To me, it seems quite fitting that my first post in this blog--the "rebirth" of my online journal, if you will indulge me with the phrase-- falls on Mother's Day. With my first new entry, I celebrate my own mother. She's awesome!

My mom was born in Chicago a little more than a half-century ago, and spent a good amount of her childhood migrating back ( Read more... )

Yes, on this day in 1836 the then-republic of Texas declared independence from Mexico. Texas being my home state, I see this as a holiday. So to start the festivities I give you a list of "State Things", starting with the full text of our state song, which sums it all up nicely.

Texas, Our Texas
(text from http://www.50states.com/songs/texas.htm, ( Read more... )