The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #106066 Message #2306856
Posted By: kendall
04-Apr-08 - 07:23 PM
Thread Name: Getaway 2008
Subject: RE: Getaway 2008
Dani, my dear, I will be as specific as I can. I live here because I was born here. I was born here because I wanted to be near my Mother.
I stay here out of habit. Some other reasons:
1. No earthquakes
2. No tornadoes
3. No brush fires
4. No mudslides.
5. No hurricanes
6. The second lowest crime rate in the country.(Second only to Vermont. A beautiful, civilized state but no lobsters or ocean.
7. No poison snakes, spiders, or scorpions.
8. No dangerous animals.
However, the state is getting warmer every year, and it is very hard to buy a car without A/C.
I love Maine. It has a certain character that seems to be native to the state. A panache' if you will.
Grand state of Maine
Proudly we sing
To tell your praises to the land
To shout your praises til the echos ring
Should fate unkind send us to roam
The scent of the fragrant pine
The tang of the salty sea will call us home.
Old Pine Tree state, your woods fields and hills
Your lakes, streams and rockbound coast
Will ever fill out hearts with thrills
And though we seek far and wide
Our search will be in vain
To find a fairer spot on earth than Maine Maine Maine.