Well...

It's zero outside, Spring is weeks away, there's lots of snow on the ground, I just bought more gas for the snow blower and the annual "hot tub show" (Home & Garden Show) is going on in Des Moines. I went to the show in 2002 and was really disappointed...although the garden and flower displays were good. But, nothing alive was for sale and I only found one seed dealer???

And ... I also think I've got a bad case of "SAD" (seasonal affective disorder). It's either that, or some sort of post Super Bowl funk having to do with a certain pro football team from Illinois.(sigh)

Anyhow...

I was venting the above complaints to a friend in San Diego and she sent these musings to cheer me up.

It's not really horticultural...but it did make me feel better.

Pete in I.F.

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You Know You Are An Iowan When:

1. "Vacation" means going east or west on I-80 for the weekend...

2. You measure distance in hours.

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

4. You can drive 65 mph through 2 feet of snow during a blizzard without flinching.

5. You see people wear bib overalls to funerals.

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

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

8. Down South to you means Missouri.

9 . East to you means Illinois.

10. You have more miles on your snow blower than your car.
    
11. You find -20 degrees F "a little chilly."
    
12. You've never met any celebrities.
    
13. Your idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a tractor
    
14. You think ethanol makes your truck "run a lot better."
    
15. You know what's knee-high by the Fourth of July.
    
16. Stores don't have bags; they have sacks.
    
17. You install security lights on your house and garage - and leave both unlocked.
    
18. You know what "cow tipping" and "snipe hunting" is.
    
19. You own only three spices: salt, pepper, and ketchup.
    
20. You think everyone from a bigger city has an accent.
    
21. You think deer season is a national holiday.
    
22. You actually understand these jokes