The Square One

Dear State,

I've spent a lot of time looking at you, there between Nebraska and Oklahoma. I find you to be square, morally upright, and often mentioned in movies -- typically in concert with tornadoes. I have driven across you, all 211 miles (though it felt a lot longer), and I have been to a city bearing your name, even though it was in Missouri. You bled once, back before the Civil War, and I think you grow a lot of corn. All in all, I would say this, dear Kansas, there are worse states.

Considering our amenable relationship, I would offer you a chance to read a blog, and click on ads. It does not have to be a state sanctioned event, but it would do wonders for the morale here if a least someone from inside your state lines would come and click on a blog. 20.4 million people searched for "Kansas" on Google last month. I'll I'm asking is for one. Just one.

Here are some basic keywords to help steer you here: Ku Jayhawks, Mark Mangino, Shawnee Position, coffeyville ... did you know your governor, Governor Parkinson of Scott City, that is, has a family farm? Or that the Dockum Drugstore Sit-in is somehow related to Winnie the Pooh?

Because it is.

Kansas, you have much to learn at the Fourth Corner, and our relationship is just beginning! Think of the things we have in common! We speak English. You speak English. Unless you're a spanish-speaking Kansasan (-ite? ian? -zn?), then hola! We also both have four corners. Four corners, more robust than three, but not as zany or liberal as five!

So, my dear, ad astra per aspera --to the stars through difficulty -- (the one cool state motto there is by the way, excepting New Hampshire! Hi New Hampshire, you Live Free or Diers! You should click here too!) please come pay a visit to the Fourth Corner. We promise to tell no one you haven't actually been to the stars.

Sincerely,

TFC