My great Uncle Hoss (Bonanza!)

Whether this is true or not I like to think that I'm related to Dan Blocker, the character "Hoss" from the famous western show Bonanza. Hoss' character- the bigger than life, ten gallon cowboy hat wearing keeper of the justice was also incidentally my favorite as well. Every time we would watch the show my mother would chime in over our shoulders and say- there's your great Uncle Hoss! Of course any of you that know my mother know that she doesn't need a shred of real evidence to start a family story about our loving great Uncle. He was always the most jovial character, with all the funny lines. The story started when my mother found  out that he came from Texas (O'Donnell to be precise, for more info here's Dan Blocker's memorial ) and bears the same last name as my great grandmother Carmen Blocker, her maiden name before marrying my great grandfather. I never knew my great grandmother but I hear amazing stories about her, enjoyed dressing up in her lavish robes and dresses, thinking that we would've got along like peaches & cream! (sorry, I'm feeling a bit Texan today).  I like to picture that some days, me, my great granny, Uncle Dan, all riding around in an old pickup truck in the hill country of Texas, singing at the top of our lungs to Johnny Cash. I so wish I could've met my great grandmother and enjoyed her quirky personality.Its always good to know where you came from, what parts of your personality are really yours- or just handed down from generation to generation. And its always great to dream, enjoy your mind and let it wander.