Davy Crockett

Okay, okay...I know I have some people who are antsy for a follow-up NKOTB post, and I promise that I will take care of that while I'm in Denver for Thanksgiving. But, in an effort to not let my blog stagnate for too long, here's a little quicky post.

I just got to Denver after a 5 day trip to San Antonio, Texas for the National Council of Teachers of English convention. I didn't get to see much of San Antonio, but I did make it out to The Alamo. It was interesting...I'm pretty sure I didn't know that Davy Crockett died at The Alamo...shows how much American History I learned in school! Anyway, the coolest thing I learned at The Alamo had to do with Mr. Crockett and his move to Texas. He was a U.S. Congressman, and around the time of his eventual defeat in his final run for Congress, he said "...you may all go to hell, and I will go to Texas." I wish I would have had that quote in my pocket BEFORE I left for Texas...I'm sure I could have made good use of it! Thank you Davy...for a great quote, AND for introducing that fabulous coonskin cap into our lives!