"The Ancient Elf" Rillifane's Profile

Travels - Introduction

A few words about me

A few years ago I found that I'd made enough money to be able to quit working as an attorney and promptly did so.

I moved from St. Louis, Missouri to Texas, first to Dallas and, after a couple of years there to tiny, rural Flint in East Texas. Quite a place to wind up for someone who was born in New York City.

I decided I needed a little more land to wander over than the typical postage stamp sized city lot. So now I'll have three acres of pine and oak forest with my own creek.

I've equipped myself with a tractor and a tiller and have grandiose schemes for creating an English country garden complete with fountains, fishponds, footbridges, woodland trails and the occasional gazebo (maybe even a horse and a couple of goats).

My travels have been fairly limited for the last few years as I've settled into my new home and adapted to the leisurely life of an ex-workaholic. Its been three years since I've set foot out of the United States, a remarkably long time by my former standards.

For a more general view, non-travel oriented view of my life, you can read my LiveJournal

A word about Texas

There's a bumper sticker a lot of us have on our pick-up trucks. It reads: "I wasn't born in Texas but I got here as soon as I could."

I'm one of those folks being a transplanted New Yorker.

The history of Texas is filled with people who ran from bankruptcy, bad love affairs and the law to make a new life for themselves.

Its big and brash, filled with exuberance and excess, and utterly unashamed.

Its also welcoming and friendly.

When I first came to Texas a few years ago, I wandered into Stan's Blue Note on Greenville Avenue in Dallas. Within a few minutes someone asked "where y'all from?" I said that I had just moved to Dallas. "Hey everybody," my interogator announced, "We got us a New Texan." "Let me buy you a beer," were his next words.

That's what Texas is. A place that says no matter who you are or where you're from, you're one of us, no further questions asked.

Intro Updated May 13, 2005
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anaglenny Jan 15, 2011 at 1:15 PM

Happy belated Birthday!
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Yaqui Jan 18, 2010 at 6:26 PM

{{{{{Happy Birthday Cuz}}}}} Hope is was special and I wish many more blessings for you!!! Another wonderful year ahead of you!
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Etoile2B Jan 14, 2008 at 2:24 PM

Happy Birthday from sunny California!
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olja1234 Jan 14, 2008 at 1:17 PM

Happy Birthday to you Eric. Enjoy your day!
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pavi24s Jan 14, 2007 at 6:25 AM

happy birthday!add me as ur friend!!!!!!
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margaretvn Jan 14, 2007 at 1:43 AM

enjoyed your HP and looked at your lifejournal 9will go back to it again) happy birthday
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Luisanna Jan 14, 2005 at 2:31 PM

Wishing you the best of this special day! Greetz from Ca, Luisa~_~
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ennui Jan 14, 2005 at 12:07 PM

I'm a newbie and did some browsing. I agree with your quote. Hope you're having a lovely birthday and that all is well.
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scottishvisitor Jan 14, 2005 at 9:53 AM

Loved the Texas blue bonnets A bunch of birthday greetings to you!!
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seattlesmiley Jan 13, 2005 at 5:19 PM

Happy Birthday Eric!!!!!!! Hope you have a year full of amazing adventures & good times. May all your dreams come true this year. Smiles from Sydney, Australia :)