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RE: TEXAN ROLL CALL - 7/1/2005 2:25:53 PM
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bzirk
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Why is that?
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RE: TEXAN ROLL CALL - 7/2/2005 12:08:08 AM
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lisa, i think i might have taken my jacket off, covered myself, and lost my hose RIGHT THERE in the cab! i've almost done it driving, it gets so hot on the frwy's like that. i HAVE done it while dh drives :D.
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RE: TEXAN ROLL CALL - 7/2/2005 10:57:57 AM
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I think everyone seems to have the expectation that we all ride horses and herd cattle for a living, too.
I don't wear a cowboy hat.
I don't own cowboy boots.
I don't have any cacti in my yard.
I don't live in the desert.
I don't own a horse.
I have had to tell people, often, that their misconceptions about Texas are almost as big as the state.  Sure, there are parts of Texas that are arid, and have lots of cacti. Yes, I know a lot of people who love their cowboy boots. You don't even have to go more than 2 blocks to find a horse in someone's yard where I live, but most people are still amazed when I tell them how green this area of Texas is. East Texas is pretty dense pine forest, and south of that, around Houston, is Bayou. Nothing like the arid regions most people associate Texas with.
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RE: TEXAN ROLL CALL - 7/2/2005 11:49:19 AM
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bzirk
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East Texas/ Western Louisiana -- same thing.
I know many Texans who don't have an accent. I aren't one. LOL!! I'm like you, Jami. I've got an accent and a thick one, and if I had a nickel for everytime someone has commented on it during my lifetime, well, you know the rest of that. Let me put it this way, people ALWAYS remember my voice. Sometimes that's a good thing and sometimes it's not.  I do sound like I just road in on a load of cabbage, but sometimes being underestimated like that is an advantage. LOL!
My kids no longer have an accent, and my husband has lost more of his than I have mine. I think it's because he's on the radio and hears his voice a lot more.
As to people asking about Texas, I'm amazed at how many people think Texans are all rich. I know not everyone thinks that but a lot do! I've heard that misconception all of my life. Even as a kid, I remember people asking if we had an oil well in our yard. ROFLOL!! Now if I had been from West Texas, I might have been able to answer, "yes, but the oil doesn't necessarily belong to us." 
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RE: TEXAN ROLL CALL - 7/2/2005 11:57:56 AM
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Something I have noticed about Texas in my travels to other places is that there is more of a winning and cutting edge spirit in that state than most other states I've been in. I guess there really is a wildcat mentality or the world is your oyster mentality. I didn't believe that until I got older and started traveling around, and now that I live in another state, I see it clearly. Texans (in general) are not afraid to try new things with regard to technology and progressive thinking. No, I don't mean concerning immoral things although I think Texas has more than it's share of that. I'm talking about an adventurous spirit. I live in the West where the adventurous spirit is supposed to be king. I do respect these people for braving the elements. But there is a fear of trying new things and being cutting edge that people where I come from (Texas) don't have. Basically, I've found that people from Texas think BIG. Corny as that sounds, I've seen that time and time again.
I miss that kind of thinking, and when I run into someone here who has it, almost invariably they are from Texas or their parents were or they have some kind of influence from Texas. However, I think Colorado is absolutely beautiful and these poeple (like all people) have some wonderful things to offer, but (generally speaking) their perspective of the world is not big and it's not adventurous. -- not like it is in Texas.
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RE: TEXAN ROLL CALL - 7/2/2005 6:29:35 PM
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I WISH I had an oil well in my back yard! We have some land they're drilling for oil on, but .... nothing yet. May never happen, either. But that would be pretty cool if it did.
I actually like having an accent. Like you, Lisa, I have a voice that people recognize and remember. I think it's both the voice and accent, but I don't know exactly. I don't let the accent be thick when I have to talk with CEO's and "Important" business people, because it's hard to be taken seriously sometimes. I have blond hair, which doesn't help. At the same time, I'm not willing to do anything about it. I like those parts of me, and if others don't, oh well. It's the fun part of me.
Where I live, cattle and horses are quite common. Farming is common. Ranching is common. But there are lots of us who don't do any of that. My neighbors are cattle people, and it's fun to see them all decked out in their stuff. Cacti are common and the lack of trees is (sadly) common. But plenty of other areas of Texas could be like any other state.
Lisa, I adore Colorado. It's gorgeous and great to visit! In fact, as much as I love living in Texas because it's my home, I love to visit other states. I love Virginia. I loved Utah when I was there. I love New Mexico (parts of it). I had a great time in Florida. I loved New York. There's really not any state that I've been to that I couldn't appreciate something about it.
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RE: TEXAN ROLL CALL - 7/2/2005 6:43:14 PM
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bzirk
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I love to visit other places too. My favorite state is North Carolina.
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RE: TEXAN ROLL CALL - 7/3/2005 12:32:12 AM
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Hook em. Born and raised in Houston.
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RE: TEXAN ROLL CALL - 7/3/2005 12:36:06 AM
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NC's great. The only other state I lived in. Went there after I got married for two years. My wife (at the time :( and I moved back just before our first daughter was born. She had to be a Texan - Hook em! Colorado is awesome also. I wouldn't mind moving there some time.
God bless,
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RE: TEXAN ROLL CALL - 7/3/2005 9:22:07 AM
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Hi everbody
Born in Big Spring Tex. Missed the good company of Texans.
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RE: TEXAN ROLL CALL - 7/3/2005 10:06:06 AM
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bzirk
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No accent, no cows, no horses, no cowboy boots, no wranglers, no cowboy hat, no big belt buckle. I've never even been to a rodeo!
You haven't missed much. LOL!!
Okay, okay, for all you rodeo fans, it's true that there can be some good rodeos. I have gone to the National Western Stock Show almost every year I've lived in Colorado. They put on a pretty good rodeo.
Rodeos always make me think of this incident:
When we were thinking about moving here, I came up to Colroado with my husband, and we had about an hour and a half layover in Denver before we caught a smaller plane to Hayden (where I live now). It was lunchtime so we went to get a bite to eat. Right after we sat down, this cowboy came in and sat down at the table next to us. After a few minutes we started talking and he asked us where we were from and vice versa. Turns out that he's from a small town in South Dakota, so we said, "Oh, we know someone who moved to South Dakota, but you probably wouldn't know him." He said, "I might." So we told him who it was and he not only knew this guy (who's an MD), but this doctor had delivered his brother's child.
Then we went on to talk about what each of us did for a living. This guy said he did rodeo, and so my husband asked, "How is that for you?" The man said, "I do pretty good," and then he dropped it. We did end up introducing ourselves, and this guy said his name was Marvin (and we promptly forgot his last name after we left the airport ). We immediately felt a kinship with him, and believe it or not, it was on our heart to pray for him for a long time after we met him. This was in the summer of 1998. I had no clue who this person was, but after we moved to Hayden, we would occasionally hear things about South Dakota, and we would always pray for this Marvin guy and his family when we did.
Then in the spring of 1999, I picked up the Denver Post and there was this huge spread about the National Western Stock Show, and on the front page of the special section was a huge picture of this cowboy we had met. His name was Marvin Garrett, and he was really pretty famous in rodeo circles. The story was about him making a comeback from a serious injury. It also turns out that this guy had been in a plane crash in the fall of 1998 where he and his brother and some others were almost killed; the pilot did die if I remember correctly. I knew immediately why we had been compelled to pray for this man even without knowing who he was or what he did, and kick in the head, we knew someone in common. All of that was too much to be a coincidence. The Lord is funny. What are the chances of meeting someone in a major airport who knows someone you do and they both are from the same small place and being impressed to pray for them continually afterwards when they really do need it? I don't think that's a coincidence.
I don't know what Marvin Garrett is doing today, but I do know the Lord has had His hand on him. I've often wondered if we should write him a letter about this, so that he would know without doubt that the Lord raised someone up (and probably not just us) to pray for him in a great time of need.
I wonder how often the Lord orchestrates things like this. Probably a lot more than we realize.
Just yesterday I was helping my son with the neighbor's pets. They're out of town, so they asked him to watch them. Well, two of the pets are in the backyard and there's a bird in the house. They gave him the garage door opener, and told him to use the door that goes into the kitchen. Wellll, they inadvertently locked that door. So my son didn't know what to do. We had a list of numbers to call, but my son was a little too shy, so I called. Good thing I did, because when I called the first number on the list, the woman answered in a shout, "This better ******* be good." I was so startled that I started laughing. Then after I calmed down, I said, "Well, I live across the street from ________, and we're taking care of their pets," and then I proceeded to tell her the problem. She was moritified at what she'd done. She must have apologized about 50 times before I hung up with her. Then she called me back to help get me a key and we chatted some more. She apologized some more and this call she really kicked into high gear because she remembered who I was after the first call. I finally told her, "Please don't labor under that anymore." She then said, "You know I haven't been to church in years. I've done things I shouldn't, but maybe I'll come." I said, "Do it; we would love to have you." I don't know if I'll ever see her in church, but I firmly believe that it was no accident that I ended up speaking to her. But it surely didn't look that way at first. And yes, I'm praying for her.
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RE: TEXAN ROLL CALL - 7/3/2005 10:21:26 AM
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bzirk
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Oh, and welcome to Christiandad2 and Wrenchman!
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RE: TEXAN ROLL CALL - 7/3/2005 1:11:02 PM
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WONDERFUL stories, Lisa! I love those God-incidences. Love 'em! They reinforce my faith. As I was reading about the rodeo man, I was thinking, Google search. Maybe you could find him somehow. I do think it would be great to let him know how the Lord used you and your husband, especially if he has been or was at all questioning God or his own faith. I know that if it were me, I would want to know.
(I've never been to a rodeo, either, although they are popular in my neck of the woods, er, grass and hay.)
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RE: TEXAN ROLL CALL - 7/7/2005 11:20:10 PM
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I just joined up here. I live in Atlanta now but grew up in Texas. Born in Paris, moved to Houston then up to Denton just north of Big D. Then spent a couple of years in Amarillo as a Youth Pastor.
It's been over 10 years since I've been home but still have my trusty Texas flag. I do miss the drier climate out in the Panhandle but I don't mind trading it in for the beautiful rolling hills and trees here in N. Georgia.
God Bless all you Texans.....born and transplanted.
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RE: TEXAN ROLL CALL - 7/8/2005 12:21:57 PM
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bzirk
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Welcome, Pointman!
I'm on vacation in Texas right now, and I thought I would pop in for a few minutes. I actually live in a much drier climate than the D/FW area, so my skin plumped up and my hair kinked up when I came back to visit. LOL!!
My in-laws live in the Grapevine-Colleyville area, so they took us out to see the Gaylord Texan. Whew! I was stunned at that place.
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RE: TEXAN ROLL CALL - 7/8/2005 5:10:23 PM
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lisa,
last year brian surprised me by taking me to the gaylord for our anniversary. it was really REALLY impressive.
michelle
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RE: TEXAN ROLL CALL - 7/10/2005 8:25:57 AM
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I think everyone seems to have the expectation that we all ride horses and herd cattle for a living, too.
I don't wear a cowboy hat.
I don't own cowboy boots.
I don't have any cacti in my yard.
I don't live in the desert.
I don't own a horse.
I have had to tell people, often, that their misconceptions about Texas are almost as big as the state. Sure, there are parts of Texas that are arid, and have lots of cacti. Yes, I know a lot of people who love their cowboy boots. You don't even have to go more than 2 blocks to find a horse in someone's yard where I live, but most people are still amazed when I tell them how green this area of Texas is. East Texas is pretty dense pine forest, and south of that, around Houston, is Bayou. Nothing like the arid regions most people associate Texas with.
I just returned from a two-week visit to my parents in Dallas. Wonderful...so good to be back home. I miss it dreadfully.
I currently live in Great Britain, and when people find out where I'm from, they think I should be talking and dressing like J.R. Ewing. I was only a kid when "Dallas" was on, and our family didn't watch it because my parents thought it was too immoral, so I find it funny.
People also think everybody in Texas is just sitting around dying from the heat. Since it's so cool here, air conditioning is a relatively unknown phenomenon, so they can't grasp a region where everybody has it as a matter of course. I was actually worried that my DH might not be able to cope with the heat, but he sailed through just fine.
I also find it interesting that back home people didn't think I had an accent but over here they do. My dad was in the military, so we lived a lot up north and people never used to believe I was from Texas. "You don't have an accent!" If I had a nickel for everytime I heard that...  Here in England, though, I've had several people tell me that they can tell I'm from the South. Go figure.
Within my family, I'm considered unstereotypical because I don't like iced tea. Ahhhhh! 
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