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AndyC wrote:

Hoi Polloi wrote:Grits?

While plenty of Texans have grit, I haven't met many Texans who eat grits.

It's a staple in South Africa - they call it mealie pap (transl: maize meal). Whether Texans actually do eat it or not, it's a nice reminder of my ex-home :)

(Jerky still sucks compared to biltong, tho)

What are acceptable additions to grits in South Africa?

Grits?

While plenty of Texans have grit, I haven't met many Texans who eat grits. Georgia, Alabama, the Carolinas, Virginia--they eat grits. Acceptable additions include salt, pepper, butter, and cheddar cheese. The yanks eat cream of wheat. Acceptable additions include milk and sugar. Texans eat toast with eggs, bacon, and sausage, steak and eggs, chicken fried steak and eggs, biscuits and creamed gravy, Texas toast dipped in cream gravy.... The biggest distinctive quality of a Texas breakfast is how much is put on the plate. It is truly Texas sized.

The Annoyed Man wrote:The Cavenaugh Flight Museum.

I've not been there but I loved the Frontiers of Flight tour I went on. A veteran told us about his experiences being a pilot in WWII and ended his talk with a recitation of the poem High Flight. It's one of those experiences that remains etched in my memory. Very solemn and profound.

...The Bluebonnets
The Piney woods
Zilker Park's pool
The glass bottom boats at Aquarina Springs (sure do miss the pig, though!)
The bluffs of the Chisos
Schlitterbahn
So many musical and arts and museum venues that I couldn't name them all
Not being chastised for saying sir or ma'am
The farmland
The Texas show at Palo Duro canyon
The history
The state park system
The state song...