On 27/09/2013 12:18 AM, Ken wrote: > I didn't actually have that thought, since I had arrived from here, the > original God's country. > I really enjoyed Qld, but Tassie was more like home. Most of my genes were > formed over centuries in Orkney and they don't handle the heat and humidity > of Qld all that well (but Darwin was far worse!). > Maybe it's just me, and not the genes. A second cousin has been living in > Brisbane for about 30 years, and a great-great aunt (a daughter of the > Morrison from Bridge of Allan) went there (and NSW) in the 1870s. :-) > > Ken Harrison > North Vancouver, Canada > -----Original Message----- > From: Alastair [mailto:[email protected]] > So Ken, as you said, more likely the closest we came was our connection > to Brisbane in God's own state! Did you think that > when you were over here? > > Thanks Ken, > > Alastair. > Ken, it's been a long time since I received your email and I'm sorry I have taken so long to respond. On the subject of your second cousin - do you want me to look her up? On the subject of 'God's own country' - I suppose it depends on your point of view (geographically). And on that subject did you hear the one about God and the angel Gabriel? I thought not : Well one day, God took a teabreak from creating the world and He asked Gabriel to have a look at the country He'd just created. Gabriel took a look and said - My God! That's the finest piece of work you've done yet. You really are getting the hang of this stuff. Aren't you. God thanked Gabriel for the compliment while Gabby continued to enthuse about this new country. My God! Look at those beautiful mountains, and the rivers and the glens. Look at the fish swimming in them and the beautiful lochs - I've never seen such beautiful desolation. Are you going to make the rest of the world like this? God answered, No, that might ruin my plan but as I have made a beautiful land I also have to give it a beautiful people - and He did. Gabby started to extol the beauty of the land and it's people while God wondered how he could offset the beauty of the people and the land. He communicated His fears and doubts to Gabby who also began wondering the same. All of a sudden God said, "I know. Let's give them some really bad neighbours!". Ta-dum! That's it for now Ken, let me know about that 2nd cousin. Best regards, Alastair.