Close your eyes for me, and picture – no wait, open your eyes and keep reading. I didn’t think that through. But do picture. Picture in your mind not your perception of Oklahoma, with the bigger-than-they-think cities and the even-nicer-than-they-think people.
Don’t picture your favorite restaurants, or your favorite bars, or the spots you know in your heart are better than whatever those “big cities” have to offer. Don’t picture your neighbors and friends and family, the ones who really make Oklahoma what it is.
Picture, instead, how Oklahoma is seen nationally. What do you see? I live in Seattle, and I can tell you, I don’t see the drive down 51 with all its old oaks and young hills.