A to Z Blog Challenge: The Letter I

The Write Game's Theme AtoZ Blog Challenge2014
Stuff I Learned or Laughed at from Bloggers in the 2013 A to Z Challenge .All you gots to do is identify the Mystery Blogger each day. I’ll give you hints when I can. I'll post the answers and the winner each Monday.
Three more visitors (one each week) can win: Week 2) an ebook of Alligators Overhead Week 3)an ebook of Sliding On The Edge Week 4) an ebook of The Princess of Las Pulgas 

BY
1) identifying the most bloggers correctly=2 points.  2) leaving witty comments=1 point or more depending on glibness3) adding to the information and making it more valuable=2 points 
TIES WILL BE BROKEN BY MY CAT. SHE'S FAIR AND IMPARTIAL.UNLESS CATNIP IS INVOLVED, THEN SHE GOES WITH THE BEST SUPPLIER.
I stuffed up and completely forgot to give the answers to Week One's Mystery Bloggers. Thanks Southpaw for noticing and asking. I never, seldom, often make mistakes. . . here's the list of Mystery Bloggers for the first week:
A: Nancy Thompson
B: Joy Campbell
C: Alex Cavanaugh
D: Mark Means
E: Michelle Wallace

And now for. . . . Mystery Blogger I's 2013 theme: “characters and setting for Soloman’s Compass"


I is for Texas Icons.
Although most of these are not a part of SOLOMON'S COMPASS, you may find some of them included in the story. Knowing about these pieces of Texas will help you to understand Texas and Texans, too.
Feel free to ask questions in the comments, and I'll provide answers. Or try to.
Buckle your seatbelts ... here we go ... Icons A-Z Style!
AlamoBlue Bell Ice Cream CowboysDr PepperEl PasoFiestaGruene HallHill CountryIndianolaJalapenosKing RanchLone Star StateMockingbirdsNASAOilPadre IslandQuanah ParkerRodeoSchlitterbahnTexas Rangers and Tex-MexUnique Among StatesValleyWhataburgerXploreY'allZZ Top

Who was it? HINT: You've got to be kidding!

SIGN UP or VISIT the others who are on this AtoZ Challenge  and check out the HOSTS:


Arlee Bird @ Tossing it Out Ninja Captain Alex J. Cavanaugh Author Stephen Tremp Tina @ Life is Good Damyanti @ Amlokiblogs Jeremy @ Being Retro Nicole Ayers - The Madlab Post M. J. Joachim's Writing Tips Heather M. Gardner AJ @ Naturally Sweet Pam @ An Unconventional Librarian




Sliding on the Edge, C. Lee McKenzie, WestSide Books, Spring '09
The Princess of Las Pulgas, WestSide Books, Fall '10
The First Time, Fall '11 (Anthology story: Premeditated Cat)
Alligators Overhead, Outskirts Press, Fall '12
Two and Twenty Dark Tales (Anthology story: Into the Sea of Dew