… are bloody well on to something:

I’ve been to Texas a few times- although I imagine that, as far as most Texans are concerned, Houston is probably a few steps from Sodom down the list of places condemned by God.

(I’m not saying it’s a terrible place, I actually liked Houston; I’m just saying it’s liberal, by Texan standards.)

One of those trips involved a visit to San Antonio. Yes, I got to see the Alamo. It was an incredible experience. I don’t buy into the mythology of the Alamo quite as much as many Americans do, but I get why they revere the place so much.

From my experiences, the Texans are a warm, friendly, hospitable, courtly, and deeply religious people who did much to make me feel welcome. Of course, it doesn’t hurt that I happen to be even more of a right-wing nut job than the average Texan, but that doesn’t change the fact that the Texans- again, based on my experiences- are a great and good people.

And when it comes to guns, knives, rocks, and other weapons, they damn well have the right idea: more is definitely better.

Also, Halfbreed is from the San Antonio area. (Er, at least, I think he is.) That, along with the Alamo, counts a long way in their favour.

So, next time you’re planning a trip down South, why not visit Texas? They never shut up about their wide open spaces, after all.