MadRowdyBird

This is just my lurker account. Most of my tweets were unintentionally made while falling asleep.

[MadRowdyBird @UTSA96]

@TracesofTexas You just made this old UTSA alum very happy. I used to see those Rowdy birds running all over campus when there were only 5 buildings on campus.

[Traces of Texas @TracesofTexas]

The Arcane Texas Fact of the Day:

On June 26, 1863, noted British ornithologist Henry E. Dresser, shown in the photo below, arrived at Matamoros on a Confederate merchant ship. He spent 13 months in South Texas, where he collected and shipped to England the bird skins of 272 different specimens. The collection currently resides in the museum of the University of Manchester. He also published "Notes on the Birds of Southern Texas."

[MadRowdyBird @UTSA96]

@TracesofTexas Oof. Interesting timing for this. I just sent a picture of my chigger bitten leg to a friend of mine about an hour ago. It was a couple of years ago, but the memory of those rotten stinkin’ buggers cost me a trip to the ER and it still feels like a fresh memory.

[MadRowdyBird @UTSA96]

@TracesofTexas Those seem like very deliberate conchoidal fractures on the edges, so my vote is a “yes”. It’s a bit large for a projectile point, so perhaps a cutting tool of some type.

[MadRowdyBird @UTSA96]

@michael_hoerger I never stopped masking, but I don’t usually wear it alone in my car. But, when I take it to be serviced, they occasionally road test it. When I pick it up, I use Lysol wipes on my dashboard, steering wheel and door handles then drive with my mask on with the windows down. 😷

[MadRowdyBird @UTSA96]

@michael_hoerger Recently had service done to your car so someone had been in it. You drove one block with the windows down to recirculate the air inside the car.

[MadRowdyBird @UTSA96]

@TracesofTexas Thanks for posting that, ToT. I can’t think of a better way to conclude my Memorial Day while I’m missing my USMC veteran dad. 🥺

[BexarCountySevereWX @BexarCOSW]

KEWX - Super-Res Reflectivity 1 5:35 PM #txwx

[NWS Austin/San Antonio @NWSSanAntonio]

Get to know the NWS flood lingo!
🟡 Flood Watch: Be Prepared (conditions favorable)
🟠 Flood Advisory: Be Aware (minor flooding)
🔴 Flood Warning: Take Action (flooding ongoing)
🚨 Flash Flood Warning: Act IMMEDIATELY!
For more: https://t.co/weryVaCUc7 #TXFloodAwarenessWeek

[MadRowdyBird @UTSA96]

RT @TracesofTexas: The Arcane Texas Fact of the Day: Today is, of course, Cinco de Mayo. The hero of that day, General Ignacio Zaragoza. Z…

[JointBaseSanAntonio @JBSA_Official]

The only acceptable response when the group chat asks about weekend plans.

Lock it in: we’re heading to The Great Texas Airshow to “Let Freedom Roar!”

May 2-3, 2026
JBSA-Randolph, TX
100% FREE

Tag your wingman below

#GreatTexasAirshow #JBSARandolph

[Traces of Texas @TracesofTexas]

Sue Lottie Emery sits at her piano, or a piano in a studio (probably that, actually) circa 1888. I'm not sure where this photo was taken but Sue Lottie was born on November 1, 1874 in Kaufman County and died on Feb. 24, 1949 in Mexia. She was buried in Greenwood cemetery in Dallas. She never married. She looks pensive here.

Another phine photo courtesy the Portal to Texas History.

[MadRowdyBird @UTSA96]

@TracesofTexas Yuk. Traces, don’t lick your finger. Just go to the leafy greens section of the produce section and you’ll find plenty of moisture to use!

[NWS Austin/San Antonio @NWSSanAntonio]

A special weather statement has been issued for Schulenburg TX, Moulton TX and Swiss Alp TX until 1:15 PM CDT

[Traces of Texas @TracesofTexas]

Traces of Texas reader Kaye Solomon Partin graciously sent in this great photo, which was found among her grandmother's things when she passed away in 1986. Nobody knows who the boy is, but his outfit is so great and what REALLY takes this to another level is the poem written on the back:

My boy is not a sissy boy
He is every inch a man.
Tho he loves his mother dearly
And helps her all he can.
And when at school he holds his own,
Tho once he got a black eye.
He fought the boy a pretty good fight
And never even cried.
With sisters two he’s kind and true
As ever a boy can be.
In cowboy suit and gun and flint
He’s just a sight to see.
And now he wants a pony
To ride upon the plains.
With handkerchief upon his neck
A cowboys song he sings.
He’s going to have a picture made
To send to his grandpa,
And to some aunts and uncles
And perhaps a friend or two.
And if you don’t think he’s grand
Just come around and see.

Thank you, Kaye. Outstanding!

[MadRowdyBird @UTSA96]

@TracesofTexas Get a rope…

[MadRowdyBird @UTSA96]

@TracesofTexas I wonder how many generations of “Clay Henry” they’ve had since I was there last... 🐐

Best of luck to you on setting up your new laptop, ToT!

[MadRowdyBird @UTSA96]

@TracesofTexas Really nice shot! When I was in college, I interned for the TX Hwy Dept on a job in Jefferson, TX. We found some nice Caddo pottery shards and other artifacts. Wish I had known that this was so close by. I would’ve definitely stopped over to take a look.

[MadRowdyBird @UTSA96]

@LauraMiers I trust that you did, but did you read through the terms and conditions to see if there was anything…weird in them? It looks like they do location tracking, but everything does these days.

[MadRowdyBird @UTSA96]

@TracesofTexas Cowboy ingenuity.