Once upon a time in the kingdom of Heaven, God was missing for six
days.  Eventually, Michael the archangel found him, resting on the seventh day.

He  inquired of God.  "Where have you been?"  God sighed a deep sigh
of  satisfaction and proudly pointed downwards through the clouds,

"Look,  Michael. Look what I've made."  Archangel Michael looked puzzled
and said, "What is it?"

"It's a planet," replied God, "and I've put Life on it.  I'm going to call
it Earth and it's going to be a great place of balance."

"Balance?"  Inquired Michael, still confused.  God explained, pointing to
different parts of earth.

"For example, northern Europe will be a place of great opportunity and
wealth  but cold and harsh  while southern Europe is going to be poor  but
sunny and pleasant. "I have made some lands abundant
 in water and other lands parched deserts.  "This one will be extremely
hot and while this one will be very cold and covered in ice."

The Archangel, impressed by God's work, then pointed to a land mass and
said, "What's that one?"  "Ah," said God.  "That's California, the most
glorious place on earth. There are beautiful beaches, deserts, streams,
hills, and forests.  The people from California are going to be handsome,
modest, intelligent and humorous and they are going to be found traveling
the world.  They will be extremely sociable, hardworking and high
achieving, and they will be known throughout the world as diplomats and
carriers of peace."

Michael gasped in wonder and admiration but then proclaimed, "What about
balance, God? You said there would be balance!"

God replied wisely, "Wait until you see the idiots I put in Sacramento."

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