The drive from New Orleans to Dallas is old hat. I made that trip lots of times in college. I got in about 6:00 and my bro Mellen wasn't even home yet. His house however was in total devastation. He was in the middle of remodeling his kitchen and everything from the kitchen was in the living room! So I went over to the Busbys (neighbors) instead. One thing led to another and soon Mellen, Susan, Dave, Nancy and I were sitting around a table at "Matt's Rancho Martinez." This place has chili rellenos that are the best in the world. MMmmmmm GOOD. Mix in a few margueritas and you got yourself a party. Good thing Susan was driving. Needless to say I was in no hurry to get up the next day but the construction crew could not be bribed. At least not for the few straggling ones I had in my pocket. I eventually got my act together and headed north. My little journey took me up to Flower Mound, then to Justin, Ponder and Krum. I drove past the first bank Bonnie and Clyde ever robbed in Ponder, but before I could even think about pulling over to take a picture, it was gone. Then before I knew it, I was in the thriving metropolis of Krum, Texas. It hadn’t changed much since I was a kid.
My big mission in Dallas was to go to the new Nasher Sculpture Center designed by the Italian architect Renzo Piano. All I can say is look at the pictures, it's pretty damn nice.
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