I went back home to Houston for the weekend for a High School friend's wedding.   The springtime weather in Houston was gorgeous and provided perfect ambience for the outdoor reception - a remarkable leap of faith given the famous fickleness of H-town weather.

The wedding was in College Station, TX - home of the Texas A&M Aggies and a bastion of Southern pride.    The bumper stickers on this de rigeuer Ford F-150 pickup truck were interesting for being at once a member of the tribe and a member of the opposition out here -

American By Birth;  Southern By the Grace of God