living the american dream...in minnesota

first things first: to clarify something in my last post...fancher creek is a new development that will be built in SE fresno that will be even bigger than riverpark (at some point)...it's actually very exciting, click on the link above to read more.

now to the real issue at hand...i have a cousin whose family is from the great state of minnesota...one of his family members decided to move out here to the west coast...after spending a fine amount of time with this relative (we'll call him Grant...because that's his name) i have learned quite a bit about the north star state, and i believe that minnesota, while not generally considered a heavyweight when one thinks of the status of states, is pound for pound the finest state around.

my reasons are these:
1) apparently, residents of northern u.s. states have a term for people who are exceptionally thoughtful or considerate...it's called "minnesota nice"...can you imagine a person saying, "that person was so nice, they were 'california nice'...yeah, i think not.
1b) on the same note as point #1...minnesotans have a unique sense of community and culture...for example, the state fair is known as "the great minnesota get-together" and get this...1.7 million people attend in a state that only has 5.1 million people...THAT MEANS THAT NEARLY 1 IN 3 PEOPLE ATTEND THE STATE FAIR!!!...state fairs are awesome and minnesotans understand that.
2) minnesota has 10,000 lakes and more miles of bike trails than any other state...do you know what you can do with 10,000 lakes??
3) they have a state photograph!!
4) they have the world's largest ball of twine!!

5)...and finally the biggest reason that i believe minnesota to be the great state that it is...

if you asked every single person in the united states, "have you done something interesting in you're lifetime?"...i theorize that minnesotans will have the highest per capita rate of yes answers than any other state in the u.s....if you don't believe me check out my extremely shortened list of interesting minnesotans...

-macgyver
-paul bunyan
-bob dylan
-f. scott fitzgerald
-ric "the nature boy" flair
-judy garland
-j. paul getty
-moonlight graham
-billy graham
-charles lindbergh
-john madden
-walter mondale
-prince
-charles schulz
-kevin sorbo
-vince vaughn
-laura ingalls wilder
-yanni

can you believe that?...that's practically a who's who of american history...and believe me there are other big names from 'sota (as i now call it) but i'm running out of space here.

but for now, i'm done...i've gone on for far too long...if you've made it this far congrats...i promise to write shorter posts from now on.

goodbye...and go visit minnesota.

stunning news!!

this may or may not actually be stunning news...i just thought that it would be a great teaser...so drum roll please, my wife and i are purchasing our first house...hooray

it is a beazer home, located at temperance and kings canyon...wait, i know what you're thinking..."that's kind of a rough area, casey"...and to that i say "hogwash"...

-SE fresno is the largest growth area in the city...
-we are in the beginning stages of a multi phase tract...
-on all sides of us there are other companies that are building tracts that are huge
-and i'm tired of living in an apartment

here is a picture of the house


it will be a few months until we move in...we're looking at sometime in june...so to you i say, "join the southward migration...down with riverpark and up with fancher creek"

update to first post

i added a profile picture...i have zero good pictures of myself because i usually am the one taking the pictures...in fact...i took this one at disneyland while waiting for thunder mountain railroad...hopefully it is neither emo-ish nor narcissistic...as always, i expect feedback on this...

my first post

well, this is my blog's maiden voyage...to celebrate, i actually smashed a bottle of champagne across the front of my iBook like they do on ocean liners...just kidding...i'm too mature for that...speaking of maturity...i will probably be abandoning myspace and facebook as i have obviously become much too mature for those things...just kidding...i will keep them around so i can check up on everybody...for now...unless no one reads my blog...then it's back to "the space" and "the book."

i am very new to this blog thing so i am accepting constructive criticsm...such as, "you're boring"...or "why do you always use that three period thingy?"...etc.,...to answer the second question...complete sentences are very difficult for someone like me...plus, writing in this fashion allows me to type as i think...so i will...a lot...it's my blog...i'm hungry...when will class end?...see? those are my thoughts...right there in front of you.

so i will stop rambling and get to the point...my blog is not very good...yet....so i'm gonna keep practicing, but in the meantime check out my good friend Gene's blog...he actually has interesting and intelligent things to say...plus he posts his music...so it's win/win/win...and it's kind of ironic that i'm writing this since he is probably the only one reading this...hello gene.

also, as a bonus...check out this guy on youtube...he is really funny and really talented...i can't figure out if the glasses and slow speech are really him or just an act, but either way he's enjoyable...my favorites are rocky remixed and this guitar dealy-o.

so tune in next time...and somebody suggest some better names for my blog...or else you're stuck with the current title