The title of this post is taken from The Declaration of Independence. The greater quote is posted on the front page of the website for America’s 20th Century Veterans’ Memorial in North Platte, Nebraska.
Their goal was to: “Build a permanent memorial monument dedicated to and honoring the men and women who served honorable during a time of war or peace.” Continue reading
Fall means college football and nowhere is there a better example than South Louisiana where a sea of purple and gold is seen on any given Saturday. Being in North Platte, NE for the first Saturday football game night in Tiger Stadium, we wore our purple and gold. Having lived in Omaha, NE a very long time ago, we know how important football is to NE; almost as important as it is in South Louisiana. Continue reading
North Platte is where the Railroad meets the Wild West and we had to hang on for the show. This was to be a Rodeo stop so our born and bred Texas friend could attend his first rodeo. That is correct, this man from the Lufkin, TX area had never been to a rodeo and we wanted to correct that and make him a “True Texan”! Continue reading
As the song says, “Don’t call him a cowboy until you’ve seen him ride.” So, how can you claim to be a Texas until you’ve been to a Rodeo? We have a friend who is from Texas. Now this is distinct and separate from being a Texan. He grew up in Texas and even owned horses at one point. But. . . I found out he had NEVER been to a Rodeo! Of course I had mercy on him, never teased him, or introduced him as, “my friend from Texas who has never been to a rodeo.” As circumstance would have it we met he and his wife (otherwise a really nice person) in Custer, SD for a three week visit. They are fulltime RVers and we’re fulltime wannabes. In RVing from Custer to Texas we found out that the NE State Association Rodeo Finals were taking place about the time we’re making our way thru the state. So North Platte, NE, here we come – -Rodeo and all. Continue reading
