WW: The people of Minot, ND

Today the Souris River flooded over the man-made levees into the city of Minot, North Dakota.  In my mind I can picture the areas where the flood waters are moving in.  I know that the house where we lived will be up and out of the water, but many of my friends will be affected.  The people of Minot North Dakota are tough.  They will have a tough time, but they will not complain.  They will not wait around for the government to come and bail them out.  They will team up together and help one another.  I love the people of North Dakota.  They are an amazing group and my Wednesday's wonderful thing.  In honor of North Dakotans today I share Jeff Foxworthy's treatise on North Dakota.  I deleted a few sections that I didn't entirely agree with, and left the parts that are absolutely true in my experience.

Jeff Foxworthy On North Dakota

If you consider it a sport to gather your food by drilling through 18 inches of ice and sitting there all day hoping that the food will swim by, you might live in North Dakota.

If you're proud that your region makes the national news 96 nights each year because Devils Lake is the coldest spot in the nation, you might live in North Dakota.

If your local Dairy Queen is closed from November through March,

you might live in North Dakota.

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

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

If you have worn shorts and a parka at the same time,

you might live in North Dakota.

If you have had a lengthy telephone conversation with someone who

dialed a wrong number, you might live in North Dakota.

YOU KNOW YOU ARE A TRUE North Dakotan WHEN

1. "Vacation" means going east or west on I-94 for the weekend.

2. You measure distance in hours.

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

4. You often switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day and back again.

5. You can drive 65 mph through 2 feet of snow during a raging

    blizzard, without flinching.

7. You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both unlocked. (And Laurie adds, you leave your car running in the parking lot at the grocery store.)

8. You carry jumper cables in your car and your girlfriend knows how to use them.

9. You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.

10. Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with snow.

11. You know all 4 seasons: almost winter, winter, still winter and road construction.

15. A brat is something you eat.

18. Your 4th of July picnic was moved indoors due to frost.

19. You have more miles on your snow blower than your car.

20. You find 0 degrees "a little chilly."

21. You actually understand these jokes, and you forward them to all your North Dakota friends.

To my North Dakota friends - I love you and I am praying for you.  You changed my life in the twelve years that I called myself a North Dakotan.  I'm proud that my kids still do!