Waiting at the traffic light near Austin Books and Comics.
The Boston Cream Pie and Orange Dreamsicle from Casey's New Orleans snowballs
The cupcake truck in the rain.
We witnessed this house being demolished. *
Bowling at Dart Bowl, where I once saw The Big Lebowski in the parking lot. *
Chocolate chip pancakes courtesy of my gracious host
The preserved Daniel Johnston mural on the side of the former Sound Exchange. *
More street art around town. *
We'd been to the museum the last time we were in Dallas so we skipped that part but decided the plaza was worth another visit. This picture was taken while standing on the spot where Kennedy was killed (it's actually marked with an X). The sixth floor window is visible all the way to the right above the trees.
Wasn't kidding about that X.
I also love how "Grassy Knoll" is labeled as such.
The Zapruder film was shot from atop this concrete slab.
Many believe a second gunman was stationed behind this picket fence. 
I don't really consider myself a conspiracy theorist, but this picture is pretty creepy, especially given that those people are probably standing on the X.
Love the shadows in this concrete structure behind the grassy knoll.
At La Guardia Airport we actually got to board the plane from the runway. Very old-timey.*
Our first stop in Dallas was our hotel, where we found this giant stone slab carved with the Ten Commandments. Yup, definitely in Texas. *
Inside Twisted Root burger, where we ate some very sloppy but delicious veggie burgers.
Across the street, above the Eight Track Museum (sadly, not open when we showed up).
I don't know where this was but I like it. *
The sidewalk on the route to the baseball stadium (the reason we were in Dallas). Those holes in the concrete look cool but are a pain to walk on.
The man in front of us rang a cowbell every time the Rangers did something good. * This got old very fast.
Next morning, in front of Oddfellows while we waited for a table. * (Good breakfast/lunch**, by the way, but they don't know how to make a banh mi. Don't know why that's surprising.)
*Indicates photo by Dave. (He may also choose to take credit for the use of the word "old-timey.")
I just saw this building on Bored to Death--it was a really cool shot that pulled out of the frame so you could watch the characters through the little portholes. (I feel like I didn't describe that quite right.)
At one point we found ourselves walking through a small craft fair. It was really not particularly auspicious weather for the occasion though, as you can see--a huge gust of wind more or less took out this booth. Hand-sewn bibs and beaded necklaces were blown into the streets. It was madness.
I don't know what it is about these things but every time I see one I cannot stop smiling.
I just got into Kansas City this afternoon and have already had an action-packed day--a tasty lunch at YJ's Snack Bar, gorgeous letterpress cards from Hammerpress, window shopping at the craziest midcentury furniture store I've ever seen, the Negro League Baseball Museum, and dinner at Blue Nile Ethopian. (In short, there is nothing the matter with Kansas City...just a silly reference to the Thomas Frank book.) Now I'm off to the Yankee game that was the impetus for this short vacation--action-packed!--so I bid you adieu with some photos from my day.
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