Thursday, April 01, 2004
Things that make you say, "Hmmmmm"...
Ok, if anyone is wondering what the big deal about Caribou is, stay tuned - I'll explain it all in a post in the very near future. Some have already heard the tale, some were there when it happened, but it is a tale that, as a tagline for one of my favorite movies once read, "makes Ben Hur look like an epic!" Now that I have your attention (to varying degrees, I am sure), you'll just have to wait, and keep checking this site if you want to get the sordid details... or you could pop off for a coffee or whatever... your call.
Tuesday, March 30, 2004
Deep in the Heart of Texas...
Well, it is official - Paula and I are now Citizens of the Republic of Texas! After careful consideration, we came to the following conclusions:
1. We have been here longer than anyplace we have been since leaving Tulsa to become gypsies.
2. We do not plan to leave Austin in the forseeable future ( of course, we haven't *planned* to leave any of the places we have lived...)
3. We really *like* living in Austin, even though they don't have Braums or Hideaway Pizza :)
So, we went to the DMV, turned in our Oklahoma DL's in for Texas DL's, got the pickup tags changed over, and poof! Texas is our official home! One might even say that I am returning after a 35-year absence (if you don't get it, ask me after class). Now, before anyone gets any goofy notions running thru their noggins, let me make one thing "perfectly clear": The Crimson and Cream will always fly over this house. I live in Austin now, and UT-Austin is a good school, so I will pull for the 'Horns as long as they are not playing Oklahoma... but the "Eyes of Texas" will never evoke the same emotions as the Pride of Oklahoma playing "Boomer Sooner", I don't care *how* long we are down here. So, I don't want to hear any yakety-smakety about "going over to the enemy" and I don't want to find any severed Longhorn heads in my bed - let's just stick to the Capt. Steubing jokes, okay? (You know who you are...) Oh, and Mom, did you know I was going to move here when you bought that Longhorns rug for me back in Junior High? Go figure :)
1. We have been here longer than anyplace we have been since leaving Tulsa to become gypsies.
2. We do not plan to leave Austin in the forseeable future ( of course, we haven't *planned* to leave any of the places we have lived...)
3. We really *like* living in Austin, even though they don't have Braums or Hideaway Pizza :)
So, we went to the DMV, turned in our Oklahoma DL's in for Texas DL's, got the pickup tags changed over, and poof! Texas is our official home! One might even say that I am returning after a 35-year absence (if you don't get it, ask me after class). Now, before anyone gets any goofy notions running thru their noggins, let me make one thing "perfectly clear": The Crimson and Cream will always fly over this house. I live in Austin now, and UT-Austin is a good school, so I will pull for the 'Horns as long as they are not playing Oklahoma... but the "Eyes of Texas" will never evoke the same emotions as the Pride of Oklahoma playing "Boomer Sooner", I don't care *how* long we are down here. So, I don't want to hear any yakety-smakety about "going over to the enemy" and I don't want to find any severed Longhorn heads in my bed - let's just stick to the Capt. Steubing jokes, okay? (You know who you are...) Oh, and Mom, did you know I was going to move here when you bought that Longhorns rug for me back in Junior High? Go figure :)
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