day 3 :: deck the halls with perverted calls

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For the third day of our trip, Lindy and I set out from Monroe, La., with the ambitious goal of seeing just how much of Texas we could cross in a single day.

Turns out they're right: One shouldn't mess with Texas.

Unfortunately, my plans for the Dallas/Fort Worth area fell through, so there was no need to make a stop in the metro. Instead, we landed in Big Spring... where I was greeted by a phone call to my hotel room and a strange man on the other end of the line asking if I wanted to party.

Interestingly enough, this was only the second most disturbing event of the day. First place goes to the large armless Santa Claus that sat abandoned in a clearing off the highway.

Regrettably, I was unable to snap a photo of said St. Nick. But I assure you, it was quite a sight to behold.