Today I was driving in South Austin and I stopped at a light. Suddenly, as I looked around, I realized that my surroundings were very familiar. The names of the businesses and the color of the buildings had changed, but the memories came rushing at me like a locomotive. I was in my old neighborhood. The light turned green and instead of listening to Siri, telling me to turn left, I turned right. Although I had never driven the streets, I knew them well. The Safeway that is now a Sprouts. The BBQ place that was now a Mexican restaurant. The neighborhood that was huge in the eyes of an 8 year old kid was now just a couple of […]