An Ode to Alberta

Alberta is full of charm. She has her idiosyncrasies and her bad habits but she's loveable. Only in Alberta would you find a town where people drive pick up trucks and mini vans exclusively. Most residents of Red Deer do not need to drive a pick up truck, they just do. Only in Alberta will you find the quaint city of Edmonton, too shy to shout its glory from the rooftops and the bustling city of Calgary, often times shouting its glory a little prematurely. The cities of Lethbridge and Medicine Hat chugging along, minding their own business. Lloydminster and its split personality. Only Edmontonians can claim to be the worst drivers in the country and Calgarians the angriest. Our list of World's Largest is shocking (world's largest duck anyone?) and our rocky mountains majestic (compared to Colorado's "piddly dinky rockies" as one caller put it). Banff in all its commercial glory and it's little brother Jasper who wants to grow up but we hope will stay young. I love our oil (and the 400 dollar cheque), our beef, our grain and our people. I'm not a conservative, but I still love it here!

Can any one tell I'm bored at work? ;)