welcome/warning

This is the sign that greets west-bound travelers who enter town on the old Route 66. I can’t decide if it’s a local brag, a warning to visitors, or sort of a weird Texas-y welcome thing.

Anyway, I didn’t stop to find out.

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Route 66
McLean, Texas
photographed 7.27.2026
printed 8.6.2026

philosophic dogma

I sure would like to tell you what this marker (which I found behind the Seaba Station Motorcycle Museum – which appeared to be out of business – and across the street from the Successful Word Church – motto “Welcome to a Word of Faith Church”) is all about. I would like to tell you why there’s hunk of a Toyota, who left the crutches behind, and what the “We Can See You!” sign means.

Unfortunately, I cannot do any of those things, so it will be forever a mystery. (Unless one of you know?)

Route 66
Warwick, Oklahoma
photographed 7.26.2026

meat bundles

I was once at an all-day session at a work conference. About 3:00 – peak draggy time – the presenter mentioned someone named “Dick Tuck.” None of my nearby co-workers acted like they’d heard it, so I thought maybe I was just at that point where normal stuff started to sound hilarious. But then! He said it again and I could tell my friend Leigh heard it, too. She texted me, saying, “I am not mature enough to be out in public.”

Anyway, for some reason seeing this sign proclaiming “Meat Bundles” reminded me of that conference…

Route 66
Sapulpa, Oklahoma
photographed 7.26.2026

precis o

If you think having 77.8% of the letters in a business’s sign is an acceptable number, then by all means, please take your vehicles to “PRECIS O ” for all your car repair needs.

Route 66
Calumet, Oklahoma
photographed 7.26.2026

innovative storage solutions

Are you running out of closet space? Do you have a dilapidated place nearby? Are you feeling innovative?

If you can answer yes to these questions, I *may* have found the solution you’ve been seeking.

Countyline, Oklahoma
photographed 7.24.2026