May 28, 2014
Here I am in Bryan; where the hell are you? Actually I think the lyric is “Here I am in Dallas, where the hell are you?”, but it does not change the fact that I tomorrow marks one month since I became a resident of Bryan, Texas. Zip code 77802. Why Bryan? Best answer – why not? However, since I paid large sums of money to learn to use big words, I will. Therefore, I give you:
A Comparative Analysis of Ten Selected Socioeconomic Attributes of a Major Texas Urban Town in Central Texas and Two in the Brazos Valley.
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ATTRIBUTE |
AUSTIN |
B/CS |
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10. ROAD CONSTRUCTION |
A north/south Interstate Highway; multiple toll roads; Loop 1 under construction for miles; Nightmare on Lamar begins in the fall and that is just north Austin |
Bryan is the only city in Texas NOT connected to an Interstate Highway; no toll roads; no loop |
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9. TRAFFIC |
Congestion on all roads; stop and go; massive construction |
I had to wait for three cars before I could turn left the other day and the left turn light was still not on |
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8. GENERAL CONSTRUCTION |
Giant holes in the ground for high rise buildings; 100 people move to Austin/day; see above mentioned attributes |
KYLE Field – ready to seat (or stand) 101,000 by Fall |
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7. POPULATION |
A million and growing daily |
Bryan – less than 100,000; can still feel the difference when TAMU is not in full session |
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6. TV PROGRAMMING |
Longhorn Network |
SEC Network |
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5. LOCAL SPORTS |
Forced to relive “glory days” from long ago and watch Justin Tucker kick that field goal. |
Johnny Manziel is a god. |
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4. 21st CENTURY HEISMAN TROPHIES |
None |
ONE – see above |
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3. FOOD |
All of the chains and more, but no parking and/or back in parking |
All of the chains and more and plenty of parking – even downtown |
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2. FAMILY |
3 hours away |
1.5 hours away |
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1. FOOTBALL TEAM |
New AD; New coach; no QB; must play Baylor and OU and the rest of the BIG 12 |
Seasoned coach; does have QB and hope he is sober and not passed out in flower bed on game day; The Aggies never lose; sometimes time runs out. |
Here's What I'm Thinking 
How many ways can I say brilliant? I am partial to #9, 8, 6, 5,4, 2, and 1. Duh! So that is why the Aggies never loose?!
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