Oh, damn. I was going to move to Kentucky AND East Houston. For my health.

Not now, I'm afraid.

Oh. I just figured it out. People are dying in Kentucky and Houston just to get out of those conservative hell holes.

It is the fat Americans that do not live as long as thin people, like myself. Fat Americans also contribute more to global warming. Look at Fat Al.

Nearly all religions have strong injunctions against gluttony and overeating, and don't often make much distinction between the two. A 1998 Purdue University study found that religious people are more likely to be overweight than other Americans. The Purdue researcher called overeating the overlooked sin in religion, compared to other fleshly sins like lust or adultery.

Hey, I live in Kentucky! Some areas really are that bad, but there are some really nice, healthy (and yes, sometimes even liberal) areas around here. Like ANY state, it's all in where you are and who you hang out with.

Sarah, you don't get it. City people look down on rural people. It is human nature. We all like to think that we are better than somebody else. City people make the culture, not rural people. You don't count.