I’ve been in Harding County 2 days, just long enough to get settled and remember what there is to love about this immense country. Here’s my top ten list so far.
10. Wi-Fi works, but cell phones don’t. Heaven for someone who prefers email to phone.
9. You get to town, stop at the service station for a potty break and to buy postcards, and the cashier invites you to a surprise birthday party for an old friend.
8. You arrive at the birthday party, and it’s like you never left. Except the former student hosting the party is now the teacher at the same school where she was once your student. She’s also the sister-in-law of the cashier who invited you to the party.
7. The 3 1/2 year old granddaughter at your host’s ranch becomes your tour guide…opens gates, teaches you to pet a calf, and shows you baby kitties.
6. The same little girl gets bored when she’s not outside running the ranch instead of when the battery dies in a video game.
5. Little girls wear cowboy boots with spurs…and purple highlights.
4. The speed limit is 75 mph on the interstate and 65 mph on two-lane roads.
3. You call old friends on a land line, and everything works out to visit them.
2. No rattlesnake sightings…so far.
1. You climb a hill and you really can see forever.
