http://www.greenberg.org "On the road to find out.." Thu, 09 Sep 2010 23:57:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Back in July, we moved our trailer to Austin. A few weeks later, in late July, we moved our trailer up to a nice shady RV park in Georgetown, north of Austin, on the San Gabriel River. Google Map Link. We were warned that the park was in the flood ... http://www.greenberg.org/archives/525 I've been seeing some very convincing forged emails allegedly from Amazon.com. If you didn't order anything, and you get an email confirmation, chances are it's the scam I'm seeing. Even if you did order something, it's possible to get this scam email mixed in with your own legitimate Amazon.com ... http://www.greenberg.org/archives/524 This evening we saw Steve Forbert at McGonigel's Mucky Duck in Houston. McGonigel's is a neat Irish style pub with an excellent calendar of music. I'm glad to have happened onto it. Steve Forbert is a folk/rock artist from the late 70s/early 80s, that has had a good long career recording and ... http://www.greenberg.org/archives/517 We were going to let the brisket cook till about 7, and eat at 7:30, which is candle-lighting time here in Livingston this week, but by 5:30 we couldn't stand it any more.  Neither of us had made any lunch today, plus the excitement had been building. The challah was done. ... http://www.greenberg.org/archives/512 Today, we start smoking. No, I haven't taken leave of my senses. Tobacco can kill, and illegal drugs are... well... illegal. What we're going to smoke is...  Brisket! When we entered Texas, we started seeing places selling barbecued brisket.  In Texas, food cooked over an open fire is called "grilled."  The ... http://www.greenberg.org/archives/484 We ended our stay at the Conroe Condo, and thankfully returned to our trailer at Lake Conroe Thousand Trails. My folks installed themselves in a local West Bestern. We pretty much spent the weekend eating at local restaurants. On Sunday night, we bid the Parental Units good bye, and on Tuesday ... http://www.greenberg.org/archives/482 When we left Van Nuys, our stated destination was Rainbow's End, the headquarters park of the Escapees RV Club. Yesterday, we arrived at the end of the rainbow. We've been here in Conroe, Texas, at the Conroe Condo, since last Friday, and after much preparation and work, had two Passover Seders. ... http://www.greenberg.org/archives/478 We have arrived in Conroe, Texas, met my parents, moved into the "Conroe Condo" and have taken a deep, deep breath. It's almost anticlimactic. We shunpiked again today, leaving Columbus, TX to the north, rather than to the east. First stop was Columbus Tire, where we got our trailer inspected.  This ... http://www.greenberg.org/archives/475 We chose to split the trip from Castroville to Livingston into two sections, and found that there is a Thousand Trails membership campground just at the midpoint, here in Columbus, Texas. It's called "Colorado River" and indeed, it's on the banks of that river. Note that this is not the ... http://www.greenberg.org/archives/470 We spent three days camped in Castroville, near San Antonio. We enjoyed a few dinners out, got the mail and prescriptions, and went to see the Alamo. The Alamo is interesting, not in what it is, but in what it means to those who count themselves as patriotic Texans.  Newly entering ... http://www.greenberg.org/archives/468