Diversity Rocks!

I have visited 47 of the 50 states, Canada and Mexico in my life and have come to have certain spots that I feel right at home. If I want sun, roller coasters and nightlife, there is nothing better than a trip to Orlando. Hit all the regular spots and then hit Pleasure Island for comedy clubs, good drinks, great food and some hotties on the dance floor. If I want to be in the snow and ski, snowmobile and sit out in the hot tub in a snow storm I would head to Frisco, Colorado. Great resorts, good laid back people and fun on the slopes and trails. If I want to appreciate the arts and culture there is nothing better than Times Square, Tavern on the Green or Carnegie Deli and a good play. If I want great shopping and dining, I hit Michigan Avenue in Chicago. If I feel like stepping back in time, appreciating nature at it's finest and smoking up, I would hop on the ferry to Vancouver, British Columbia. Go to Blunt Brothers Cafe, smoke some weed, eat some munchies and blend in to the open-mindedness of Canada. With all of that said, my favorite place in the world is Eureka Springs, Arkansas. I guess what I am trying to say is that I feel like I am well traveled. I am not bragging just trying to express how serious I am. Eureka Springs, Arkansas is getting such a bad wrap right now and I am pissed. If you don't know, Eureka Springs is a quaint, artsy town nestled in the Ozark Mountains of northern Arkansas. It's beauty far outreaches the pristine lakes, rivers and mountains that surround it. The town has recently adopted a domestic partnership registry and is lax on it stance on marijuana possession. It's beauty is the people, their open-mindedness, their ideas, their courage and their relaxed way of going about life. When you go to Eureka you see normal people going about their everyday life. It is a life of tourists from all over the world, it is shopping, it is dining, it is golfing, it is nature, it is entertainment. For Pete's Sake, it has Christ himself overlooking a world famous play of his life. It has whites, blacks and all of the other colors, it has gays, straights and all of the other orientations, you can drink if you want, if you smoke marijuana you won't be judged but if you don't it simply doesn't matter. You can be young, you can be old or you can just be. You people that are complaining, judging, criticizing...DON'T GO THERE! In this world you have a choice I would never criticize yours so why do you find it necessary to criticize theirs? So if you are ever in Eureka Springs...have a reuben, eat some fudge, take some pictures, get a massage, spend some money, meet some incredible people and chill the fuck out! Diversity Rocks!