The blend of valor and swagger

It rained for the four days that I was there. One afternoon, one morning, and one weekend. There was something different in this trip, not like an exploration or a journey, more like a try out. So this was San Antonio, and I was there for my interview. We went to the river, walked along as it snaked through down town. We waited underneath bridges or in a restaurant drinking margaritas as the rain came down harder. It looked more like an amusement park than a city. Where was Santa Anna? Where was Jim Bowie? When I was a kid one of my favorite movies was this wonderful world of Disney picture starring Fess Parker as Davey Crockett. It was made in 1955 and featured such heartwarming tales like "Davey Crockett knife fights Cheif Redstick" and "Davey Crockett kills bear with own hands" you know- the kind of stuff a five year old girl just dreams about. I imagine that every man in Texas when asked the question "Who are you?" responds the same: I'm half-horse, half-alligator and a little attached with snapping turtle. I've got the fastest horse, the prettiest sister, the surest rifle and the ugliest dog in Texas. My father can lick any man in Kentucky... and I can lick my father. I can hug a bear too close for comfort and eat any man alive opposed to Andy Jackson. That is the Texas I am looking for. I may not have found it in the miles upon miles of shopping malls or in the coffee shops on every corner. But it's there. And I'm looking forward to meeting it. More to come.