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We have this game we like to play in Amarillo. We find new construction around town and we want to know what is going on. Are we getting a new restaurant? Are we getting a new business? What is it?

When you head out for breakfast in Amarillo you first have to decide on where to go. What kind of food do you want? Do you want eggs and bacon, how about the works? Do you want all of that wrapped in a tortilla and just want a breakfast burrito?

There was a time and a place for everything in Amarillo. There was a time when Amarillo had a place where those who didn't fit in those places that liked to two-step had a place they could go. This place was called SRO. Just walking through those doors was an experience.

The fact that I40 travels right through this great city of Amarillo leads to many great things you can witness. You may see some great tour buses traveling through on the way to their destination. You may run into a famous person here or there.

Have you ever had a driver cut you off on I40 here in Amarillo? Of course, you have. If not that driving experience you have witnessed bad drivers. No doubt you want to scream. You want to get road rage. It's not a smart move.

Driving all around Amarillo I have been watching the progress of the QuikTrips in our area. Both locations I40 & Eastern and I27 & Bell have been looking like they were getting close to opening. I just wasn't sure when.

October was a tough month for outdoor enthusiasts. It saw the sudden closing of Camping World off of I40. It had a great location. Tons of visibility but that didn't save it. Before it became Camping World it had been Gander Mountain.

It seems like we are a society that is always on the run. We have so much to do. We need to get the kids from school. Go home to get homework done. Oh, and don't forget football practice this evening.

Nothing is worse than getting on I-40 here in Amarillo just to see traffic backed up. You know you are going to be waiting forever. Is it an accident? Is it just construction? You are not sure but you do know that it may be four or five exits before the congestion clears up.

I have questions that need answering, and in my personal experience, things like this usually have a deeper meaning behind them than we all think.

I feel like I spend a lot of time driving around Amarillo. There is the time I spend on I40 driving between work and home. A lot of time is spent in my hood as well. I am one of those that pay attention to my surroundings.

Ooh this is about to get good. We have hoped. We have wished. We have pleaded with the powers that be. For all that is good in the world. Please bring a Buc-ee's to Amarillo.