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Can we talk about religion? I have been trying to figure out why Dallas and LA seem so different in religion, despite many things appearing very similar. Here are some things which are extremely similar: 1. Virtually the same percent of people in both counties refer to themselves as...

Beware of turtles in the road. Dallas has a large number of places where it has placed steel lane separators about the size and shape of turtles (when they retract into their shells). They are about 3 inches high and 6 inches in diameter. In CA, you would see Botts Dots used for similar...

Sign, sign, everywhere a sign. Blocking out the scenery breaking my mind. (Five Man Electric Band) In Los Angeles, sign clutter is caused by state and local governments. Dallas has far fewer parking, road, and "you can park here only on tuesday's between 3 am and 5 am" signs...

Perhaps the lower amount of regulation in TX has something to do with there being fewer lawyers. TX has 71,000 lawyers, CA has 145,000. http://www.abanet.org/marketresearch/2007_Natl_Lawyer_FINALonepage.pdf CA has 36% more lawyers per capita.

"We don't need no stinking sidewalks" One of the differences here is that large portions of Dallas residential neighborhoods don't have sidewalks. This is often true even on the major streets. It means that people walking or running are on the streets, which tend to be broad enough for...

Had a strange but interesting conversation with someone who lives close to George and Laura today. They actually talk to their neighbors, who have real jobs, and came to a happy hour at their house. A couple of blocks down the street, someone else has had a "Welcome home George and Laura"...

Despite the lack of In N Out here, there are several Potbelly locations in Dallas, a very good sandwich shop. It's one of the things which also makes Midway airport better than O'hare. All of the Carl's locations are out in the boonies.

I think you might get a former employee to come out and speak freely. Perhaps someone from one of the developers they work with.

I am not sure if the Economist has been reading on IHB, buthttp://www.economist.com/displayStory.cfm?story_id=13990207makes some similar points. "An intriguing, much more equal rivalry out West. But both California and Texas can learn from each other AMERICA?S recent history has...