Lets start with the obvious. The Texas State flag. Have you ever noticed it is a small portion of the American flag, just much bigger?
Pecans - I thought Alabama had some big pecans, but Texas wins hands down. I have...
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A Coal Miner’s Son
Down in a hollow, in the coal mining hills of Eastern Kentucky, lived Melvin and Clara Webb. Melvin and Clara had eight children, Melvin Jr., Loretta (Loretta Lynn), Herman, Jay Lee (Willie Lee), Donald Ray, Peggy Sue, Betty Ruth and Brenda Gail (Crystal Gayle). A rather musically inclined family I will have to say.
Herman Webb,...
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Tremp You Low
Well, thats how I believe you say it.
As I continued my trek North, and suffering through another indescribably hot day, I passed through the town of Trempealeau, Wisconsin, on my way to the State Park for the night. Just for the heck of it I stopped at a little motel, Inn on the River, and...
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A true Cheese Head
Anyone who knows me, knows I love cheese. When a recipe calls for cheese, I don't measure, I dump it in by the handful. The cheesier the better is the way I see it. (My boys disagree.)
Legend has it that thousands of years ago, an Arabian trader was crossing a rough, mountainous section of Asia....
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