The stars at night are big and bright…
This post isn’t about real estate.
Since I was a kid I was always fascinated by the sky and more specifically, stars. Perhaps it had something to do with my obsession with Star Wars as a kid, but no matter what it was, I always loved seeing them. I can remember as a kid pouting on cloudy nights when I wanted to look up and see the sprinkling of stars available to me each night. As I got older and got to travel, I was privileged to be able to see some of the best night skies available to mankind.
Places like Norway, Sweden, and Finland, where pollution is low and the crisp night air allows you to see forever. Arizona, where the lack of humidity makes the light from each star seem brighter. And my personal favorite – Australia, where the sky looks like someone dumped a bag of glitter onto the dark night sky. On the road between Canberra and Sydney there were more stars than my brain could comprehend in the dark of night. If you ever get a chance to go, look up and you’ll see what I mean.
Even though those places all had amazing stars, I still love the Texas night sky. Even though I live in a major city like San Antonio, I still see more stars than I used to in my home state of Pennsylvania. I spend a few minutes each morning on my deck out back, listening to the quiet and enjoying a cup of coffee and more often than not, my eyes wander skyward. “Deep In The Heart Of Texas” always pops into my head at some point – I guess I can blame Pee Wee Herman and Mrs. Menard (a mother of a kid I went to school with who was a very proud Texan). Thanks Texas, I love your stars (and for once, I’m not talking about the NHL team).
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You know, this raises a good question about our atmosphere and celestial composition. What factors contribute to the stars above Texas being bigger and brighter than other states? Is there a large, Texas-shaped hole in the ozone that does away with vision-impeding greenhouse gases? Maybe its because of the robot aliens? Someone should look into this next time science fair season rolls around…
Austin – I think it’s just because the brims on our 10-gallon hats help shield our eyes from any extra light that gets in the way of non-Texans in their puny little states. (How Texan did I sound there?)
Ha, so Texan I could hardly stand it. You know, I was in Texas once when I was a little kid. Never found a ten gallon hat, but I did get fairly well acquainted with a hill of fire ants…all over my body…
Austin – I have yet to feel the sting of the fire ants. My wife did right after we moved in though. Since then, I spend a lot of time looking down while walking through my yard. I almost got it the other day while showing a house, I kicked the top off an ant hill as I was stepping over it. It was the most ants I have ever seen in one place – and they weren’t happy. My goal is to never know what they feel like.
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You know what makes the Texas night sky sparkle even more? The stadium lights from the new, electrifying Cowboys Stadium.
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You know, at first I thought about not approving your comment, because it seemed like a veiled advertisement. The more I thought about it though, I had to approve it. Only a true Texan would say something like that and mean it in all seriousness. I love it.
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