Rivers and State Lines
Why do so many rivers have the uncanny ability to follow state lines?
———- from Gary Lewis of Fletcher, NC
River water is unimaginative water. Unlike ocean water, is doesn’t make rules, it follows them. To use an office analogy, rivers are humble clerk-typists while oceans are self-important administrators. The reason crimes become more serious when the perpetrator crosses state lines is because such behavior completely undermines a river’s sense of propriety, and a freaked out river with no firm grasp on reality is a river that floods. I know it’s not fair for all of us to suffer when someone engages in interstate malfeasance, but that’s what happens when you mix geography and water.
River water is unimaginative water. Unlike ocean water, is doesn’t make rules, it follows them. To use an office analogy, rivers are humble clerk-typists while oceans are self-important administrators. The reason crimes become more serious when the perpetrator crosses state lines is because such behavior completely undermines a river’s sense of propriety, and a freaked out river with no firm grasp on reality is a river that floods. I know it’s not fair for all of us to suffer when someone engages in interstate malfeasance, but that’s what happens when you mix geography and water. 