Texas Independence Day

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On Texas Independence Day, consider adopting a pet worthy of being called a Texan.

Today is Texas Independence Day, the 179^th anniversary of the day the fledgling country adopted the Texas Declaration of Independence at Washington-on-the-Brazos. I’m a fifth generation Texan, and March 2 has great meaning to our family.

So while I was pondering the enormity of what the Texas founding fathers and defenders risked and sacrificed, I drew a couple of parallels to cats. Texans are known for our fierce independence; so are cats. Texans are proud, so are cats. Texans a reputation for take-no-crap. Kitties too.

Cats go back to our earliest Texas roots. A black cat even died with the defenders of the Alamo. More about the Alamo and her cats on March 6, the day the Alamo fell.

So Come on people of Texas, open your homes to an independent creature worthy to be called Texan!

And just for fun, here are some Texas truisms. And believe me, they ARE true. When you’re from Texas:

You understand that frozen precipitation seldom means snow. It usually means freezing rain, sleet, cobblestone ice and hail, but not snow.)
Last week we actually had bona fide snow. The Texas tradition of sleet and freezing rain returned the following day
You use the word “y’all” not because you have a Texas accent, but because it’s a practical contraction.
You no longer associate bridges with water.
You no longer associate rivers with water.
You can say 110 degrees without fainting.
You realize asphalt has a liquid state.
You learn that a seat belt makes a pretty good branding iron.(Especially the old fashioned metal ones.)
You know that in July it takes only two fingers to drive your car.
You discover that you can get a sunburn through your car window.(Yup.)
Hot water comes out of both taps.
The mosquitoes have landing lights and can pick up small dogs.
You’ve ridden your brand new Christmas bicycle in shorts.
People grumble about Noah letting coyotes on the ark.
It’s a common misconception that JR Ewing lived here. That was a TV show people! Chuck Norris, on the other hand, is a real, karate-choppin’ Texas Ranger.
It’s a common misconception that we have killer bees, fire ants, gigantic roaches and mosquitoes and other awful insects, tornadoes, hurricanes, and damaging hailstorms. We tend to think of them as a few bitty bugs and a bad hair day.