El T, since you probably haven't been to Texas in awhile, I might have to take a few pictures of the various uses people make of their yards down here. Sure, sure, there are gated neighborhoods where you can't even mow your own grass or park in your driveway ('cause the driveway is only for getting your car from the street into the garage). The neighborhoods where the real people live are not so "form over function" and some get really functional. How about two boats, an old van, a Camaro on blocks, a couple of BBQ pits, lawn chairs, an assortment of walk-behind and riding lawnmowers in various states of repair, a small child or two playing with a tire, and a pitbull on a chain. My grandma's house had neighbors with such front yards the last time I was there. They probably have even more stuff now.
You might need some better steroids if you're going to throw down with a "boogereating hilljack".