Rosie Apologizes.

I humbly apologize to any readers,

Kansans or otherwise,

whom I may have unintentionally offended

by my Kansas post.

In that post,

I said, "I am HATING Kansas."

I received this comment today:

liddadog said...

Rosie, there are so many things I would like to say. As a Kansan, I am extremely offended by this post. You complain about the weather as if there was something that could be done about it. Let me just say I will no longer be reading your blog. And if you hate Kansas so much, don't eat anything made from wheat and lay off the beef.

June 16, 2012 9:55 AM

First of all,

I don't really HATE Kansas.

I don't even hate Kansas.

I like Kansas and Kansans

are some of the nicest people we've run into.

I certainly never meant any harm by my

thoughtless and careless statement

and I never meant to offend anyone.

 Please don't take it personally.

I have a penchant for hyperbole.

At times, I have been known to say,

"I hate the Outer Banks."

Usually, this would be during a hurricane,

a nor'easter, or when stuck in traffic on the bypass

on a Saturday afternoon.

I would say the same thing about any state or place I was

 that was experiencing

weather, atmospheric, or other conditions

which I found unpleasant -

to wit -

tornadoes, mudslides, volcanic eruptions,

 floods, wildfires, 

mosquito, locust, or shark infestations,

 or zombies

to name a few.

Liddadog,

I shall continue to relish with zest my wheat and beef products

and I thank all of you in the

 Breadbasket and Bovine Heartland of America 

for making this possible for all of us.

I hate to lose anyone as a reader

and hope you will forgive me for my boorish insensitivity

and come back and visit at Kitchens Are Monkey Business.

And please, Liddadog,

don't forget my positive posts about Kansas:

 the beautiful Presbyterian church with the Tiffany Windows;

our stay at the Rodeway Inn in Kansas; 

our trip to the Great Overland Station

and the All Veterans Memorial in Kansas;

my post about the State Capitol Building;

or my post about one of the best meals I've had on this trip -

 the Peking Garden in Larned, Kansas.

Ad astra per aspera!