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Just as expected, it was neither sedate nor private but, instead, went way beyond gushy this weekend: the tributes, eulogies, dubious sentiments, etc. for Mrs. Lyndon Johnson, who was rarely seen in public (other than in the news media) in the past decade. One woman along the cortege route apparently called her "Texas’ mother." Please. It’s bad enough that we’re now supposed to believe the wildflowers, which have only been blooming here for thousands of years are not to be thought of again without her. There’s a much less-flattering story behind the wildflower center she established in Austin, but I’ll save it for another time. I’ve already been discourteous enough.  I will say it was a nice touch, the photo on the daily’s web site of several women on a bridge over an Austin highway Sunday who were scattering rose petals from a plastic bag on the funeral procession.