When I first met my step dad, some twenty years ago, he used to always ask me, "Why do you walk so slow, everyone in Houston does?" and my reply has always been, "It will be there when I get there". I was sitting in the car yesterday waiting for my mom to run an errand and I was people watching. EVERYONE is in a hurry here. I mean everyone! Even little old people who look like there are going to fly with the wind don't like people to pass them on the sidewalk. I don't understand, what's the rush? Although it explains why there are absolutely no overweight people here. I think it also explains why there is a Starbucks every fifty steps and why just about everyone smokes here (cigarettes are $8 a pack here). It's like they need fuel to keep up the crazy pace around here. I mean is the building going to vanish if they don't get there in time? New York truly defines a rat race.




What's the rush? It's like all New York breeds this certain type of mentality. To be in the front, to be on the top, to have the most, to get the most, to have the best, to be the best - why can't these people relax and smell the flowers? It's very rare here that you can even smell flowers, why not enjoy them?



Everything just reeks capitalism! There's nothing wrong with it, but if you eat, sleep and breath it - then nothing else will matter eventually.