Only in Texas could you see what I saw this morning, well maybe Oklahoma. I saw a Texas speed bump, aka a dead armadillo on the road near my house this morning. The cool thing was that the vultures looked like those cartoon vultures and were circling and landing and dining. The funny thing was as my car swerved to avoid it the vultures swerved to avoid me. I guess they learned from the armadillo what not to do. It reminds me of a time when I was infatuated with all things Texan. I was 9 and we first arrived from Alaska. My school had a big "sesquicential" celebration for when Texas was 150 years old. All of the kids were told they could perform skits and such. Many a 9 year old dressed up like girl and sang the yellow rose of Texas. I, on the other hand, decided to make a comedy skit about all things Texan. I can still remember a little of the dialog. There is little Bri standing in front of an auditorium saying the following," Here in Texas we like our Daahog to sit in our pickup truck and listen to country music with us. Then we go pick PeeeCans and hope the Texas flies don't get us. Y'all know that our manure is the smell of money. I'm fixen to go git nekkid so y'all better not watch. Yee Haw." and other such ramblings. Now that I look back I think I was making fun of Texans. I'd love to see that again. Naturally our mom made me listen to country music, which is why I like the songs 9 to 5, Islands in the Stream, Toot Toot, and Elvira. I think maybe I just liked Dolly Parton. Melinda even drew a KLUR logo and sent it into the local radio station. I think they took her idea and made it into a billboard and she never got any credit. When we came here we all got boots. I remember pictures of me wearing boots and shorts in the summer. I think I was born without fashion sense. The biggest thing about Texas really is the way we speak. I am now proud of saying "Y'all". It makes so much sense. Y'all is a good word because it shortens two words into one making sentences shorter without losing meaning. You and All. I think I'll come up with another one. How about Donwangowork for "I don't want to go to work". Or Illgitthphone for "I'll get the phone." Eh, I'll never remember that. Y'all come back now, ya hear.

Thought of the Day
"I still haven't heard about that job."
"Yeah, that's a tough one. What are you gonna do about that?"
"I have an idea."
"Yeah?"
"I show up."
"Whattya mean, you show up?"
"I show up! I pretend I have the job. The guy's on vacation. If I have the job, it's fine. If I don't have the job, by the time he comes back I'm ensconced."
"Hmmmmm.... Not bad."
"What's the worst thing that could happen?"
"Well, you'd be embarrassed and humiliated in front of a large group of people and have to walk out in shame with your tail between your legs."
"Yeah, so?"
"Yeah, I see what you mean. I forgot who I was dealing with."
- George and Jerry, in "The Barber"