Now That is Weird

The mantra “Keep Austin Weird” can be seen throughout The Bat City. It is on billboards, business marquees, bumper stickers, and T-shirts. A city that not only flies its freak flag but embraces it tightly.  While only here for 48 hours, I see a number of men (my assumption)  walking various streets wearing evening gowns, rompers and a pantsuit that would make Hillary envious.  Except for maybe some tribal villages outside of Africa, Austin has to lead the planet in nose rings per capita. Weird, perhaps, but expressing oneself is certainly common, encouraged and celebrated here. […]