I am proud to be… my father’s son, my mother’s pride and joy, my sisters’ favorite brother, my sisters’ only brother, my nephews’ uncle, my nieces’ tio, my cousins’ primo, my godson’s padrino, one who loves to write letters, one who loves to laugh, one who looks at rocks for a living, a Travis Terrier, a Memorial Mustang, a Texas State Bobcat, an NHIer, an LDZer, a beautiful shade of brown, a mas o menos photographer, an accidental artist, a total geek, a good friend, … and a Texan through and through.