Day 7; Mile 0 - Mile 800 Memphis, TN

I think I told a vast majority of you all that I would indeed do this blog and since I abhor the idea of not following through with verbal commitments I will attempt to post updates for all of the rest of my journey. I am not a big writer so these posts will probably be pretty short and hopefully filled with pictures.

Before I get started, I must note that this blog will not be entirely about my trip but will hopefully be an area where I can express some views on subjects that I hold strong opinions on that may differ than the common onlooker. Most of these "articles" will be sports related and have an underlying theme relating to statistics, both of which are my most passionate subjects.

My journey began last Thursday when I took off to Ft. Worth, last Thursday to visit my long lost but never forgotten love from Goya, Tina. Tina ended up spoiling me like no other than my own yiayia (grandma) could. She cooked marvelously, cleaned up everything, even did my laundry, and for good measure removed some acne from my back. I always thought of Ft. Worth and Dallas as pretty much the same city. Apparently Ft. Worth is more country-western, more laid back and less pretentious than Dallas which seems to fit my personality well, despite the honkies everywhere. I really enjoyed most everything about Ft. Worth. It was with great pleasure to see two awkwardly but perfectly out of place majestic Greek homes in two separate neighborhoods. It was as if the Parthenon was rebuilt and made with walls. There were even replica ruins in the backyard. The houses truly are beyond imagination.

Much of the nightlife was spent in small smoky bars which I decided to go a little nuts thanks to being virtually anonymous on this road trip. I think the following pictures do me enough justice.
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I left honky tonk cowtown Texas and made my way to Little Rock, Arkansas which from the highway seemed nothing more than a couple banks and a hospital. I managed to find the capitol building and get a couple kind ladies to take my picture on the steps. After a quick stop at a local bar I headed to the small town of Tunica in NW Mississippi just 30 minutes south of Memphis. It hosts the largest compilation of casinos outside of Vegas and Atlantic City. I am here in Tunica Mississippi until Thursday morning when I will go down to Birmingham, AL to celebrate Easter.


Before I left for Memphis I decided to create a small garden in my car so I stopped at Home Depot and got a big pot some soil a tomato plant and some basil and now have a friend sitting with me in the passenger seat