Continuing On, Patriotically...

My last post being a day at the Texas State Senate, why not continue that patriotic spirit by presenting to you my performance of the National Anthem at the Round Rock Express baseball game? Round Rock (Triple-A affiliate of the Houston Astros) played against the New Orleans Zephyrs (Triple-A affiliate of the New York Mets) that night, for you sports fans.

Big Day at the Texas State Senate

I had the privelege of opening the Texas State Senate with an invocation on April 15. It was an amazing experience. Thanks Tim (Hawks - lead pastor at HCBC Northwest) for the opportunity. There was way more activity going on there than I care to describe in a blog post. Here are a few things I found interesting about the day:

• I never saw the Governor that day, but I saw a lot of activity around his meeting rooms. I did not know until later he was speaking at the T.E.A. Party protests that day
• One of the senators had a bagpipe procession that day
• Colt McCoy visited the Senate that day
• The hallway behing the back part of the Senate chambers, where the food is served and near where I was to report, reminded me a lot of the 2nd floor of the Northern Ireland Assembly. I told my host it felt like deja vu
• Emmit Thomas, honored in the NFL Hall of Fame, was honored in the Senate that day
• There are 31 TX State Senators. They all seemed like they enjoyed each other's company...see, they are really GOOD politicians!
• Below, a photograph of my TX State Senator, Stephen Ogden and me.