"'I cannot understand why you should wish to leave this beautiful country and go back to the dry, gray place you call Kansas.' 'That is because you have no brains,' answered the girl. 'No matter how dreary and gray our homes are, we people of flesh and blood would rather live there than in any other country, be it ever so beautiful. There is no place like home.'"
-L. Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Today, the state I have lived in for my entire life celebrates its' 153rd birthday. On this day 153 years ago, Kansas became the 34th state to join the union. My state is the home of Amelia Earhart, Dwight Eisenhower, Karl Menninger, Kansas basketball, the Flint Hills, and so much more. In my state, there are fields of sunflowers, flowing rivers, corn fields, green pastures, rolling hills, gorgeous lakes, and plenty of limestone. It is a beautiful place. Happy birthday, Kansas.
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