A fabulous Saturday excursion.

Sam and I went for a long drive yesterday. We usually head north or east but this time we threw caution to the wind and decided to try south and west. A map of our route appears below.

We started at point A — our house in Mesquite — and drove 45 miles to Waxahachie (point B), where we were hoping to have lunch except we weren’t motivated to settle for KFC or Whataburger so we meandered another 20 miles south on country roads until we got to the town of Italy (point C). Unfortunately, Italy’s only dining options were squashed together at one intersection and included McDonald’s, a beef jerky outlet or pizza by the slice at an Exxon station, so we decided to stop horsing around and make a serious effort to find food. Sam merged onto I-35 and peeled rubber due north to the town of Red Oak (point D), where we eventually discovered a nice Denny’s on the service road. We were hungry enough to eat the napkins.

And now it’s finally time for bed. Sam has been asleep since midnight but I wanted to finish watching one of my all-time favorite movies, I Know Where I’m Going with Wendy Hiller. Thanks for stopping by. Next time y’all should bring some popcorn.