Ale for the Soul

About a week ago, I saw a posting on the museum's website stating they would be permanently closing at the end of the year.  Wow, really?!  What came to mind first was that some Trump-deranged, left-wing, liberal lunatic finally got their way in rewriting history by deleting the ugly scars on this nation's heritage.  Of course that is not what really happened.  This particular museum has always been a stalwart in presenting the truth of history by displaying both sides of the conversation.  The good, the bad, and the ugly all belong to the forum of open discussion.  The basis behind the closure posting was strictly for financial reasons; however, there has been a recent turn of events.  On Thursday, I headed out to the Civil War Museum to pay my final respects to such a wonderful icon in American history.  After paying the entrance fee, I had to comment on my feelings about the impending closure.  The young lady behind-the-counter then gave me the wonderful news.  The Board of

On Saturday, September 30th, I attended the annual Party on the Porch sponsored and hosted by the Amon Carter Museum.  I attended this function about twelve years ago with a friend and his family.  For whatever reason, the festivities fell off my radar till I saw a banner for it a few weeks prior.  Deciding it would be good for me to get out, even if it was alone, I requested a ticket and downloaded it to my phone.  The best part of the shin-dig was it's free of charge!  Yes, you read that correctly.  Both Party on the Porch and the Museum itself are funded by a perpetual trust established upon the death of Amon Carter himself.  (Take that, you other museums who charge an entrance fee!  Because of the lack of admission, I am able to frequent the art gallery as often as I can.)  Free parking for the event was available across the street at the surface lots of the Health Science Center.  (Another plus to showing up for the event.)  There were several people managing the entryway.  On