I've spent the last decade seeking unusual roadside attractions in an effort never to squander another summer waiting in theme-park lines holding an $8 lemon slushie. As a result, I've become a photographer, author and graphic designer to support the search. I currently have two books under my belt, the very popular Weird Texas and Weird Arizona. Plus, I'm currently researching Weird Oklahoma, so if you have any leads, let me know.

My hobbies include pressing buttons, singing '80s pop tunes off-key and purchasing needless office supplies. I hope one day to build the world's largest something and maybe open a tiki bar.

I don't much care for sports, country music or dance clubs, which makes it difficult to find kindred spirits in Dallas. I do, however, love a good bar, a quick wit and improvised fun. I also like pop culture, coffee, gadgets, the Discovery Channel, dollar stores, Halloween, Calvin & Hobbes, cold cereal, warm donuts, the sound of large, rounded stones clacking together, old motel signs, bookstores, miniature cupcakes with a buttercream icing that's slightly crisp on the surface, the string around bologna, but not bologna, the words "dubious" and "farrago," pockets, mint chocolate-chip ice cream, fruit pie crust, National Geographic, Andy Goldsworthy, sexy little glasses, anything enlarged to a ridiculous scale, foul language and sidelong glances.