[Rose in RoseBear]

Yeah, and keep him away from the scorpions, too.

And the black widows.

And the yellow jackets.

And the Africanized bees.

And the brown recluses.

And the stickleburrs.

And the chiggers.

<sighing, with a smile> I love my state, and the cranky denizens thereof!

[Wneighbor]

I love my state, and the cranky denizens thereof!

Me too!!! Every last bit of it. Including the cactus that I so lovingly had tattood on my body!