About Guadalupe County, TX

Well, last night I participated in the Texas Two-Step. I had already voted, so I went back to caucus last night, showing up 15 minutes early for what I thought would be a half-hour process. As a result, I only had to stand in line in the parking lot at my polling station for 2 hours. It was cold last night, too!

Thanks to some friendly and funny folks I waited with, I managed to survive the ordeal--one of them very kindly lent me his jacket. Once I got inside the building (which was warm, and mostly empty, since only a dozen people at a time were being let in), it only took 5 minutes to register my selection. By that time, I was too tired and hungry, plus my feet were killing me, to hang around afterwards to caucus and choose delegates. At 8:45, the two lines of people waiting still stretched from the doors all the way across the parking lot to the street. Next time, I think I will volunteer to help so that this doesn't happen again! And at least I'd get to be inside.

Earlier in the day, I went to the post office in Cibolo and took my camera with me. Cibolo, like Schertz, is one of the fastest-growing towns in Texas. The contrast is not as great, because the original town is smaller, but it's still interesting. Builders have bought cheap land all around Cibolo and built homes ranging from entry-level homes in the $120,000 range up to spec and custom homes in the low $300,000s.

Many home buyers (and renters) live in the area because of the town's convenient proximity to Randolph Air Force Base. It's also an easy commute to Fort Sam Houston and Brooke Army Medical Center via IH-35. Farther to the north along IH-35 is a nice older community built around a golf course, Northcliffe, and an over-55 neighborhood being built on the north side of the course.

I didn't make it down to the lowater bridge this weekend...but I did need to kill some time in the Schertz/Cibolo area today. Found some interesting "artifacts" while I was driving around. The Starlight Theatre is in Schertz on Highway 78. This community was voted one of the top 40 places to live in the US and is the top ranked city in Texas. It lies between our little town of New Braunfels and San Antonio. I know there are old drive-ins everywhere but this one seemed to stand out. I'm amazed that no one has "liberated" the sign itself. It's in surprisingly good condition and it has a great sense of style. I love old advertising art and this is a great example. I'd love to know something about the history of the place - other than the "submarine races" that were waged in the back rows. There are a lot of interesting things to see...if you just take the time to look.

A couple of weeks ago, I had to kill some time and run a couple of errands in Schertz. (According to the US post office, I live about 200 feet from the boundary line of Schertz, in Cibolo, to the east.)

Since I had my camera with me, I thought I'd try to capture some of the contrasts between the old city of Schertz and just a small portion of the rapid development that has been taking place in the last few years.

Last year, Schertz was ranked one of the best places to live in Texas by Money magazine. So far, it's been good to me. Many people stationed at Randolph Air Force Base live in Schertz or the nearby cities of Universal City, Live Oak, Converse, and Cibolo. I'll be driving around there soon, too.

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