Just random stuff, for a Saturday morning.
Sidebar item:
One of the places I frequent, Dancing Moon (hint: it’s a “head shop” to me), has a workshop this weekend: Sex, Laundry and Spirituality. Nice title. I’ll miss it, but that’s not a big deal, not for me. Topics I cover most every day, around here.
“Man, that’s all you ever do at home, laundry…”
Sidebar item:
Big Bend and the real estate deal that didn’t fly, hint: this is just an opinion on my part. I was reading The Houston Chronicle’s version of the story, after first reading about it from a local (here in Austin).
In a nutshell, the guy who owns Cibolo Creek Ranch (it’s a dude ranch that costs a lot) wanted to add to his holdings, probably do some kind a of development or enlarge his outfit, and the packaged a deal with the state. At the last minute, the deal collapsed under public scrutiny.
My guess is it’s the whiny eco-types. Wait, I’m one of those.
This is a case of right idea, wrong approach. Times have changed and the way business and government are conducted has changed. For better or worse? I’m not sure, but from my exposure to Cibolo Creek Dude Ranch, I’d suggest that the owner is as good a steward of the land as the State. Perhaps even a better steward, only, like many of the finer points, it would cost a lot to see what he had.
The salient points? The way business is conducted, in an open manner, and the pallor of the smoky back-room deals is gone. Too bad, because like I’ve suggested, I’m confident that the guy from Cibolo Creek would actually care more for the land than the state currently does.
It’s all over, now, anyway, so it doesn’t matter. It is a pretty piece of countryside, especially if high desert is attractive. But then, I’ve been partial to the Big Bend area for years.
