TEXAS TOAST AND LAS VEGAS 

Texas Toast and Las Vegas have something in common. Texas Toast is white bread cut to a thickness of about one inch. Why? Because many Texans believe that bigger is better.  I’m not knocking Texas. I lived there long ago. The Lone Star State’s fascination with size goes way back. After all, it’s the biggest…

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ROME AND TEXAS

Lately, I’d been tossing three items around in my head. They finally converged, reminding me of a lesson I learned on a ride at the Santa Cruz Boardwalk. Don’t lean back. You can’t stop the inevitable. Here’s what I mean. For starters, the world really has gotten smaller. My parents never traveled outside the United…

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