Something about Tejas

I’m in a Turkish cafe in the Rice Village in Houston (apparently Rice refers to the university not the food). Just had a tasty lamb kebab plate for 9 bucks and the waiter even threw in some extra bread and yoghurt for free. The service was good and fast and friendly. It’s interesting to compare this to the rest of the populous places in the country where people complain and the service and attitudes are horrible. My parents when they visited a couple of years ago made the comment that America was no longer the beacon of progress that it once was. Perhaps there really is something to be said for a laissez faire government that is proactive about attracting business and talent to the state with pro business income tax, tort reform and a low cost of living. Maybe life in Houston would not be bad after all as it would represent a real diverse setting, low cost of living and high salaries with a growing life sciences sector driven by institutions like Baylor, MD Anderson, Rice in the setting of a pro business and pro innovation government. Well we will see how my interview goes tomorrow with the Anesthesiology department here. If only I can get overthr whole perception about being in the “hick” south.