Holiday

Today is a holiday, and one of my favorite.  It combines three of my favorite things, Texas, Texas A&M, and cocker spaniels.

Today is the anniversary of the Battle of San Jacinto.  Where Sam Houston and his rag tag army defeated the well trained Mexican army of Santa Anna.  Our independence was won that day.  Made famous by the battle cry "Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad!" and the Yellow Rose of Texas.

San Jacinto Monument

Today is the day of Aggie Muster.  We Aggies are charged that "If there is an A&M man in one-hundred miles of you, you are expected to get together, eat a little, and live over the days you spent at the A&M College of Texas."  I spend it calling buddies from college, mustering with a local A&M group, and a few beverages to toast A&M.

Academic Building at Texas A&M

Today is the birthday of a dog, a cocker spaniel named Texas.  When I was a kid, we had cocker spaniels.  One of them was a blond female that was born on April 21, 1986.  We named her Texas.  A litter-mate of her's was named Blue Bonnet.

Texas, the cocker spaniel

Texas, Aggies, and a dog.  Sounds like a bad country song.