Living in Kentucky

FROM THE BACK OF A FLOODED EDDY CREEK ON LAKE BARKLEY --- Folks the drought is over in Kentucky and I expect elsewhere yet the "scientists" out there supporting global warming, the coming ice age, and anything you eat will kill you theories will most likely tell you differently.

For the first time since we have lived here we have Lake Barkley above flood stage. Now don't get me wrong, we live high enough on the hill away from the water that if it gets to us then the Second Flood has come, however, those in low lying areas are most assuredly moving out.

So, today I share with you beyond the rants a little ditty from my friend Lynn in St. Louis about "Living in Kentucky" as seen through the eyes of the great comedian Jeff Foxworthy.

"Girls from New York, they are tough. And girls from Georgia, they
are sweet. But those born and bred feisty Kentucky girls... they are the ones you have to look out for. They have sugar and fire in their blood. They can ride a horse, be a debutante, throw a left hook, and tell you the entire UK lineup, all while making sweet tea. And if they have an opinion, you get to know it. They are both the pride and the downfall of the bluegrass." - Ashley Judd

Jeff Foxworthy on Kentucky:

If someone in a store offers you assistance and they don't work there, you might live in Kentucky.

If your dad's suntan stops at a line curving around the middle of his forehead, you might live in Kentucky.

If your town has an equal number of bars and churches, you might live in Kentucky.

If you have had a lengthy telephone conversation with someone who
dialed a wrong number, you might live in Kentucky.

YOU KNOW YOU'RE A TRUE KENTUCKIAN WHEN:

Vacation means going north or south on I-75 for the weekend.

You measure distance in hours.

You know several people who have hit deer... more than once.

You often switch from heat to AC--and back again--in the same day.

You see people wearing camouflage at social events - including weddings.

You install security lights on your house and garage, and leave both unlocked.

You carry jumper cables in your car, and your girlfriend or wife knows how to use them.

'Down South' means Tennessee to you.

Your neighbor throws a party to celebrate his new pole shed.

You go out to a tailgate party every Friday.

Until next time.
Dr. Darryl
L. Darryl Armstrong
www.armstrongandassociates.org