Last night on the gate One thing you learn early on about the South Texas oil patch is all plans are subject to change. The plan was to work until 12/21 and then take 30 days off. That time frame would have put me working 14 months 24/7 . But the plan changed…… All oil companies have rules. Some are more restrictive than others and some allow some latitude as far as strict Continue reading Counting your chickens 
The more I follow this path; the more routine and mundane it seems to become. The caliche dust gets so thick, you cannot see oncoming traffic unless their headlights are on. Yet, when I tell of my escapades, the eyes of the listener widen in incredulity and disbelief. Could I be that far from the mainstream track? Maybe, I dunno and will not spend much time contemplating it. My fill-in Continue reading Unabated Adventure 
Moon rise over the Puckerbrush Doesn’t take long for Tuco the Dog and me to settle into a routine. After the whirlwind departure from the main gate, we find this other gate suits our mettle much better. I didn’t mind packing up my HEB bag sack with a few sandwiches, some smokes and some bottled water and reporting for a 12 hr shift at the guard shack. I didn’t mind it but I Continue reading And so it goes……… 
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