Ten Signs You're Not in Canada Anymore or How to Tell If You Are Spending Christmas in Texas

1. The weather. The low for Christmas Eve and Day
was a balmy -1 degree celcius.


Yes, those are sandals!

2. What's a "butter tart"? All we have here are tamales, tacos, enchiladas, and steak.

Nothin' says Christmas like

spicy salsa and margaritas!!!

3. People make up for a lack of snow with what can only be described as hyperbolic light displays.

By the by, I also walked by a mall kiosk which sold "instant snow: just add water!" No joke.

4. Cars are important to Texans. Thus, a Texan Christmas is not complete without festooned fenders and antlered autos.

5. People spend a lot--and I do mean A LOT--of time on the highway, which is why people have taken to decorating random bits of the highway themselves. Makes it feel more homey, you see.

6. Indigestion may not be your biggest problem when eating out around Christmas:

Mental Note: Remember to tip your waiter well...he/she may be packing heat.

7. Just in case you forget that you are in the bible belt:

Jesus...light of the world. He loves you. He died for your sins. Ask him to be your lord and savior today!! (I would add: pray for one soul get the second one half off!)

8. Today's terror alert level? Icy!

(Watch for ice on bridge)

9. If the Knights of Ni asked a Texan for a shrubbery...they would get a completely different kind of nonsentient life form:

The Bush/Cheney sticker goes well with the Texas Edition Jeep, no?

10. The name "Horton" has a less delicious association.

Dr. Horton land development.

I'm Bored, So Here's Some Random Thoughts

We've been watching CPAC's coverage of the Liberal Leadership race. As we watched Ignatieff's speech, L and I decided that he was eerily reminiscent of Count von Count from Sesame Street (yeah, that's his real name...I checked)--mostly due to his eyebrows.


COUNT VON COUNT****** VS. ********COUNT VON BROW



We have since learned that Iggy's grandpa was Count Paul Ignatieff, Tsar Nicholas II's Minister of Education.
Interesting.

One, one candidate for leadership.
Two, two Count Ignatieff's.
Three, three...okay, I got nothin'.