My Head is in Texas but My Ass is in Arkansas

Trip Start Nov 25, 2008
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Trip End Dec 03, 2008


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Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Marriott hotels are always very good.  Unfortunately, our room had the smell of sewage.  We didn't complain, though I guess we should have called it to their attention.  Bozzie Jane forgot our bag of dirty clothes, and the front desk lady came running out to the parking lot to flag us down.  She wins our award for Best Desk Clerk!

I LOVE Texarkana.  It was a wonderful place to grow up.  We moved to Texarkana in 1953, and we moved from Texarkana to Shreveport, Louisiana in 1961.  I attended first through seventh grades in Texarkana.

It was a kindler and gentler place to grow up.  We played in our neighborhood and Spring Lake Park, and my parents never had to worry about our safety.  We had wonderful friends and great neighbors.

Barbara and I visited my family's old homes, my schools, my Dad's television station, and more.  We also saw the big sights in Texarkana.  The biggest sight is the State Line that runs right down the middle of the area and divides Texarkana Texas from Texarkana Arkansas.  One of the most popular postcards of all times was one of a cowboy pulling a donkey by a rope at the State Line; it had the caption: "My head is in Texas, but my ass is in Arkansas." 

I'll write more about Texarkana tomorrow.  I wanted to get these photos online tonight.  More to follow....

See our Texarkana Sightseeing Photos


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