[philmont] Cheep shots at the Texans (Just don't know what's good for me)

John LeBlanc wrote:
> Ok Mark,
> If you gotta come to Texas, Kilgore is as good a place to start as
> any. Plenty of oil derricks right in the middle of town. Take that
> image of Texas back to California with you if you will.
>
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I have been to Texas.

Been to San Antonio, read the Plaque at the Alamo. (it really is a just
little bitty place surrounded by fancy hotels and expensive stores) Ya
know the one I'm talkin bout, the one that said all them there original
Texans agreed to swear their Allegiance to Mexico and become Catholic in
order to get their land grants. If that ain't selling out I'm not sure
what is. (For the record they also agreed not to hold slaves but I'm
certain we all agree this is a good thing)

These days I support my family largely from Texas Companies (HP and
Dell) I see how well they have treated their people. So I guess that
does not really make me any better. Sometimes the best decision at the
time turns out not to be the one you would have made if you had that
20/20 hindsight thing (me gots a resume to prove that).

Have seen good men become DE's and then go to Texas for training to
become "Professional Scouters" they come back and it has yet to be a
good thing. Can't say if it was the same when the "bosses were in NJ or
NY. Guessing that it probably was.

I'm still wondering about that law in the Houston area that requires all
women between the ages of 18-60 to work a certain number of hours in a
strip club. It just has to be the case given the fact that there are
about three clubs on every block (Dallas did not seem much better).

And then there is that challenge about Ya'll treetin your people in
Austin worse than we Californian's treat the opposite end of the state
(North/South) and that takes some serious doin.

But in spite of all that EVERY SINGLE Scouter I have met who has been in
or from Texas has turned out to be good people. So if John wants to try
to carry a pack that is older than me I will make sure there is plenty
of spare room in my external pack to carry whatever I is needed to make
everyone comforatble.

Because at the end of the day Texas Scouters are good people. even if
they do hang their state flag upside down from time to time. I wonder
if that AA crew from Alabama last year got a glimpse of it. Even if
they didn't a Scout is trustworthy so Calvin makes a fine enough witness.

OK. Back to work, got a long night and day tomorrow so I can make my
red-eye to Dallas then drive on over to Kilgore on Monday.

Mark

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Received on Sat Sep 8 23:04:58 2007