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tell your mom the movie’s out at 9:30

I loved it that a small town still had a movie theater.

But mostly I loved the sign in the window announcing what time the movie lets out. Don’t even THINK about telling your mom the movie will be done at 10:00 so you’ve got an extra half hour to kill before she comes to pick you up. Nope. The movie proprietor is on to your bullshit and ISN’T HAVING IT any more.

Mason, Texas
photographed 4.12.2026

How to Boost Your Happiness

The ticket booth at Alpine’s movie theater has a lot going on. My very favorite thing is that Consumer Reports book on boosting health and happiness, and my second favorite thing is everything else.

Alpine, Texas
photographed 11.3.2017