Invasive Exotics

Southern man better keep your head
Don't forget what your good book said
--Southern Man, Neil Young

Look at it,
it grows like a cold sore from the lip
--Little Shop of Horrors (1960)

But if it had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate
To say that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice

--Fire and Ice, Robert Frost
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[Ranger is on the road for the next couple of weeks. We will strive for Mon-Wed-Fri posting.]

Today, it is Alabama, and the thought occurred to us that the world will not end in either fire or ice, but rather, grown over with Kudzu as the states could not hire maintenance workers to fight back the invasive menace, another gift from China that keeps on giving.

A billboard along I-65 outside of Montgomery sports a red devil, replete with pitchfork and pointy tail and asks, "Where will you spend eternity?" It suggests the helpful website, Avoidsatan.com.

In answer to the question: We hope it is not Alabama.