Signs You Know You're From East Texas

Call me crazy, but it feels like so many people including here in East Texas are getting offended over nothing lately. I'm not sure whether it's the stress of bills stacking up, the political division within the Lone Star State or if it's a combination of everything but I'm always looking for a way to lighten the mood a bit. Which is why I wanted to create a list of things that make sense as far as you known you're from East Texas when...

Sometimes We Just Need to Laugh

It's all about having some fun and not taking life too seriously. One thing I have realized as I am getting older is that nothing is promised and that we just need to enjoy today. Life never really goes according to plan but it always works out, so let's stop stressing so much and try to laugh a little more.

East Texas Is Changing

For example, we can stress about spending too much time in traffic and that East Texas is getting more populated just like the bigger cities in Texas. But in all reality, we have no control over that, so stop stressing about it.

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Nobody Gets a Pass

And don't worry I am not just making jokes about Tyler and Longview, I wanted to include some of our smaller East Texas towns as well. Because no one gets a pass when I am throwing shade. See, that was supposed to be a joke too.

Kick back and relax as we laugh at things most of us deal with on a daily basis. And as always if you have anything you would add to this list, I hope you send me an email, billy.jenkins@townsquaremedia.com.