Jackson Jambalaya

That's really a fantastic poster design. I can't see how it could be any better.

At 7:08...

Does sarcasm ever rest? Surely you have something better to do.

I left that first comment.

I saw there was a second comment, and expected to find someone seconding my praise of that really beautiful graphic design.

So now, I have a little something extra to be thankful for, this morning. I'm so thankful we made it out of Mississippi. And beyond that, I'm thankful we made it out of Jackson. We keep hearing that there's nobody left inside the city, but people with sub-par IQs, people with severe substance issues, and the mentally ill. Someone would have to be an example of one (or even ALL) of those three, to have taken my original post as sarcasm.

Did the term 'poster design' set you off, 7:47? Is there some other term I was supposed to use, instead? Do you live among people so evil they cannot say something nice with sincerity? (Having lived in Jackson, I've gotta say - that's entirely possible.) Do you think that every nice thing anyone says is like "Well bless your heart!" (and is actually some sort of insult)?

To make myself really, really clear: That is an extremely beautiful image. The colors are perfect. It conveys a 'sense of event'. It excites the Viewer. It conveys a good bit of information, without being visually chaotic. I would pay top dollar for the designer's time, and expect that plenty of people DO pay top dollar for this person's talent.

I was going to focus my thankfulness, today, on the fact that I don't even have to go downstairs until noon. Happy people, excited about their jobs, are taking care of everything. I can have a full hour on the cardio machines, have a nice steam, and take my time deciding what to wear. It's so nice having caterers who are proud of their work, instead of the ones we made do with in Mississippi (shame-filled creatures cringing-about, being resentful).

Beyond that, it's so nice not having to edit what we say, to be sure we don't use any fancy English or technical terms ('bad form', in Mississippi), and don't pronounce any foreign words correctly ('bad form', in Mississippi).

Thank you! You really brought home to me, how truly wonderful it is to have escaped Mississippi. And for that, I am truly thankful. (And none of this was "meant sarcastic".)

9:17, no need for the rant against our city and state simply because you ran across one isolated asshole. One person is not an accurate reflection of Mississippi or Jackson. Stooping to his/her level does not make you any better. By the way, I agree with you that the poster is nice. No sarcasm here.

Jesus H. Christ, 9:17. Seriously? God help us if a black person ever cuts you off in traffic. You'd probably launch into a tirade against the entire black race that would make George Wallace blush.

Look, Jackson isn't perfect. But based on the pitch perfect imitation of a spoiled 13-year-old girl you provided above, let me suggest the fault was about 10% Jackson and about 90% you.

You two were quite obviously not spanked nearly enough as spoiled children. Now, really, all this sniping about a perfectly innocuous graphic? Methinks the pair o' ye have started early on the spiked eggnog.