College Station, TX

Houston and the surrounding environs are located in that part of Texas that is indistinguishable from Herndon, VA. There are no cacti; tumbleweeds do not tumble. Branding irons do not sizzle peacefully over campfires. The only chaps to be found are in the kinky section of Saks and go for $1500 a pop.

And yet, people still dress like cowboys. It's like driving through Herndon and discovering everyone is dressed like a streetcar conductor. Even though there have never been streetcars in Herndon. -SF