Goin' Back to Cali, Day 4 - Oklahoma City, OK

I didn't know what to expect from Oklahoma City. If we weren't driving through and staying the night, I'd surely have forgotten the city even existed. I don't say that just to be mean - it's true. So I decided to really examine the city and highlight what I've learned:

1) Carrie Underwood hails from Checotah, OK.
2) Troy Aikman is from somewhere nearby.
3) Church is really, really important.
4) But yet, the adult superstore is bigger here than I've noticed since being in South Dakota. (What is it with the traditionally Native American states?!)
5) Furthermore, they like to gamble a lot.
6) Church + XXX + Gambling = "You call it abortion, we call it murder."
7) University of Oklahoma is home to more National Merit Scholars than any other school in the country. (Take that, Harvard. I'm kidding, we all know this claim isn't even remotely true.)
8) P.F. Chang's has very good food.
9) P.F. Chang's has extraordinary service.
10) Oklahoma City is messing with my mind.

Now, on to more important things.

Why is John McCain attempting jokes during a debate that many believe to be critical to his ailing campaign? Has no one told him he's not funny? Seriously, if Brad were running for president, and was up on stage in front of millions of viewers making bad jokes that no one understood, I would tell him. It's time for Cindy to come clean and tell her husband he is old and awkward and no one gets it. She might also remind him that he's ruining her chances of moving into an eighth house and getting more camera time to show off her latest Botox treatment.

In fact, let's altogether scrap the third debate between the senators in favor of Michelle vs. Cindy. Did you see the icy exchange between those two on stage post-debate? Yikes. This is where the real story lies. Maybe this is what Palin meant by "putting on our heels and taking off the gloves." Or whatever she said.

Tomorrow, it's a new time zone - and hopefully, new food options.