I am the conservative, it hasn’t always been that way. But now it is. My oldest brother never talks politics unless it is about action of the military. And being employed by the military he speaks it in a such a way you don’t really have a clue how he stands. He works for Democratic and Republican leaders, his job depends on him being military first and the other stuff unknown.
My other brother is basically a socialist, and yes he would definately say that. The democratic party is not left enough for him. He likes a society where everything is free and no one is rich. He can live on $30.00 for several weeks or less. He has an ability to do whatever he needs to get by.
Right now he is working at a marine boating supply store. He sells everything from a lure to a yacht. It is right up his alley. He is a salt water fly fishing expert, matter of fact he is an expert on fly fishing like few men can dream about. He does fly tie designs for Cabela’s from time to time. His rods cost more than my car, he is serious about fly fishing. He has started to write articles for his fly fishing group and the store where he works. So when I say he is very focused you might get a sense of how he is. T-Ray as his friends call him is the funniest guy I know. I have watched comics for years, but no one is as funny as my brother. The party begins when T-Ray shows up. So sales is perfect for him. He is a concrete engineer’s dream employee, but his bad back finally gave way for him to find this job.
So the family was at a Chinese buffet for Christmas, yes we do that. Because we all like a different things from time to time. My husband says, “Hey tell Kathy who you met the other day.” I am thinking like Dat Nguyen because he works near his parent’s restaurant. I was thinking someone bigger than Nolan Ryan (yeah he met him too). But nothing like what he said. He smiled at me, and said “Oh George Strait. Matter fact he wanted me to take him fishing I told him no.” I was floored, I lost my breath. It was all I could do to utter words. So here is my brother’s story. His boss brings in a man and a woman, and introduce T-Ray to them. They get to talking fly fishing. The wife wonders off to shop. They more they talk the more the man wants to know about T-Ray and his abilty to fish. He finally asks T-Ray if he would take him fishing. The answer was something I am sure George Strait has never heard before. “Well if I like ya.” So my brother said he was pretty busy for a few days, and the next time they came in to ask again.
See my brother doesn’t dislike George Strait, he had no idea who he was. Country music in not in my brother’s playlist. When his coworkers told T-Ray who George was, T-Ray was laughing. And yes George has come in again, and T-Ray plans to take him fishing. All I asked for was a picture. What I would like is for my girlfriends Karen and Randy to go down and see the boat, the house, finally meet the wife up close. Karen and I spent many New Year’s Eves with George, his wife and thousands of others. My brother never bought a CD, and they are buds! T-Ray is the life of the party in every way. He is a very smart, funny and incredibly talented brother. I say this because if he finds this blog I want him to know how special he is. That and perhaps a picture of George Strait and T-Ray will be enough for me.
This summer we are going down to Rockport and visit my brother. I am sure TD, W and S are going to try to get Uncle T-Ray to take them to see old George.
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