Saturday, June 04, 2011

Heh. And Home.

From the Usual Source...


Yeah... you'll believe anything if you bought into that hopey-changey stuff.  How's that workin' out for ya, if ya DID buy into it?

We're back in P-Ville after an uneventful trip back home to Texas.  I can hear you now, Gentle Reader, when you say "Home?  What's with this 'home' stuff, Buck?"  I always get a feelin' of minor elation when I cross the state line into Texas and that's really a weird kinda thang, seein' as how I'm a Texan in name only.  What I mean by that is I carry a Texas driver's license, I keep Texas plates on my vehicles, and my "home of record" is in Livingston... a tiny lil burg about two hours north o' Houston.  But have I ever LIVED there?  No...

Some day I'm gonna pull the trigger and become a New Mexican.  I've been thinkin' about that for at least four years now and I just can't bring myself to do it.  It has sumthin' to do with that feelin' I get drivin' across the state line.  Well, there's that and the fact I pay no state income tax.  Naw, it couldn't be the taxes now, could it?
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7 comments:

  1. Barco Sin Vela II04 June, 2011 14:55

    Florida doesn't have taxes, either.

    I wouldn't mind living in the Southwest so much, but I really like the access to waterways and oceans.

    Preferences. And costs of choice.

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  2. Buck05 June, 2011 10:34

    Preferences. And costs of choice.

    Yup on both counts, Darryl.

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  3. MissBirdlegs in AL05 June, 2011 16:22

    A gal from my hometown has retired on Lake Livingston. She's lived around Houston & Lake Livingston for about 50 yrs - raised her family there. She loves it.

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  4. Buck05 June, 2011 16:25

    Lake Livingston IS pretty, Katy. But I could never live there: dry county. Aiiieee!

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  5. mkfreeberg06 June, 2011 17:32

    Ah, that cartoon truly "rocks" as the young say. See you tonight at beer o'clock, my friend.

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  6. Anonymous06 June, 2011 23:04

    My ol' Korea-vet dad said it took 35 years to become a New Mexican, but that I had the advantage of being born here....

    I've read your blog for about a year now: I want to ride down on the FJR and visit you; of course with supplications of brew and cigars from Monte's in ABQ.

    My ol' man also said: "You will never appreciate this place until you leave." You were so right, ol' man....

    As a real New Mexican, I love and Hate this place, but I can't bear to live anywhere else. (dammit)

    --Gray

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  7. Buck07 June, 2011 09:38

    C'mon down, Gray! I appreciate good company... and anyone with a shared interest in beer and cigars qualifies, by definition.

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Just be polite... that's all I ask.

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