Boots

Today as I walked to work I realized the sounds of my boots were echoing slightly through the neighborhood with each step.  Then I realized how funny it is that here in El Paso, casual Friday at work means we can break out our cowboy boots.  Mind you, we wear tennis shoes every other day of the week with our scrubs.  What can be more comfortable than that?  But wearing your jeans and boots just seems to give you a feeling of complete satisfaction that can't be accomplished when you feel as though you are wearing pajamas.  Don't get me wrong it is nice to not have to adhere to a strict dress code but sometimes you feel as though you never really got out of bed at all and it tends to make you a bit sleepy.

So speaking of boots I cam across a little email that holds so true and for any of you who have ever been to West Texas or are currently living here I would love your thoughts as I have found that I agree with these comments:

You know you are living in West Texas when:

1. You have used the phrase "Fixin to" during the last 12 months.

2.  You can properly pronounce Pecos, Amarillo, and Chaparral

3.  You can recall hot summers by the year they happened easier than you can remember your anniversary.

4.  You know why there is a town called "Notrees"

5.  You believe that more than 3 inches of rain a year is a "Rainy" Year

6.  You think that people who complain about the wind in their states are wimps.

7.  You know that the true value of a parking space is not determined by the distance to the door but by the availability of the shade.

8.  You have owned at least one belt buckle bigger than your fist but are afraid to wear it.

9.  You know that most bad traffic jams aren't caused by the accident themselves but by the rubbernecking and concern of the drivers not involved in the accident.

10.  You know that Odessa-Midland will never be.. it will always be Odessa and Midland.

11.  A Mercedes Benz is not a status symbol.  A Ford F150 Texas Edition is.

12.  You speak Tex-Mex as a second language

13.  You have had this conversation:
    
"You wanna coke?"  "Yeah."  "What kind?"  "Dr. Pepper."

14.  You own several pairs of cowboy boots but don't live on a ranch.

15.  You no longer associate bridges over rivers with water

16.  You know what a swamp cooler is.

17.  You discover in July it only takes two fingers to drive a car in order to avoid the heat

18.  Sunscreen is sold year round yet no one has weathered skin.

19.  "Y'all" can be singular

20.  You know that Chuck Norris is actually now a Real Texas Ranger