These Here United States #2

by Las Ninas del Pinas

Latino kitsch meets old world charm on this island "discovered" by Chris Columbus and once governed by Juan Ponce de Leon. Though actually an independent commonwealth, PR enjoys the many benefits of statehood without income tax. Is there a connection between producing 80% of the world's rum and houses the color of Easter eggs?

Georgia

General Sherman proclaimed, "War is hell!" and then laid waste from Atlanta to the ocean. The South will rise again! And when it does, we hope it smells like a peach orchard in the morning.

Alabama

Strange but true: Alabama is home to the 6th largest Shakespeare Festival in the country, exposing over 300,000 visitors to the work of the Bard since the mid-80's. "Where is you at, Romeo?" And that's all I got to say about that.

North Dakota

North Dakota exists for several reasons, none of which anyone, visitor or resident, import or native born, can remember. This state once considered changing the name to simply "Dakota" in a half-hearted effort to trick people into vacationing there. The "north" part implies cold, just like North Carolina, I guess. "Are you kidding? North Carolina in July! No thanks. Just listen to the name: NORTH Carolina. Hello! I'm not freezin' my ass way up there." Only South Dakota cared. A better name might be "Dakota [north]."

Kentucky

A land of rumors and legends: Daniel Boone never wore a coonskin cap, and there are no distilleries in Bourbon County. The home of bluegrass (the plant), the Kentucky Derby, and sour mash whiskey. The sun would, indeed, shine bright on my old Kentucky home, if it weren't for all the strip mining.

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