Quote of the Week 3

"The greatest test of courage on the earth is to bear defeat without losing heart."

Robert Green Ingersoll

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Camping Trip

I spent last weekend camping in NE Texas near Caddo Lake. It was very cold with highs in the mid 40s and lows dipping down to the mid 20s but very enjoyable. I've always wanted to go to Caddo Lake. It is the only natural lake of any size in Texas (it stretches across the state line into Louisiana as well). It looks very different than any other lake in the state with which I'm familiar. What is it about Spanish moss that makes everything look so creepy?

I've attached a couple of pictures. Everything is kind of brown this time of year but I think you can get the general idea of how beautiful the place really is.

On a side note, I ate the best catfish I've ever had in a restaurant in the small town of Uncertain. No other catfish I've had is even close (and I've eaten a lot of catfish).

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Quote of the Week 2

"Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional."

- M. Kathleen Casey

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Classic Tune of the Week 12

Travel back with me to 1982 for this weeks classic tune, “Hurts So Good” by John Cougar. “Hurts So Good” was one of three major singles from Cougar’s “American Fool” album (“Jack and Diane” and “Hand To Hold Onto” being the others) and reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song was listed at #83 on Billboard’s Greatest Songs of All Time list.

The song takes me back to one of the best summers of my life. I was sixteen and made the Babe Ruth All-Star baseball team. We made it all the way to the state tournament finishing second to a group of “sixteen” year olds with full beards from Wharton. The song was all over the radio that summer and every time I hear it I think about that time in my life.

I hope you enjoy it.

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