GEORGETOWN, Texas — Got a bit of a late start to this post – they’re either having some network issues at Southwestern or my laptop just isn’t agreeing with the connection here. The athletic director (courtesy of Southwestern assistant coach Allison Wooley) got me a department machine that could connect to the secure campus network, however, so all’s well.

Drove here from Abilene this afternoon, down U.S. 183 almost the entire way. I’ve often pondered taking U.S. routes instead of interstates – imagine taking U.S. 1 from Virginia to Connecticut, for example, through the heart of every city in between. If only I had 12 hours to kill. I took U.S. 40 once to Washington & Jefferson instead of the Pennsylvania Turnpike.

Went through some pretty small towns – in fact, this area of Texas reminds me a lot of eastern Iowa, where we have relatives. Lots of rolling hills and farmland.

Of course, Iowa doesn’t have any cactus.

Listening to the radio was an adventure as well. Here’s what one trip through the dial sounded like: Rush Limbaugh, country music, Christmas music, country Christmas music (seriously), preaching, Spanish-language preaching.