HAPPY TEXAS INDEPENDENCE DAY!

Paladin · Post by **Paladin** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 10:55 am

The Texas Declaration of Independence was signed on March 2, 1836

http://www.lsjunction.com/docs/tdoi.htm

OverEasy · Post by **OverEasy** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 1:06 pm

I haven't heard anything about it on the Houston TV news today.

It must not be as big a deal as 'cinco de mayo' or 'Martin Luther King day', they have parades and all kinds of news coverage for them.

I guess not many people remember the Alamo these days.

Oh well, OE

Kalrog · Post by **Kalrog** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 1:09 pm

I heard it on the news in Austin... at 0530.

jimlongley · Post by **jimlongley** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 1:12 pm

OverEasy wrote:I haven't heard anything about it on the Houston TV news today.

It must not be as big a deal as 'cinco de mayo' or 'Martin Luther King day', they have parades and all kinds of news coverage for them.

I guess not many people remember the Alamo these days.

Oh well, OE

Maybe because Alamo Day isn't until March 6th?

Two radio stations in the DFW metroplex (out of the four that I normally listen to and I didn't tune the other two in this morning) both featured articles about today being TX Independence Day. KPLX and KLUV.

Paladin · Post by **Paladin** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 1:20 pm

I only saw it on the internet.

But a search did turn up an article in the Houston chronicle. Could have been a better article.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/3695327.html

rgoldy · Post by **rgoldy** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 4:21 pm

Word story on KPRC-TV 2 11am news show. List of functions and times for Washington on the Brazos and Houston downtown.

longtooth · Post by **longtooth** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 4:24 pm

I reminded all three classes of Jr High students that I Substituted in today. Science. It is scientifically verifiable that we won.

Paladin · Post by **Paladin** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 5:05 pm

longtooth wrote:I reminded all three classes of Jr High students that I Substituted in today. Science. It is scientifically verifiable that we won.

Outstanding!

longtooth · Post by **longtooth** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 5:44 pm

I confess guys. I have a lot of forgotten dates marked on my calander. If i did not write them down I would forget them also. Not because they are not important but because you can't remember all of them. When we said the pledge to the Texas flag I reminded the 1st class. rest at the start of each class. I do VE,VJ, day, D-Day, Iwo Jima, Okinawa, Pearl harbor, I know several others but cannot remember w/o calander. They like it too. Who has a brother or other kin in the military? They respond great.

Post by **Crossfire** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 7:48 pm

Is anyone else old enough to remember when Texas Independance Day was a school holiday??

KBCraig · Post by **KBCraig** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 8:47 pm

llwatson wrote:Is anyone else old enough to remember when Texas Independance Day was a school holiday??

I remember when opening day of deer season was.

At least in my small school in western Arkansas, because no one would have shown up -- staff or students.

Kevin

longtooth · Post by **longtooth** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 9:51 pm

I am not. From your posts I would not think you were either.

Post by **Crossfire** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 11:21 pm

longtooth wrote:I am not. From your posts I would not think you were either.

OK, maybe it was only in Abilene, but I do remember March 2nd being a school holiday when I was in grade school. And no, I am not THAT old, even though I do have a birthday this month.

I am going to be 39...again!

wrt45 · Post by **wrt45** » Fri Mar 03, 2006 12:09 am

llwatson wrote:
longtooth wrote:I am not. From your posts I would not think you were either.
OK, maybe it was only in Abilene, but I do remember March 2nd being a school holiday when I was in grade school. And no, I am not THAT old, even though I do have a birthday this month.

I am going to be 39...again!

OK......I was going to respond that I could remember that far back too, but then I read Longtooth's response and decided I was just remembering wrong. Now that you mention Abilene, I'm thinking maybe my memory isn't so bad.

It's been too many years ago for me to swear to it, but I sure seem to remember having the day off, and I went to elementary school in Abilene ......but more than 39 years ago.

longtooth · Post by **longtooth** » Fri Mar 03, 2006 8:41 am

llwatson. Never was a holiday in West Tex that I am able to remember. That is something I can believe Abilene would do. As I thought, young lady, your confession reveals that you have many parents on the forum & a few grandparents. Be asurred that is a compliment of the highest caliber. We are thankful to have ladies input like you & quidni especially. Your posts in the past have shown this old man a very good balance of toughness & tenderness. ie. Your training credintials, job, continual training, refusing to be a victim / compassion for a new baby struggling, patience because we all had to start somewhere, especially the one about "You guys are making to big a deal about stance, I don't care if they shoot from low ready or...don't remember the rest

Anyway, some of us dads wish our other daughters would catch a little of what you have.

O yea, one more,

about him being a keeper!!! I have a sneeking feeling he wants to keep you on the stringer too.