So I've gotten a few very kind emails from people who read this blog checking up on me about how I'm doing, what it's like in Texas, that kinda thing. I really appreciate the folks asking about me and I figured I can just answer your questions about my current life here. So here goes - I moved to Texas in 1989 after Julia died. I'm in a quiet part of Austin, which I don't mind, but it's a bit lonely. I have some casual friends I've gathered over the years but nothing incredibly serious. I haven't had any relationship since, since somebody asked about that for some reason. None of your business in my opinion but there. I live alone, I spend my time gardening and hiking mainly, since that's what I was used to my whole life. I've also been doing some creative writing but that's more of a side hobby. I worked as an employee and then a manager at a clothing store which I did up until retiring a few years ago. Somebody else here asked me why I chose Texas. Truth be told, I heard some good things about it and I saw Austin in particular on a show once so I went, eh what the hell, let's try it out. I considered trying out more places but there was no need for me. This is just fine. Anyway, thank you for your kind emails and I hope you keep them coming. This blog really is a good thing for me, and I'm happy that I can provide some value to you all as well.
- Trevor
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I'll base this off my own experience but I wanted to talk about being a kid in Walker Creek. Everyone has their own childhood experience with different folks and different places and different activities and everything. In Walker Creek, it was a rural town in the middle of nowhere. Therefore, there were pretty limited options on what to do. We could go play outside, we could play a board game or watch TV or listen to the radio inside and that was pretty much it. I used to play all sorts of games outside especially with my friends, but even by myself too. I'd climb trees, pick fresh fruit, explore areas I probably shouldn't have explored because I was a dumb kid, I'd pretend to be some badass hero and things like that, and I'd go ride my bike anywhere I wanted in the whole town and just play with whatever other kids I met. My parents just didn't even care! It's crazy to even consider that nowadays, but maybe it's just a city thing instead of a time period thing, I don't really know. All I know is that nothing ever happened me and I turned out just fine, and I have pretty good memories of those times.
- Trevor I've never hidden the fact that Walker Creek was pretty behind about technology. So this memory popped into my head today while I was on my phone - I'm old as hell and I remember the first time I ever saw a computer. And surprisingly, it was in Walker Creek. Can you imagine the excitement when our library got a Macintosh computer in 1988? That was the most riled up I've ever seen the whole damn town.
Our library was probably the biggest building we had. Got constant funding, it was used a lot, overall just a really popular place. So in 1988, they announced that they were getting a computer. The kind we'd seen on TV and thought "that thing is magic, but too bad I'll never use one" and suddenly, it was in our grasp. It was 4 years late but we didn't care. The line was all the way down Main Street just to have a few minutes to mess with it when it arrived. I was in line with Julia, and so was pretty much every other face I knew. That was a fun day. Everyone was talking about what it was like, what they did on it, etc. It was a technological marvel to everyone. Once I got to Texas, it was pretty commonplace. Saw em a lot more often, and now everyone has one in their pocket. Pretty crazy to think about. - Trevor |
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