For those that may not be native Texans, you should know about the real Texas. It is not tall buildings, oil and cows. The real Texas lives in the small towns that populate most of the state. It is the people that some would just rather not know, but they are the real Texas.
My financial controller had never seen the movie Bernie, so we watched it. You can rent it if you want to spend a hour and a half watching real characters in East Texas. Several years ago, I took her to see Greater Tuna on stage. It takes place in West Texas.
In both of these portrayals, you meet the people you have always known if you grew up in small towns in Texas, or any other state I suspect.
Because I spent my early years in West Texas, I think I must have sand in my blood and think like the characters in Tuna. Now, I’m deep in the heart of the "Pine Curtain."
The logic in this missive is to let you know that the heart of Texas is where the common, ordinary people live. They take a different twist on what is and what ought to be. They put a whole new twist on the slogan, "Don’t mess with Texas."
It ain’t about littering.
PMO
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