Years ago some neighbors were tasked with naming the neighborhood that would soon be called Wedgewood Houston. James was one of those neighbors and had grown up on these streets. Remembering the dog food plant that was nearby and the countless number of rats that were unleashed when it was demolished he suggested rat town. Unsurprisingly he didn’t gain much traction. A name was chosen that might sound a lil more fancy, one with shortening power and familiarity, that might appeal to a certain type of person or investors with more money.

The purpose of the name “rat town” in Wedgewood Houston, on my truck, and in these pages are meant to probe cultural norms and characteristics. It is my belief that things aren’t better for humans or the world solely because they are fancier or more expensive. It is also my belief that choosing to value these things while claiming to want equality or a world that is sustainable are grossly incongruous.

Of course people move to new places for so many reasons. War and natural disasters It is rare, however; for someone to willingly leave a place in which that place gives them everything they need to live a fulfilling life.