Alaska

A big, cold, barren state of the United States and the 49th state admitted to the Union, lying on the far NW corner of North America. It has a whole plethora of mountains, river valleys and forests. With some 600,000 or so residents, it has the lowest population density of any state. Some 65% of the state is government-owned land. Juneau is the capital and Anchorage is the largest city.

The Ididarod dogsled race is in Alaska and is a major event.

No, Alaska is not a state where the only inhabitants are Eskimos. The Eskimos live mostly in villages in the far north and hunt and fish for food. Most of Alaska is white and primarily vote Republican.

Most residents in Alaska work in mining/extracting, government and tourism. Alaska was originally called Seward's Folly until oil and gold were found in the late 19th Century. Alaska has gobbles amounts of oil reserves and has the Alaskan Pipeline going from Fairbanks to Valdez. The state's huge oil reserves and natural resources actually make it one of America's richest state's per-capita.

Alaska is a big but beautiful and rich state.

by [e-mail] March 06, 2008

suburb

Where you live when you dont want to live in the inner city. It's a place of mostly middle-class homes, Walmart, soccer moms, SUVs, strip malls and the homes of corporate bigwigs. Suburbs in the United States began to spring up during the post WWII years as families left the central cities for a quieter, safer and more relaxed lifestyle. However some suburbs are just as poor as the inner-city itself. According to the US census, the number of persons living in the suburbs now outnumbers those in the central cities.

Most Americans would probably rather live in a suburb than in the crime-infested inner city.

by [e-mail] April 01, 2009

Beach Boys

A rock group from the 1960s founded by Brian Wilson and his brothers and cousin in Southern California. Their songs focused on the "California culture" of the 1960s about surfing, cars and girls.

The Beach Boys is one of the best rock groups ever in my opinion.

by [e-mail] March 04, 2008

phoenix

The only thing good about this place is that I met my fiance there and that's it. The place has no culture whatsoever and WILL never be compared to San Fran, NY, LA, Chicago or Philly. There is no greenspace and golf courses don't count. No mass transit. No skyscrapers. No geography at all. No water. No shoreline. NO lakes. No rivers. Nothing. Unbearable heat for 6 months at a time. And severe air pollution. The place may be growing fast but sucks nonetheless. It's just horrible and is nothing but a giant suburb.

The only good thing about Phoenix is that my fiance is there.

by [e-mail] October 10, 2007

Columbus, Ohio

The state capital of Ohio, and the 15th largest single city in the US, with about 730,000 people in a metro area of about 1.8 million. It has a low profile, due to its general lack of pro sports teams (except the NHL's Columbus Blue Jackets) and not many people outside Ohio and the Midwest know much about it, but is more known for OSU Football. The city loves to beat up on the UM Wolverines. Columbus is a major college town (OSU is the 2nd largest university by student body in the US) and is actually a nice city, with good jobs by Midwest standards and plenty of places for young people to hang out. Although Columbus is not necessarily a "big" city or a major US City, it is in the same tier of its peer cities like St. Louis, Kansas City, Louisville, Cincinnati and Indianapolis, with which it is probably most similar.

Columbus, Ohio is a major college town and a good place to live in general.

by [e-mail] August 17, 2008

Gary

A city that much of Indiana wishes belonged to Illinois and Chicago. A terrible city and industrial wasteland in northwest Indiana, next to Chicago, and one of the worst cities in the country to live. It is like 90% black and has a terrible crime problem. About 100,000 dirt-poor blacks live in this decaying--actually dying--Rust Belt city on the southern shore of Lake Michigan. Gary was once the largest center of steel manufacturing in the country, until the 1960s, when the jobs were lost to overseas competition. The jobs and many people are gone and NEVER to return. Thank God that Gary does NOT represent the rest of Indiana. I'm sure that much of Indiana wishes Gary would belong to Illinois--let Chicago have it.

Gary is a bad city, but the hometown to the Jacksons: Michael, Latoya and Janet.

by [e-mail] May 20, 2008

las vegas

Don't be decived. It may be America's fastest-growing large city, but two-thirds of people who relocate there move out after about 3 years, according to the National Association of Realtors. The growth is totally fake becuase they don't stay. This proves that this shithole in the middle of the Mojave Desert is an overrated sewer that gets its money from nieve gamblers hoping to make a quick buck. What a bunch of fools. I can't figure out why this city is so popular. Do you like to lose your money?

1. it ranks #1 in car theft
2. it ranks #1 in methamphetamines and cocaine arrests
3. HIV is on the rise
4. more adult stores than any other U.S. city
5. foreclosure central. Many people are losing their homes
due to:
6. overrated housing costs
7. oppressive summer heat
8. one of America's most violent cities
9. more child kidnappings and child murders than any other U.S. city

Does this sound like a city you would want to live? I didn't think so. Why its growing so fast is beyond me. It's a shithole.

I hate las vegas and its crap. The city can go to hell.

by [e-mail] September 25, 2007