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Originally posted by Mr 5 0
Chris:We do have a nominal Republican governor but he's a 'liberal' Republican, which means he does what a Democrat would do (raise taxes and impose stupid laws and regulations) but he does it slower and feels really bad about it.
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ROFLMAO!!!!
Thanks. I haven't laughed that hard unexpectedly in a very long time.
Jim, I try and see beauty everywhere I go. My Grandmother used to tell me how important that was, and she was right. When pressed, I can find something nice to say about any place I've ever been. That doesn't necessarily mean that those are my prominent feelings or memories of said place, but at least I noticed. Well, when I think of New England, my most prominent thought is of the unGodly humidity and mosquitoes found on a hot summer night. After that, though, they are all good thoughts. Genuine, good memories. I do miss the leaves changing colors. There is no place I have ever been that rivaled the show God puts on in New England every autumn. I also love the architecture! The homes and churches there are works of art. The history is rich and full, and very important as well. The town I lived in while in New Jersey turned 300 years old in 1982. Ventura, where I currently live, is not much more than 125 years old. It also has a rich history, but of a very different nature. My father's church in N.J. was built in 1876. There were dozens upon dozens of other houses and buildings as old, if not older there. This town was founded around 1876, and I only know of one structure in town that was here then. Such a structure is so unusual here that they made it a historical monument. It's called the Olivas Adobe, and was nothing more than a run down boarding house for farm workers during the late 1800's. I can just hear the tourists now:
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Oooh, pinch me. I must be dreaming. Look at that fascinating boarding house where people stunk for days on end!
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There is so much interesting history here, though, but most of it occurred in the last 150 years. Still, New England will always hold a special place in my heart. Did I ever tell you that I used to spend a few weeks every summer on Cape Cod? Right up until I was 11, and we moved west. Those dunes were the best, and it was there that my love for lighthouses started.
I don't have any trouble at all understanding why you live where you do, Jim. Why can't these dam liberal politicians get excited over Wyoming or North Dakota? Why do they have to screw with our little gems? Oh well. We may both go down fighting them, but at least we'll have had smiles in our hearts.
Take care,
-Chris