My original reference was, of course, to the fact that the Texas Rangers were playing the Yankees for the AL Pennant. As a Red Sox fan, they de facto became my second favorite team.
However, I did live in Austin for a few years and really enjoyed my time there. As a politically moderate New Englander, I can hardly be accused of finding my ideal homeland in Texas. I liked Austin, however, and would have stayed had I not been an academic and at the whim of the job market. When you live in Texas for a while, the people begin to grow on you. For all their braggadocios image, most Texans I knew were friendly folks that knew how to have a good time. I can see where that might be hard to find on a visit. Even now, I wouldn't mind moving back to Texas if the my life took me that way (and I wasn't so settled in SW Virginia). On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 6:50 AM, paul stenquist <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Nov 15, 2010, at 12:10 AM, John Francis wrote: > >> On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 10:38:12AM -0700, Larry Colen wrote: >>> >>> On Oct 13, 2010, at 10:24 AM, Steven Desjardins wrote: >>> >>>> I'm from about 50 miles south of Boston. And hell no, I'm not a >>>> Yankees fan. I just became a Texas fan, however. >>> >>> >>> I've been to Texas, and apart from the music in Austin, there really isn't >>> much about the state to be a fan of. >> >> Pulling up to the dock at The County Line BBQ on Lake Travis >> for a first-rate dinner is an experience I'd gladly repeat. >> >> Flying into (and out of) Austin on Braniff was pretty good, >> too (especially on the way out, courtesy of a promotional >> upgrade to first class), but that's not available any more :-( >> >> > I spent a day with Jim Hall at his own Rattlesnake Raceway near Midland in > the early eighties. Won't ever forget that. The Midland BBQ brisket was great > as well. However, the Midland Odessa area has little charm beyond that. > Paul >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
