Once upon a time in the Kingdom of Heaven, God went missing for six days. Eventually, Michael the archangel found him, resting on the seventh day. He inquired of God, "Where have you been?" God sighed a deep sigh of satisfaction and proudly pointed downwards through the clouds, "Look, Michael, look what I have made. It's a planet, and I've put LIFE on it. I'm going to call it earth and it is going to be a place of great balance." "Balance?" inquired Michael, still confused. God explained, pointing to a different parts of the earth, "For example, Northern Europe will be a place of great opportunity and wealth while Southern Europe is going to be poor; the Middle East over there will be a hot spot. Over there, I've placed a continent of white people and over there a continent of black people," God conitnued, pointing to different countries. "This one will be extremely hot and arid, while this one will be cold and covered with ice." The archangel, impressed by God's work, then pointed to a beautiful land in the center of a large mass. "What's that one?" "Ah," said God."That's Missouri the most glorious place on Earth. There are beautiful lakes, rivers, streams, and prairies. The people from Missouri are going to be modest, intelligent and humorous, and they are going to be found traveling the world. They will be extremely sociable, hard-working and high-achieving, and they will be known throughout the world as diplomats and carriers of peace." Michael gasped in wonder and admiration, but then proclaimed, "What about balance, God? You said there would be balance." God replied wisely, "Wait until you see the loud-mouths I'm putting next to them in Texas." _______ To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe rangernet" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Eat the hay & spit out the sticks! - A#1's mule" RTKB&G4JC! http://rangernet.org Autoresponder: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
