Growing up, I thought Minnesota and Wisconsin was absolute paradise on earth. When I was nearly 22, I got drafted for Viet Nam. I thought it was the worst thing that could ever happen to me.
I ended up in the Navy, where they treated me real nice during my six years of active duty. They sent me to lots of warm places.
As a kid on the shores of Lake Superior, I hunted Easter eggs in the snow, and I trick-or-treated in the snow many times. A little while ago, I talked to my brother who lives on the south shore of Lake Superior. They are expecting about 15 inches of snow by tomorrow afternoon. High winds too.
Through my so-called adversity of becoming a "trained killer" I learned that there was a less harsh world out here. West Virginia is pretty nice. No tornadoes. No real earth quakes. Doesn't get much colder than about zero. Doesn't get much warmer than 95. Most years, we get just the right amount of snow and the right amount of rain. Good fishing. Good hunting. People as nice as Minnesotans and Wisconsinites. What more could someone ask for?
It hit 72 here today. Same boring forecast for tomorrow.
I feel real fortunate. Time to get some tomato and pepper plants started.
