Wednesday, 7/31

They really are two different places.

Having spent most of the past week down in Loraine's hometown, I get when she jokes about “The Awesome Flatness of Reese”--

Stand anywhere in Reese and you can see for miles and miles and miles. In fact, on a clear day, you can even see the top of the Zilwaukee bridge.

A bridge that's 13 miles away.

Contrast that with the place where I live--

Stand anywhere in Marquette and you can see, at the most, a half a mile or so. In fact, I put that particular picture up because when you stand on a hill you can, if you're lucky, see the top of another hill.

You can't do that in Reese.

Loraine often complained about growing up in the land of flatness, where everything looks the same no matter which direction you look in. And I think we're insanely lucky in that regard. You look in one direction and you see hills. Look in another direction and see water. Look in a third direction and see amazingly green forests

Not many places can say that.

So the next time you step out your front door, take a second and take a look. Not one lick of “Awesome Flatness” anywhere to be seen.

Take it from me--not every place can make that claim.

8-)

(jim@wmqt.com)