I spent most of last week conducting some training in Dallas, Texas. I've got about 10 posts stored up as I missed out on some juicy news. Texas was probably on my list for the top 5 places I'd never want to live (along with Idaho, North Dakota, Iowa, and Utah). I am certain there are places in Texas that could very well be on that list; like Fort Worth or some of the other cities where the bottom-dwelling hicks live. But Dallas, Texas has now become one of my favorite places and this is why:
- They have a Chapel in the airport
- The presence of two fast food chains: Chik-fil-A and Whataburger (who sells biscuits with chicken strips by the way. Biscuits!!!)
- White people who know how to barbeque and eat grits
- Peach cobbler and collard greens sold in the airport restaurants
- Being repeatedly called "Ma'am" by most everyone in a business establishment, including the gas station clerk.
- the presence of Christian bookstores within a 5 mile radius
- Four bedroom, 3 bathroom, 2500 square ft. homes for sale at the sickeningly low price of $175,000 (you'd be lucky to buy a 350 sq ft condo in Seattle for that price)
- The surprising number of "I Love Texas" bumper stickers I noticed let me know there's a bit of state pride goin' on. I dig that.
- Not nearly as many women with gaudy jewelry and big hair as I expected.
- No tree-huggers. This is mostly because there are no trees to hug, but their absence was appreciated nonetheless.
- Primetime starts at 7:00 pm (it took me half of my trip to figure out why I kept missing the Cosby Show)
