April 21, 2005
Houston, We Have A Victory
Today is the anniversary of the Battle of San Jacinto, fought April 21, 1836, in which Sam Houston and his Texans routed Mexican General Santa Anna in a surprise attack and established Texas as an independent republic (although Texas Independence Day actually is celebrated March 2, the anniversary of the day the Texas Declaration of Independence was adopted).
As it happens, the oldest Llama-ette announced to me yesterday that she was doing a research project on Texas because she knew I'd grown up there. After filling me in on why the state capital is called Austin and the Battle of the Alamo, she said, rapidly changing the subject, "I even saw a photograph of an armadillo!"
"Do you know what?" I replied, "I used to chase them when I was a kid and try to grab them by the tail."
Her eyes went as round as marbles with admiration.
Heh. I'm trying as much as possible to enjoy this time when she still thinks of me as something of a hero. She'll be a cynical, world-weary teenager soon enough.
Was that "tale" a Freudian slip?
Posted by: John at April 21, 2005 11:27 AMNo such luck. Simple grammatical dyslexia kicking in again. Now fixed.
Posted by: Robert the LB at April 21, 2005 11:33 AMBut the question now is: did you eat, the possum-on-the-halfshell? Being from a rather more northerly Southern state, I have to answer "no", although I have eaten possum.
Posted by: John at April 21, 2005 12:27 PMRob, you beat me to the punch today! Thanks for acknowledging this crucial battle.
I had a very enthusiastic 7th grade teacher! And no, I've never eaten an armadillo, although I once saw a Giant Armadillo after drinking too much Lone Star.
Posted by: Robert the LB at April 21, 2005 02:07 PMIf you want, I can send you an armadillo, so your daughter can have a new pet.
Posted by: Dash at April 21, 2005 03:43 PM
