The (un)Comelywealth

Aw. That title was sort of clever!

The past few years, I find myself often defending Massachusetts and Boston whilst talking with people whose home states weren't the birthplace of the American Revolution and who did not go to high schools with bells cast by America's founding fathers. Yet as I become older and better acquainted with Boston, it becomes less of a fun magical place and more of a really little city with a cumbersome transit system and not a lot of diversity. I still like it and all, but compared to lots of other cities, it's becoming less of something to brag about. Perhaps this poem I found on Bostonist* best captures my feelings toward the state:

by Eugene Mirman

Massachusetts, so hard to spell,
yet in love with you, so hard I fell
6.4 million smiles live here holding their elitism, education- and elitism again- so dear

and health care.

You're the cradle of liberty, but don't let it get to your head-
oh- too late.
You have a really great ass Massachusetts.
Nobody is crazy beautiful like a model,
but nobody is really ugly either.
I love you.

I love you.


*Link not included because the site is pretty lame and I don't plan on ever returning. I don't think you'd want to waste your time there, either. It's bad enough that you're reading this.