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["Jerry W. Shepperd" <shepperd AT austincc.edu>]

Lynda,

I agree.  One gets very tired very quickly of people denigrating 
where they currently live and bragging about where they left.  I'm a 
native Texan and know that Texans can be some of the world's worst in 
this regard.  "Ain't no place like Texas," a Texan will say, and the 
rest of the world silently says, "Thank goodness."

A Texan was teaching his son about manners. "Son, never ask people 
where they are from.  If they're from Texas, they'll tell you.  If 
they're not, don't embarrass 'em."

Jerry,
who has lived in several foreign countries: Viet Nam, Mexico, 
Missouri, Rhode Island, District of Columbia, but content to be in 
The United State of Texas for the time being.



At 06:46 PM 4/3/2007, Lynda wrote:
> Well, we are sorta transplants up here <g>  The only thing I'd like to
> change/teach folks about is how to keep their blooming mongrels home!  Well,
> I take that back, I wish the neighbor would find someplace to sleep besides
> right smack dab in the middle of the road <g>  The man has carved his
> driveway out of part of our property and we ignore that but the drinking and
> then sleeping in the middle of a barely one lane private road is a bit of a
> problem.
>
> Now, I'll trade James some Texans for those Californians.  I'm really tired
> of being told just how glorious Texas is and how nothing in California can
> match Texas, how expensive it is to live here, how the schools aren't any
> good, how there is too much traffic, blah, blah, blah.  I finally told one
> gal that if it was so blooming marvelous there I'd buy her a bus ticket and
> she could go back.  Funny, she has spoken to me since <g>
>
> Lynda, who loved visiting *almost* everywhere in the U.S. and listening to
> the stories of the locals and collecting recipes and loved living in Mexico
> and collecting still more recipes <g>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <tonitime AT juno.com>
>
> > BTW, i am one of those CA'ns transplanted here who has no aim or desire
> > to tell folk to try it another way - unless they say they want to.  I
> > love it here, and found a true home.  My ancestors were KY'ns, since the
> > 1800's, and i am the first generation with a bland, CA accent! It was
> > like coming home, tho i never knew it until i settled in.
> > Home is where the heart is, and not all of us want to change or
> > enlighten others, thank goodness!!
> > Thanks again,
> > Toni