Well, Hurricane Ike is on a path and here we go again. (Are you saying, "Didn't I read this last week?")

“Texas Gov. Rick Perry spurred storm preparations with the declarations in 88 counties. Perry also put 7,500 National Guard members on standby.” – AP 9/9/2008 

I met Governor Rick Perry a few years ago and he was very pleasant and friendly to me – shook my hand like politicians do. I had read in the press about how good the Governor’s hair always looks and sometimes they called him “Mr. Good Hair”. I tell you: Yes, Gov. Perry does have good hair! It is dark, plentiful and every strand is in place! He is a tall, handsome man. He can furl his brow, but prefers a disarming smile. When I saw him, he was dressed in a suit and tie which we don’t see much here in casual East Texas, especially on weekdays. 

If you don’t live in Texas and are ‘way up in the Great White North (That’s Canada, eh?) then you may not realize that President George W. Bush was Texas Governor before he was in the White House. 

So, as long as George W. has been in the White House, Rick Perry has been in Austin at the Capitol Building. Gov. Perry was elected six years ago, so he has been in office eight years now. 

Rick Perry is a fifth-generation Texan, son of a cotton farmer and graduated from Texas A & M University. (We call them “Aggies”.) He served his country in the Air Force and worked with his father on the farm after graduating in Animal Science. 

Whenever the people of Texas are threatened, Rick Perry is always there, generally dressed in jeans and long-sleeved shirt – no cowboy hat. Of course, you knew, he wouldn’t do the hat thing very often! 

Thank goodness, Rick Perry did not choose to get into the Presidential thing yet, because we need him here. 

No matter what kind of trouble you are in – bad weather or otherwise – it is always good to know that someone is looking out for you. For us, that person is Rick Perry, who gives Texans a lot more than good hair!