Potent and Impotent

A big congratulations to a few different people in no particular order:

As if the success of the boy’s football and basketball teams weren’t enough, the Broken Springs baseballers will compete in the state finals this afternoon. Way to go, fellas. You make us proud.

On edit: The Clover boys won 10-3 and have brought home our first state title since 1989! Major congrats go out to all of our Field of Dreamers. The town could not be more proud of you!

NFBS’s first and finest fan, Linda Miekle Cash, has recently published a book, Dusty Angels and Old Diaries, that I encourage everyone to check out. Linda is a former Broken Springer who served as clerk to the Onoyoko Township board and the Broken Springs correspondent to the Herald Republican. Her memoir is about her search for her mother.

And because a Potent and Impotent blog entry wouldn’t be complete without a joke, I chose this one because Linda now lives in Ohio. ;)

Once upon a time in the Kingdom of Heaven, God was missing for six days. Eventually, Michael the archangel found him, resting on the seventh day. He inquired of God, "Where have you been?"

God sighed a deep sigh of satisfaction and proudly pointed downwards through the clouds, "Look Michael, look what I've made."

Archangel Michael looked puzzled and said, "What is it?"

"It's a planet," replied God, "and I've put Life on it. I'm going to call it Earth and it's going to be a great place of balance."

"Balance?" inquired Michael, still confused.

God explained, pointing to different parts of earth, "For example, northern Europe will be a place of great opportunity and wealth while southern Europe is going to be poor; the Middle East over there will be a hot spot. Over here I've placed a continent of white people and over there is a continent of black people," God continued, pointing to different countries. "This one will be extremely hot and arid while this one will be very cold and covered in ice."

The Archangel, impressed by God's work, then pointed to a large land mass and said, "What's that one?"

"Ah," said God. "That's Michigan, the most glorious place on earth. You'll notice that it is made in the fashion of my hand, the Hand of God. There are beautiful lakes, rivers, sunsets, and rolling hills.

The people from Michigan are going to be modest, intelligent, and humorous and they are going to be found traveling the world. They will be extremely sociable, hard working and high achieving, and they will be known throughout the world as diplomats and carriers of peace."

Michael gasped in wonder and admiration but then proclaimed, "What about balance, God? You said there would be balance!"

God replied wisely, "Wait until you see the idiots I'm putting around them in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin."