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Wednesday,
January 17, 2001
Notes on
Big D
- No, they
don't all wear Stetsons. Or cowboy boots. Or big ugly belt buckles.
Although I have seen a number of examples of Big Hair Syndrome.
- Judging from
the number of restaurants per square mile, Dallas folks eat a
lot. Then they go shopping. Well, it makes sense -- you have to
work off those carbs somehow, and a brisk walk around Dillard's
is a great way to do that AND pick up a new outfit at the same
time.
- Not everybody
supports the Shrub -- electing him just means that he's safely
out of the state.
- They don't
have liquor stores here -- they have beverage stores. That is
just so western and cute.
 I
understand that the general size of the state encourages the relaxation
of speed laws simply so that people can get from one place to
another, but do any of these people understand the concept of
"appropriate diving conditions?" Like, when it rains,
you slow down. When it snows, you slow down. When it sleets, you
slow down. You don't keep driving like a bat out of hell and
hope your car will be okay. I was astounded when I heard about
how many cars needed body work after the last ice storm. I'm no
longer worried about my own driving, but the locals scare me shitless.- Very flat.
Plains land, similar to Illinois but definitely drier and more
sere. It's January, and I've already been able to go outside without
a jacket. At this rate, summer is going to suck hot rocks through
a narrow-gauge straw (oh, stop laughing, Julia).
- Downtown
is small, brightly lit (see the picture at top) and just as cute
as a button. That brightly lit ball thing at the right is Reunion
Tower, probably the most distinctive thing about the downtown
skyline. God only knows where the open water in the foreground
is.
- The tap water
is. . .chewy. Yeah, that's it. I don't have a problem with it
(I'm a Chicagoan and used to drinking stuff that can only loosely
be called water) but Lyndon is going to want a Brita filter the
moment he walks through the door.
- I think I
can be happy here for two years. Of course, that includes a lawn
service.
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