The Evil State

I call Pennsylvania, the state of my birth and where I lived until I was eighteen, the "Evil State." There are numerous reasons. The first, and most basic, is that the letters E,V,I and L are found in the word Pennsylvania. This is not true of any other state. Also, Pennsylvania is like an anomaly on the east coast. With the exception of mostly-liberal Philadelphia, it is conservative, repressive, and provincial. It is, as I always say, a part of the midwest that has somehow finds itself in the east. If you don't believe me, go and spend some time there.

I still go there relatively frequently. My sister and her family, with my three wonderful nephews, live there, as does Cristi, my best friend, and Mimi, her regal and wondrous partner.