A variation on "Toto, I don't think we're in Kansas anymore."

The top ten things we've observed that tell us we're in a very different place...

1. The "Elvis is Alive" Museum

2. The yellow bucking bronco sculpture with "Jesus Saves" painted on it

3. A restaurant advertising a dish called the "Spicy Tongue-Smack Basket"

4. A BBQ joint called the Divine Swine

5. Baptist churches that are bigger than the state capitol building

6. An honest-to-goodness swamp and a crafty looking fox on the side of the road beckoning us into a briar patch

7. A farmer in overalls slumbering in a chair next to his truck full of fruit ("Jeff, is that a manequin?" "No, Mel, it's a real person.")

8. The lady asking Jeff in the elevator if he was going to church this mornin'. "Yes, ma'am," he replied. "Well good for you!"

9. Higher speedlimits (this is J.'s favorite)

10. Lower gas prices (by about 10 cents--every little bit helps)