This is the lake at our campground. Hope we can get out the kayak and get out on it.
According to one local legend, Cut and Shoot was named after a 1912 community confrontation that almost led to violence. According to differing versions of the story, the dispute was either over:[4]
- The design of a new steeple for the town's only church,
- The issue of who should be allowed to preach there, or
- The conflicting land claims among church members.
Whatever the circumstances were, a small boy at the scene reportedly declared "I'm going to cut around the corner and shoot through the bushes in a minute!" This statement apparently stayed in the residents' minds and was eventually adopted as the town's name.
All they left off was "the Christians".
Yesterday we went to Houston to for a little business. We should have gone fully downtown, but honestly the drivers here scare the pee out of me. So we did what we needed and came back home.
Last night I couldn't sleep so I worked on a map of where we have been and where we expect to stay going up the West Coast. When I get plans made to Washington state, I will publish it. This morning Larry used the info to decide that yes, even at $6 a gallon, we can still buy gas. Eating may be a different story. But, hey, we can stand to lose a few.
Editorial comment:
A strange thing happened when I googled Cut and Shoot. One of the choices that came up was "cut and shoot kkk". I couldn't resist, like looking in the toilet after, well, you know. Seems there was a question on the website asking for the "whitest" town in Texas. Will this disease never end?
Mileage: 1342.1 miles
Days on Road: 32 days
Yesterday we went to Houston to for a little business. We should have gone fully downtown, but honestly the drivers here scare the pee out of me. So we did what we needed and came back home.
Last night I couldn't sleep so I worked on a map of where we have been and where we expect to stay going up the West Coast. When I get plans made to Washington state, I will publish it. This morning Larry used the info to decide that yes, even at $6 a gallon, we can still buy gas. Eating may be a different story. But, hey, we can stand to lose a few.
Editorial comment:
A strange thing happened when I googled Cut and Shoot. One of the choices that came up was "cut and shoot kkk". I couldn't resist, like looking in the toilet after, well, you know. Seems there was a question on the website asking for the "whitest" town in Texas. Will this disease never end?
Mileage: 1342.1 miles
Days on Road: 32 days
No comments:
Post a Comment