tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341493774541669520.post8810816578590880779..comments2023-10-31T11:01:38.694-05:00Comments on what in the cornbread hell ?: work stuffcornbread hellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04044619147561532271noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341493774541669520.post-3964775228359359272008-04-07T14:46:00.001-05:002008-04-07T14:46:00.001-05:00Wendy, huisache is a tree that we saw at the Wildf...Wendy, huisache is a tree that we saw at the Wildflower Center in bloom. Furry little yellow balls. I just like saying the word. Huisache!Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15998945782450878164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341493774541669520.post-36566657738041800942008-04-07T14:46:00.000-05:002008-04-07T14:46:00.000-05:00huisache? huisache? I once moved from Tennessee to...huisache? huisache? I once moved from Tennessee to live in San Antonio and heard that word, as a proper noun, but never knew what it meant. Anybody?<BR/><BR/>I didn't know from Spanish so by default simply pronounced Bexar County like it is spelled. I did this when answering the telephone at my place of work, the name of which included the name of the county! When callers corrected me, I corrected them. What a naive young person I was.<BR/><BR/>Signed, Cornbread HolyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341493774541669520.post-20678265572087820492008-04-06T17:29:00.000-05:002008-04-06T17:29:00.000-05:00I agree with Jospehine...you Dad is really freckin...I agree with Jospehine...you Dad is really freckin cool and talented. Rick, thank you for sharing this pics with us. You do wonderful work...rainbowhearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08895105367711551411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341493774541669520.post-5629347416721131232008-04-06T11:29:00.000-05:002008-04-06T11:29:00.000-05:00my dad is pretty freakin cool, huh?my dad is pretty freakin cool, huh?josephine teresehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07135528899235353113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341493774541669520.post-23296989872789392062008-04-06T11:27:00.000-05:002008-04-06T11:27:00.000-05:00Annie, how did you put up with such obstinance for...Annie, how did you put up with such obstinance for however many days? ;)<BR/><BR/>Did you just call him the equivalent of a "tough, aggressive, invasive species that limits forage production and decreases the value of the wildlife habitat"? Or does huisache mean something else too?wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06899889818724088564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341493774541669520.post-13876480521564380552008-04-06T10:52:00.000-05:002008-04-06T10:52:00.000-05:00so i guess you Were listening. and i guess you alr...so i guess you Were listening. and i guess you already told the story so now i don't have to...hah!cornbread hellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04044619147561532271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341493774541669520.post-28564852246458141262008-04-06T08:56:00.000-05:002008-04-06T08:56:00.000-05:00I would have thought the stupidly tall ramps were ...I would have thought the stupidly tall ramps were the timberland part. The lone grove of trees in the prairie. Since you were guiding me, I guess that makes you one of the original homesteaders? If a married man got 640 acres, and a single man got 320, what did you get? And do you use the English method of a grid survey, or the Spanish method of using a natural landmark and measuring from there? <BR/>The Berlin wall means you are here. A good place to start? <BR/>I think your idea of the transparent overlay to show how closely the present day roads follow those footpaths is brilliant and DART should be ashamed for not doing it. <BR/>We can argue about this until the oxen pull up another wagonload of homesteaders and all their worldly possessions, it is not a silly bus stop floor! It is your first mosaic, and a public work of art commissioned by DART which just happens to be housed in a major transit station. Because you were there that day, a teenager looked at the floor in a new light and heard and recorded your explanation. Hell, you drew a crowd! Now, you silver-haired huisache, go tell the story! Don't make me come down there! No, wait, yes, make me come down there! Waaah!Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15998945782450878164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341493774541669520.post-17812981579614380562008-04-06T00:17:00.000-05:002008-04-06T00:17:00.000-05:00i'll work on that.just picture this: 170 years ago...i'll work on that.<BR/><BR/>just picture this: 170 years ago, before there were any spaniards or french or texians around these parts, those stupidly tall ramps were once prairie - those rude drivers were once black bear, deer, massive herds of bison and a variety of 9 different, mostly peaceful, tribes of american indians passing through for trade and fair weather on well-worn footpaths.<BR/><BR/>the road map you used, to so gallantly maneuver your rent car over our present day city streets, is a direct descendant of that original, 170 year old survey map depicted in tile on that silly damn bus stop floor...yes, i said, "silly." it's still just a bus stop.<BR/><BR/>ok. i'll try, but at what point do i introduce the berlin wall?cornbread hellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04044619147561532271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341493774541669520.post-46160635325875423032008-04-05T23:39:00.000-05:002008-04-05T23:39:00.000-05:00I was driving in rush hour downtown Dallas being t...I was driving in rush hour downtown Dallas being traumatized by stupidly tall ramps, angry drivers who wouldn't let me in the lane I needed while you were explaining the history. I refuse to be held accountable for things I may have missed. Let your swollen head recede for a few days or a week, and then tell the story as only you can. Please.Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15998945782450878164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341493774541669520.post-75404777403789045812008-04-05T15:32:00.000-05:002008-04-05T15:32:00.000-05:00thanks, all. ((gawrsh, blush))annie, you may have ...thanks, all. ((gawrsh, blush))<BR/><BR/>annie, you may have to do it...i think i'm all ego-ed out. besides, i'd like to hear your take on it - what you *got* of the history involved.cornbread hellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04044619147561532271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341493774541669520.post-8074436690410077422008-04-05T13:56:00.000-05:002008-04-05T13:56:00.000-05:00I sure wish you'd quit calling it silly. That bus...I sure wish you'd quit calling it silly. That bus stop is a work of art, and you should be darned proud of it. If you don't use the photos I sent and write a post about it, I will. And I'll do a crappy job, so you better hop to it!Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15998945782450878164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341493774541669520.post-23136472760818622582008-04-04T20:47:00.000-05:002008-04-04T20:47:00.000-05:00Good Lord, how beautiful! I too am very pleased th...Good Lord, how beautiful! I too am very pleased that you're sharing this with us. I'm sure you have many stories to tell that we'd like to hear.wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06899889818724088564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341493774541669520.post-71946084070291228032008-04-04T12:40:00.000-05:002008-04-04T12:40:00.000-05:00Very impressive work, Rick. If I ever decide to r...Very impressive work, Rick. If I ever decide to remodle, I know who to call for a beautiful job. :DJoannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04722780868620942044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341493774541669520.post-42014446959169402572008-04-04T08:29:00.000-05:002008-04-04T08:29:00.000-05:00Wow, Rick. You are a very talented guy! Very cool ...Wow, Rick. You are a very talented guy! Very cool and very impressive!~Betsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16022026685666792412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341493774541669520.post-63103472871950346062008-04-04T04:51:00.000-05:002008-04-04T04:51:00.000-05:00annie, i hope ya know that showing you and p my si...annie, i hope ya know that showing you and p my silly bus stop, and your appreciation of it, was the reason i felt emboldened enough to post this...<BR/><BR/>rilera - thanks. (and give your mom a hug for me. i follow your blog closely and think of you both often.)cornbread hellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04044619147561532271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341493774541669520.post-18723969097756046112008-04-03T23:15:00.000-05:002008-04-03T23:15:00.000-05:00Rick, I'm impressed! I'm so glad that you are shar...Rick, I'm impressed! I'm so glad that you are sharing your work. I've been curious about your 'day job'. You are so talented. I love the mosaic, it's awesome.rilerahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03575145654738200419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341493774541669520.post-11687713854482090182008-04-03T22:01:00.000-05:002008-04-03T22:01:00.000-05:00I'm so glad you're sharing more of your work: it i...I'm so glad you're sharing more of your work: it is both fascinating and beautiful.Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15998945782450878164noreply@blogger.com