My own, a tough act to follow, advice, which, by last count, is teetering on the brink of being famous, and I was thinking about this while working the other morning, just one tidbit, one word of advice to our out-of-town, out-of-state, and out-of-country visitors? Out-of-body and out-of-mind, too? Just to cover all situations?
Native Texans have a plethora of influences in heritage. There’s the Southern component, the Native bloodline, and the Mexican influence. Of those three, there’s the sense that there’s a very gracious part of the constitution – it’s in our collective genetic material. In other words, real natives here tend to be friendly. Look, out-of-town visitors, just because we’re nice, or polite, or greet you with, possibly figuratively, warm embrace, that doesn’t mean we want to sleep with you, in a non-figurative manner.
The legend lives on:
At the post office, the other afternoon, I scooped up a box. A box of goodness. A box that signifies something. A box of Worm-Glo.
The box is from Legend Labs, home of Worm Glo, the worm food and tye-dye for night crawlers. Good stuff. In the box was a high-quality T-shirt, and they even listened to my request for a black T.
“What color? Black, unless you’ve got something darker,” what I said.
So a zip-lock T and lifetime supply of worm food. It’s symbolic, in a way, as it’s the first real sponsorship I’ve gotten. Although, to be realistic, I’ve spent a lot more on green worms and worm food, and I’m sure it’s a deal that’ll work out for them, rather well. I just don’t know that I’ll have a chance to get a picture of me, with a big fish, and their T-shirt, not anytime too soon. But it’s really cool shirt. I think it even glows in the dark.
But it’s the thought that counts.
I still think Shakespeare Fishing should grab me while I’m available.
“Bait the hook well, this fish will bite.”
– “Bill” Shakespeare
Coincidence?
Not really, but I’m not going into the background of the story. Microsoft’s first web page and, as noted before, my earliest graphic. An even dozen years on the web?
If it’s Saturday:
This must be San Antonio.
