Davey Does Dallas

I was trying to think of something funny for the subject that had a ring with Texas or Dallas and here is my thought process: debbie does dallas...oh! davey does dallas... wait a sec, isn't that a title of a porn movie? hmmm, and davey does dallas sounds like gay porn. Maybe I should change the title... ?

One of my best buds, Jesse, has a place just outside of Dallas where he recently began working as a Quantitative Analytics Manager for some fancy pants financial institution. He travels frequently from our home town (suburbs of Boston) to Dallas and we finally decided to connect in Texas since I've never been to the state coined with the phrase, “Everything is Big in Texas.”

I cashed in a voucher from American Airlines and flew for free - my favorite price. The visit was generally fun and catching up and re-telling stories we've each told each other a dozen times is still amusing. In our cultural exploration of the Dallas/Ft. Worth area we discovered some truisms about the Dallas Cowboys - they ought to be called the Dallas Cougars... for their agility, prowess and cunning. These 'cougars' are ogled and admired even as the franchise begins to age; crowds cheered and sang jubilantly as they scored. Even considering this AA-game performance, the Patriots are better!

...it was almost as fun as watching the alma mater play college football… or the Minnesota Twins in St. Paul/Minneapolis.

Not to mention the fact that our New England Patriots rocked the crap out of Miami and the Boston Red Sox won the American League division to secure another trip to the World Series. It’s been a fantastic season to proudly lay claim to our Massachusetts roots – we have a lot to be proud of.

All in all, it was a perfect guy’s weekend of beer and sports and reconnecting with a great old friend. I look forward to visiting again soon.