On Tue, 27 Jul 2004 18:18:44 -0400, DSK wrote:

"If I owned both Hell and Texas, I'd live in Hell and rent out Texas." -SLC



felton wrote:
Smile when you say that, pardner

Shucks, I was only half serious. If I owned Texas then I could probably
afford to live there comfortably. And I certainly don't want to live any
place where I might have to shovel snow more than twice a decade.


... Actually I take a "glass is half
full approach". Whenever I find myself gushing over the beauty of the
Pacific Northwest or New England, or, recently in Northern Italy I
have to remind myself that growing up in West Texas I am easily
impressed

Well, I have somewhat the opposite problem. I grew up in rural North
Carolina which was lovely (and still is, if you know where to look). But
with the arrogance of youth I thought of it as the armpit of all
Creation. Looking at what it is now, I wish I'd appreciated it more back
then. But there are certainly a lot of beautiful places on this Earth!

Did you visit Lake Garda?

Afraid not. Never made it out of Tuscany. There are a surprising
number of things to see and wines to drink over there. The Italians
were very nice, by the way, although they don't seem to care for Bush.