something that takes me to a fun Texas small town, the kind that have an actual town square, and an old-school courthouse therein. Previous trips have taken me to Graham, the further outreaches of Wise County, and some place in Hill county.
This past week I was sent on another such trip, to Grayson County (on the border with Oklahoma) about 65 miles north of Dallas proper. These little trips are great because they give me time in the car to think, to listen to music as loud as I want, to just enjoy a little break from the norm.
...also, they're nice because our firm pays the federal maximum for mileage, so it's like getting a nice little bonus...
The speed limit was 70 most of the way, but 121 was a parking lot pretty much the whole day, and my 195 mile trip took me over 4 hours.
Something I always love on these trips is stopping at Sonic. Sonic is so ubiquitous in small town Texas, and I love it. It's like the Sulfur Springs version of Starbucks...
Didn't see where/how they wanted you to Shop Naked...drive a manual transmission while messing with my iPod and taking pictures with my cell phone was hard enough...
Inside the Grayson County Courthouse...this hand is pointing you to nothing in particular...still, very cool...
...and in a shocking twist, the Grayson County Courthouse is not an old-school courthouse. It's a fairly new and bland building that does not deserve the attention that being in the square of the town square affords...
Christmas on the Square...Toys...and a Pawn Shop...
Comments
Ooooh, Sonic. *drooling*
Make sure they have Sonics in San Francisco. . .
Posted by: sarah | December 18, 2006 12:11 PM
we love it enough to go without sonics!
Posted by: jenni= ) | December 18, 2006 12:35 PM