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Bill Crist ’73 says: I was a fish in Sqdn 4 the year we built the tallest Bonfire on record. I remember the bruises, the muscle pains, the cuts, the blisters, the pushups. It is all pale compared to the sacrifice our 12 brothers and sisters gave to our beloved school. Every Aggie Muster since that day I have said a "Here" for them. Their sacrifice is forever etched in our minds. Whether or not we ever see another official Bonfire does not matter; our traditions will survive. We are great. We are mighty. We are Texas Aggies. (November 5th, 2009 at 10:23am)

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Features

Have you heard the good news? My career as a bit player in Hollywood continues apace. (June 2006)

Columns | Miscellany

Three great hotels on the Pacific coast of Mexico where you can do just about anything or nothing at all. (December 1999)

When I decided to put in a swimming pool, I had visions of supermodels doing the backstroke in my back yard. Instead, I got one big headache after another. (May 1999)

Don’t think of the Hill Country Hyatt as just another chain hotel. Think of it as your salvation—especially if you have kids. (July 1998)

Until recently, I couldn’t. Then I enrolled in language school in the charming Mexican town of Guanajuato, and two weeks later I was comfortably conversant in español. (September 1997)

If you think there are bargains on the border, you won’t believe what you’ll find seven hundred miles south in three tiny Mexican towns. (July 1996)

In a remote Mexican bay, you can touch a forty-ton gray, watch her lovely, enormous baby rub playfully against your boat, and ponder the mysteries of the natural world. (December 1995)

Want to golf this summer on three of the best-designed, least expensive courses in the world? Swing on down to los cabos, mexico. (May 1995)

Glimpses of jaguars, toucans, and black orchids reward the intrepid traveler in the unspoiled wilds of Belize. (November 1994)

Welcome to Puerto Escondido, where you can ride magnificent waves, hook a sailfish, or do absolutely nothing. (September 1994)

With ancient ruins, exotic foods, and native wares, Oaxaca is a one-stop get-away for heat-plagued Texans. (June 1994)

Want to see millions of migrating monarchs on their annual winter getaway? Wing on down to Mexico. (February 1994)

The route to Mexico’s Real de Catorce is not for the faint of heart, but there is more than light at the end of the tunnel. (November 1993)

When everything’s at sixes and sevens, give Turk’s tips a whirl. (June 1992)

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