They seem to be picking the most redneck of East Texans to interview. Living on the southern end of East Texas, I can say we are not all like that.

And the town is called Nac-ah-doe-ches. I have heard reports butcher Nacogdoches name. I can’t fault them. It took me over a year of living there just to learn how to spell it. Currently, I only live about 2 hours from the town.

I have already heard redneck jokes going around. They mainly center around what is not shuttle debris. Tires on the trailer home is not shuttle debris. A 1984 Ford pickup radiator in a redneck’s front yard is not shuttle debris and neither is that 67 mustang transmission.

Having actually seen east Texas homes with junk in the front yard and tires on the roof (I don’t know why they do that to trailer homes) I can almost find these jokes funny, but I am too sadden by what has happened to laugh.

Does anyone have a report on how far south the debris went? Those looking for debris have a huge task on hand. East Texas, contrary to the desert most people picture all of Texas being, is heavily wooded. Then we have two huge lakes; San Rayburn and Toledo Bend, where debris has fallen.

The debris will turn up for years. I have been camping on San Rayburn my whole life and I will continue to do so with my children. I don’t know what I’ll do if, say ten years from now, I find a piece of Columbia.

“Daddy, why are you crying?”