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I often tried to apply "George Bush's Law of Kennebunkport
Extraterritoriality," but was told I could never be considered a
Texan even though I lived there for seven years. <br>
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I was constantly reminded: "Once a Yankee always a Yankee" or
"Hell, you was born north of I-20 - that makes you a Yankee".
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Alas, I did often give myself away by saying something like, "Ya'll
want a hoagie" or "Youse fixin' to leave?" or committing
the unthinkable by putting beans in my chili. <br>
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I was also informed (I've even seen this one in a popular spam) that my
future children, if born in Texas, can't be Texans either. The law is
very clear on this. "Just because a cat has kittens in the oven
doesn't make 'em muffins."<br>
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Katy Miller<br>
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Who now lives in Virginia, and is often reminded, while getting yelled at
for not putting beans in her chili, that she was born "north of the
Rappahanock." <br>
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<font face="Times New Roman, Times">Kathleen E. Miller<br>
<i>Research Assistant to William Safire<br>
The New York Times<br>
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"And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: It is only with
the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the
eye."
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