First of all, this is about Iraan, a tiny town in southwestern Texas, not Iran, the Country Formerly Known as Persia. Although, really, who doesn’t enjoy a good kabab? We had a quick trip out to Iraan again last week,… Read More ›
Permian Basin
Where Alley Oop The Time Traveling Caveman was Born. Maybe.
There is a tiny little town in western Texas, named Iraan. The town sprang into existence after the 1923 discovery of oil on the ranch of Ira Yates (the town is named after Ira and his wife Ann), with the… Read More ›
Luigi’s of Midland Texas – Fine Dining in the Oil Field
A few months ago I spent the night in Midland, Texas on a business trip. The area around Odessa and Midland are booming to such as extent that one or the other city is frequently mentioned on national news as… Read More ›
A Ghost Town that’s Not Quite Dead: Crappy Places to Be From
Barstow, Texas is a town in West Texas, not far from the corner where New Mexico juts into the Permian Basin. The census sign at the city edge, from 2000, claims that there are 400 people living there, but I… Read More ›
Two Different Girls 