You are dead-on about the Texas panhandle and the wind - I drove across there with a canoe strapped to my roof in 2001 and I thought the wind was gonna peel my truck open like an old sardine can. Did you see the World's Tallest Crucifix?


"At the bottom of the pyramid, America is a ruthlessly punitive and accountability-obsessed society. At the top of the pyramid, it is endlessly forgiving. Before trust can be restored, accountability has to be established."