Montana

This was in an email from my friend Mary. She is a native of Montana, like me. Hi-Line Girl.


God was missing  for six days.  Eventually, Michael, the archangel, found  him, resting on the seventh day.
  
He inquired,  "Where have you been?"
God smiled deeply  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 place to test Balance."
 
"Balance?" inquired  Michael, "I'm 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.  Over  here I've placed a continent of white people, and over there  is a continent of black people.  Balance in all  things."
God continued pointing to different countries.   "This one will be extremely hot, while this one will be  very cold and covered in ice."
 
The Archangel,  impressed by God's work, then pointed to a land area and said,  "What's that one?"

"That's Montana, the most glorious  place on earth.  There are beautiful  mountains, rivers and streams, lakes, forests, hills, and  plains.  The people from Montana are going to be  beautiful, modest, intelligent, and humorous, and they are  going to travel the world.  They will be extremely sociable,  hardworking, high achieving, carriers of peace, and producers  of good things."
 
Michael gasped in wonder and  admiration, but then asked, "But what about balance, God?   You said there would be balance."

God smiled,  "I will create Washington,  DC.  Wait till you see the idiots I put  there."