And we don't call it "pop"...

As I pondered my drink selection at Sonny Bryan's Smokehouse BBQ today, it occurred to me that this was a somewhat subtle sign that I've truly moved back to Texas.  Can you see why?

Road trippin' with VY...

I figured Wild Willie would appreciate this site: Little Vince's Road Trip.

And to spur on Willie's admiration of Vince even more, check this out--the Vince Young pre-paid Visa Card!

On this day in history...

So today is Juneteenth, the oldest celebration to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States on the day that Union troops set foot on Galveston Island in 1865, and finally convinced the people of Texas that the Civil War was actually over. Forget the fact that President Lincoln actually invoked the official end of slavery in the United States with his Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863. And don't worry that the war itself ended with the surrender of General Robert E. Lee to Ulysses S. Grant on April 9, 1965. Apparently, Texans didn't get the message.

Yup, Texas is one stubborn state, yet seems to have such a strong influence on American history. And it's not even limited to the U.S.--take a look at the WORLDWIDE Juneteenth celebrations organized across the globe. Even people in Taiwan are celebrating the end of slavery. Who knew?