South-bashing

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47. Thanks Will, but we're used to it.

Comes with the territory.
I'm a Liberal Democrat.
I live in the reddest county, in a deep red state.
That's cold hard statistics, not rhetoric.
People here and other places ask me how I can stand to make my home here.
The answer is simple: There's a hell of a lot more to life than politics.

I have family here, and some very close friends (most of them Republicans).
We generally agree to stay off the subject of politics.
I know their views and they know mine and we leave it at that.
But if one of us is laid up, or has a death in the family, they can count on a steady stream of delicious foodstuffs showing up at the front door.

I enjoy watching the sun rise over Wolf Bay at my back doorstep.
And the Great Blue Heron who hangs out and fishes from my dock.
The mullet jumping and the porpoises who bring their young up the bay to teach them how to hunt in waters teeming with all manner of sea life.
The ospreys and cormorants put on a good show too, and the pelicans.

And don't get me started on the food.
Shrimp, oysters, crab, and fish straight off the boat and onto the grill or pan.
The fresh local produce (strawberries damn near the size of tennis balls).
Pecans and blueberries from the orchard a half mile away.

I could go on and on, but I think y'all get the idea.
All the best.
Try not to hurt each other.
trof