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Karen Telleen-Lawton: CaliTexas 2

by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist
https://www.noozhawk.com/karen-telleen-lawton-calitexas-2/
June 3, 2024 | 3:00 pm

Texas has a lot going for it, as I shared in my last column: a profusion of Blue Bonnets (lupine) and other wildflowers, safe and scenic bike paths, and a gracious Southern style.

They also boast coastlines facing just about every direction, thanks to barrier islands and a sloping east-south coast.

Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, Bolivar Peninsula, Texas. (Karen Telleen Lawton)

Texans dress across a similar spectrum as Californians, ranging from casual to better-left-unseen. Their official motto is “Friendship,” which we felt in spades.

I encountered some surprises in the Lone Star State. Most importantly, we didn’t discern a huge difference between Mexican food in California and Tex-Mex. We tested and tasted this proposition all along our route.

A friend explained that Tex-Mex dishes have more cheese, but the only item that bore that out for us was a menu item listed as “chili con queso.” I ordered “con queso” once, naively thinking it was chili topped with grated cheese. Instead, it was melted processed cheese in a bowl for dipping chips.

Other than that disappointing order, Tex-Mex was delicious from El Paso to Galveston and everywhere in between. Ask my bathroom scale if I enjoyed the food!

Another surprise was a remark by a guard at The Alamo that Texas is permitted to fly its flag as high as the U.S. flag.

“Since we were first a country for a decade, we negotiated that right when we joined the Union,” he revealed.

I thought that was a fascinating factoid but wondered (to myself) about Hawaii, which was a kingdom before it was a state.

Turning to the internet, I discovered that any state may fly its flag as high as the American flag – but no higher. So there you go.

You might consider Texas to be a solidly red state. Indeed, Fox News played in every hotel breakfast room we visited. Both U.S. senators plus 25 of 38 Texas representatives are Republican. However, Texans themselves are decidedly purple.

According to Pew polls, 40% are Republican or lean Republican, 39% are Democrat or lean Democrat, and 21% have no lean. This may be why Texas seems environmentally conscientious, with the yawning exception of oil and gas issues.

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Take birders, for instance. In Galveston, we attended a week-long birding event called Feather Fest. Texas is on the Central Flyway and sees an amazing variety of birds, from tiny calliope hummingbirds to dazzling roseate spoonbills.

In a competitive annual bird count, a Texas group almost always comes in first place, which is a tribute not only to the variety of birds but also to the number of birders who go outside to spot them.

Seven of the top 10 count areas this year were Californian (Santa Barbara placed sixth with 196 species), but first place (218 species) and third place (202 species) were Texas regions.

Birders, not surprisingly, are highly interested in land and water conservation and protection.

I asked Feather Fest organizers whether Texas birders tend to lean toward one party or the other. They insisted that you cannot predict. Political affiliation by whether or not someone is a birder. “All Texans are very protective of the environment.”

We met two Texas science teachers at a birding event kayaking through an estuary. (I clarified first that alligator habitat is freshwater, not seawater or brackish water.) I asked them how it was to teach about the environment in Texas. They looked at each other and chuckled. “It’s not easy,” they admitted.

Texas has a whole separate science curriculum than the rest of the nation, they told me. But by and large, they teach about the environment and ignore the politics.

They just get stuff done without mentioning words like “carbon taxes” and “climate disruption.”

Will it work in the long run? I don’t know. The Texas equivalent of our Western Gull is their Laughing Gull, so that may say something.

Plastic-Free July

During my visit to Easter Island, situated 2100 miles west of mainland Chile, I was struck by the ubiquity of plastics. It was a profound experience encountering plastic waste in such a remote and pristine environment, prompting me to reflect on the pervasive nature of plastic waste in our world.

The Library

The public library held a special place in my heart as my first love outside of my family. My connection to it resonated with Susan Orlean’s description in “The Library Book”: “I loved wandering around the bookshelves, scanning the spines until something happened to catch my eye.” The library offered a sanctuary for exploration and discovery, shaping my love for literature and knowledge.

Black Lives Matter

Last week, my email inbox was flooded with what I feared were mere platitudes about Black Lives Matter from organizations I am involved with. Everyone seemed to be expressing apologies, acknowledging that no one had been doing enough. This experience prompted me to reflect on the importance of taking meaningful action to support the Black Lives Matter movement.

Triple Emergencies II

In my last column, I discussed the interconnected global emergencies of pandemics, climate change, and biodiversity loss. A friend reached out to me, seeking clarification on the relationship between these issues. I found it challenging to articulate a clear explanation, prompting me to delve deeper into understanding the intricate connections among these triple emergencies.

Plastic-Free July

The Library

The public library held a special place in my heart as my first love outside of my family. My connection to it resonated with Susan Orlean's description in "The Library Book": "I loved wandering around the bookshelves, scanning the spines until something happened to catch my eye." The library offered a sanctuary for exploration and discovery, shaping my love for literature and knowledge.

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February 12, 2018
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) In the past horrific months, miracles abounded. It was amazing that more people weren’t killed, that neighbors helped save neighbors, and that first responders were there in our darkest hours. The injured began arriving at hospitals just between…Read the rest
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January 29, 2018
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January 15, 2018
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) When I was in school, we each completed our own homework. Even group projects were generally divided into discrete parts. In college, I had trouble with study groups, requiring a quiet space to do my thinking and processing.…Read the rest
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January 1, 2018
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) If politics isn’t driving you crazy, then the stock market surely is. While the federal administration defies every convention, the bull market has roared blithely on through its ninth year. At press time, this rally is the second-longest period on…Read the rest
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December 18, 2017
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) There’s something fitting about an environmental entrepreneur named Spade and a soil scientist named Bogg working on an alternative burial process based on composting. “Composting makes people think of banana peels and coffee grounds,” says Katrina Spade. “Our…Read the rest
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December 4, 2017
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) Picture people huddled in the grass: a crowd more than 16 times the population of Los Angeles. It’s impossible to conjure. But that figure — 65 million — is the number of people who have been forcibly removed…Read the rest
, , ,
November 20, 2017
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) To think I flew to the Galapagos to marvel at rock-star wildlife like blue-footed boobies, while brown boobies were on their way to our Channel Islands. These diving seabirds previously bred only in the tropics of the Atlantic and Pacific. They…Read the rest
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November 6, 2017
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, , ,
October 23, 2017
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, , ,
October 9, 2017
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) Last time I discussed buckets as an image for allocating income among fixed and variable expenses, and the importance of the savings bucket. Americans’ typical savings buckets can be likened to the little plastic beach pail, where what…Read the rest
, , ,
September 25, 2017
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) Although it’s been years since I’ve scooted my kids off to school in new shoes and backpacks, each new school year entices me into the resolution mode. An appropriate resolution for our uncertain times is to get serious…Read the rest
, , ,
September 11, 2017
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) Aunt Marge’s pastel Lenox dinnerware. (Karen Telleen-Lawton) Have you ever had the urge to pilfer a french fry while passing by someone’s table at a restaurant? During my final year of my 50s, I jotted down things I wanted…Read the rest
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August 28, 2017
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) I loved math growing up. Theorems made intuitive sense to me, and I reveled in the pursuit of one right answer. But somewhere between calculus and linear equations, numbers disappeared, morphing into a confusion of Greek letters. True…Read the rest
, , ,
August 13, 2017
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) Living with Santa Barbara’s Moorish architecture, I thought I’d be right at home exchanging houses with a Spanish family this summer. In fact, it was the welcoming Spaniards who made me feel at home, and their relaxed lifestyle that…Read the rest
, , ,
July 30, 2017
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by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) A fabulous Earthwatch project in Cuba is now…
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March 12, 2018
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) You may not remember when H.L. Williams founded Summerland as…
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February 26, 2018
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) Toilet paper and bridges are two essential items…
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by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) In the past horrific months, miracles abounded. It…
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January 29, 2018
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read original in Noozhawk here) Vacation photos are extra-ordinary. You can gaze upon your family’s smiling…
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January 15, 2018
by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) When I was in school, we each completed…
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November 20, 2017
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by Karen Telleen-Lawton, Noozhawk Columnist (read the original in Noozhawk by clicking here) Have you ever had that dream where you’re…

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