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September 14, 2011
Scolding Jays
Now that I'm back in Texas, I love to be scolded by the Blue Jays and hear the absurd songs of the Mockingbirds. Texas is all about BBQ and toll roads and big huge gas-guzzling cars.
Last night, I was at Tom's trying to figure out what to do with my silly Diet Coke can. In San Francisco, you'd be lynched if you got caught throwing it away. But I checked in the trash can and saw that there were others in there and I was like "Thank God I'm finally in a place where things make sense again!" Like waking up from a long Alice-in-Wonderland type of dream. The reason people throw cans away is because they aren't worth anything. It's not some grand conspiracy. The reason we don't use solar power and wind power is beacuse it's not cost effective. Not because the oil company oligarchies conspired against us.
I like the toll roads in Dallas. All the roads are as wide as Caddo Lake with truck and SUV's all jammed and in there, shoulder to shoulder, texting and primping and preening.
In San Francisco, I was always dodging the homeless bums in the streets. In Oregon and Washington, if someone steps into the street, the roads all come to a grinding halt. But not here. In Dallas, if some homeless bum steps into the streets they're fair game. You get more points if they're pregnant or handicapped. It's just different here.
Posted by Rob Kiser on September 14, 2011 at 12:45 PM
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