The Lone Star State

I'm not always so Texas-devoted, but I remember having a conversation once with my husband about the places we could imagine ourselves actually living, and we determined that this is the only state we could imagine being from. I was a bit taken aback because he's just first-generation Texan. His parents were born in Jersey and Arizona, I think, and, since my family is from Kansas and Pennsylvania, I always considered us more strongly connected to the more broad idea of American or human than so much Texan. I realize, though, that he's right: I would much rather be from here than an outsider. As a kid visiting relatives in Pittsburgh, I was surprised that their car commercials in Pennsylvania didn't have state-specific references ("built Pennsylvania TOUGH").

I am reminded of my state pride by Ambo's post about Texas' independence day. So, here's to Texas and the wonderful things and people that come from Texas: Lyle Lovett, NASA, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Six Flags, and the guy that plays Shawn on Psych.