today is texas independence day.

i guess it's time for a bit of a history lesson, because if you didn't grow up in the greatest country in the world, then you didn't take texas history in fourth grade and seventh grade and likely have no idea about how God's greatest creation came to be. so anyways, on march 2, 1836 at washington-on-the-brazos, the texas declaration of independence was adopted. the subsequent fight for independence attracted people from all over who wanted to lend aid. davy crockett came from tennessee, and after being defeated in a run for congress there told his constituents "you can all go to hell, i'm going to texas."

independence wasn't actually won until a month and a half later or so, on april 21st at the battle of san jacinto, in which texans showed they could be as sneaky as mexicans and attacked during their afternoon nap. the legend goes that they attacked while the mexican general santa anna was laying down eating chicken and stole his wooden leg, which eventually ended up in a museum in illinois.

you can learn a lot watching king of the hill.

feeling: texan
thinking of: texas
music: "God blessed Texas" little texas