In The Middle Of December Thinking About The Texas Holiday Trail Of Lights & Interlochen

We are already about half way through the last month of 2010.

I was up late last night and up late this morning. A very rare occurrence.

Looking out the mid morning view from my window it appears to be yet one more blue sky Texas day. Rapidly approaching 60 degrees.

At one point last evening some dancing activity occurred. Shakira's Hips Don't Like started an involuntary reaction that has plagued me previously. That song turns me into a 21st Century Fred Astaire.

I got a comment from someone Anonymous verbalizing the opinion that I should alleviate my lack of Christmas Cheer by heading out to the East Texas Piney Woods Region to follow the Texas Holiday Trail of Lights.

That particular trail takes you to towns like Nacogdoches and Marshall and Jefferson where you see a lot of bright lights and Christmas displays.

I don't need to drive all the way out to the East Texas Piney Woods Region to see bright lights and Christmas displays. All I have to do is drive about 3 miles to the east to the Interlochen neighborhood to see bright lights and Christmas displays.

The Texas Holiday Trail of Lights link will take you to info about that particular trail. The Interlochen link will take you to info about Interlochen and maps directing you to the location.

I need to go take some Ibuprofen now. I'm having chest pains....

Walking Through Village Creek Natural Historic Area Looking For Indians & Wondering If The Christmas Lights Have Dimmed In Interlochen

I am still in the midst of my personal recession. I am fairly certain my condition has stabilized and I will not slip into a full blown depression. However, I am currently not seeing a recovery in the near term.

Maybe tomorrow.

My therapist, Dr. L.C., told me to get vertical and mobile.

So, I followed Doctor's order and went to Village Creek Natural Historic Area to commune with nature and talk to all the Indian spirits who hover about the location of one of America's biggest Indian Villages, back before Texans started using a brute force version of eminent domain abuse to kick the locals out of their town.

A proud tradition which continues in modern Texas times, what with the new Dallas Cowboy's Stadium, built with the help of what many believe to be the worst case of eminent domain abuse in American history, a couple miles to the east.

As I walked through the remains of the Indian Village, I eventually exited to the Bob Findlay Linear Park. This linear park is on the west side of the Interlochen neighborhood,. Interlochen is usually an extremely popular Christmas display viewing venue.

Today it appeared that many of the Interlochen houses are free of Christmas decorations. It seems like I may have read of there being some problem with Interlochen this year, something to do with the Arlington police not wanting to police the traffic mess.

Or maybe the Interlochen canal dwellers have had to cut back on frivolous spending, like Christmas lights. I know I have cut back.

Actually, now that you are making me think about it, I have never burned any electricity on Christmas lights.