[MadeInOhio]

Not to change the subject, but I wanted to take this opportunity, on Statehood Day, to salute Ohio, the place of my birth and a land I still hold dear.

For 200 years it has demonstrated its greatness. I think it the gold standard of American states, if only for its contribution of human capital to the nation.

I refer to the long list of Buckeye inventors, statesmen, generals, artists, musicians, actors, aviators, astronauts, reformers, athletes, authors, and -- what the heck -- some real babes, who have enriched the United States with their achievements and attributes.

I haven't lived in Ohio for a long time. Nevertheless I fly the Ohio flag in my yard and regard myself as an expatriate Buckeye.

I look forward to the day when I can drop the word "expatriate" from the description.

Happy Birthday, Ohio, the land where "With God, All Things Are Possible."

[Ohioan]

Thank you for your sentiments!

Hope that you make it home, soon!

Bill Flax