A Tale of Two Cities
Last night I went and watched Gladiator with friends. Before the movie started, I was flipping through a friend's copy of a "coffee table" book called HIWI-- that's short for "Houston. It's Worth It." (See www.houstonitsworthit.com). It captures very well some of the reasons I love my city-- it's not the most beautiful or romantic or exciting or historic or "modern" or wealthy or powerful city in the world, but it's home. One of my favorite reasons given by a Houstonian for loving Houston is, "It's not Dallas."If you're not from here, you might not understand what the big deal is. Houston and Dallas are Texas's two biggest cities-- why should they be so different? Why do so few peop